CharacterWorks Academy Update:
Thank you for your interest in CharacterWorks Academy 2026-2027. We are excited to be able to continue this year-long training program and even offer new class opportunities. Due to some changes with one of our locations, we are currently working to finalize times and locations for next year’s Academy classes. With this in mind, we have included a list of next year’s Academy Classes below, and we will add an update on times and locations on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
2026-2027 Character Academy Classes:
- Junior Academy: Musical Theater (ages 11-13)
- Instructors: Jacob Filegar & Tracia Austin
- Junior Academy: Acting (ages 11-14)
- Dance Academy (ages 13-18)
- Instructors: Becky McNamee & Caitlin Glauser
- Film Academy (ages 14-18)
- Instructors: Blair Keeley & Benjamin Crain
- Academy: Advanced Acting (ages 14-18)
- Academy: Advanced Musical Theater (ages 15-18)
- Instructors: Becky McNamee & Charlotte Elliott
Audition Requirements:
The Academy Application will become available with the full Academy Update on Wednesday, June 10. We know summer can be a difficult time to put together auditions, so we have included the suggested monologue list below. Musical theater classes will require both a monologue and 30-60 seconds of a song. Acting classes will require a monologue. Dance academy applicants will need to submit a video of a dance combination that can be found
HERE . Film academy applicants will need to submit a 1-2 minute VIDEO ESSAY showing/explaining why the student would like to be part of film academy and a very brief vision for how they would bring a sci-fi thriller to the big screen.
Application Deadline:
Applications will be due Friday, July 3, 2026 at midnight. Academy acceptances will be sent out by July 10, 2026.
