Summer Youth Conservatory

25th Annual Summer Youth Conservatory!
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Summer Youth Conservatory  
2019 Junior Sessions: 
        Junior Session 1: June 3rd - June 14th
​        Show: June 15th 10:00 a.m.
        Junior Session 2: June 17th- June 28th
        Show: June 29th 10:00 a.m.
2018 Senior Session: 
         Senior Session: July 8th- July 19th
​         Show: July 20th 10:00 a.m.

Summer Youth Conservatory is dedicated to the development of life skills through participation in the arts - helping kids reach a new stage!  In addition to classes, this program offers the opportunity for all participants to appear on stage in a production at the end of each session.  This is also a valuable opportunity to be seen on stage by Arts Center directors.  Students will audition for various roles in performances, but every student will be featured. 

Classes offered are:
Fundamentals of Acting / Advanced Acting
Creative Movement / Dance
Voice / Music

Ready to sign up? Click the links below for printable registration forms! Need more information? See below.

REGISTRATION/MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
 
MAIL FORM AND CHECK TO:
​ 1424 John Bragg Hwy, WOODBURY, TN 37190

Junior Conservatory - Students entering grades 1st - 6th

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Session One:
June 3rd - 14th, 2019 
Final Performance: June 15th 10:00

$175 ($10 discount if paid before May 1st)

Session Two:
June 17th - 28th , 2019
Final Performance: June 29th 10:00 

$175 ($10 discount if paid before May 1st)

Junior Conservatory begins a 9:00AM and ends at 3:00PM daily.  All students attending must bring a sack lunch.  Concessions will be available at lunch time and during the afternoon break. Your child will be enrolled when tuition is paid and we have received the medical release form for your child.  Please call The Arts Center of Cannon County at (615) 563-ARTS or 1-800-235-9073 for more information.

This ongoing summer program consists of two two-week sessions of intensive theatrical training for students in first through sixth grade, including classes in acting, stage movement and dance, voice and music.  Each session ends in a performance that is open to the public.

Senior Conservatory - Students entering grades 7th-12th

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2 Week Program July 8 - 19, 2019 
Final Performance: July 20th  10:00 a.m.

$225 ($10 discount if paid before June 1)

For 2018, our Senior Conservatory will have an even greater focus on building performance skills.  The Senior Teaching Team will be made up of our Conservatory staff as well as guest artists.  These talented individuals will be working together to improve the performance skills and techniques of each student.

Senior Conservatory begins a 9:00AM and ends at 3:00PM daily.  All students attending must bring a sack lunch.  Concessions will be available at lunch time and during the afternoon break. Your child will be enrolled when tuition is paid and we have received the medical release form for your child.  Please call The Arts Center of Cannon County at (615) 563-ARTS or 1-800-235-9073 for more information.

2019 Conservatory Instructors!

Collin Peterson
(Music Jr.1, Jr.2, Senior)
Collin Peterson is a Elementary Music Teacher in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He has a bachelor’s degree from MTSU in Vocal Music Education as well as Performance. During his time at MTSU, he performed roles like “Tony” from West Side Story and “The Foreman” in Les Miserables. He has appeared on the Cannon County stage as “Lord Farquad” in Shrek the Musical and “Tarzan” in Tarzan the Musical. He is super excited to be returning to camp this year as the Music Teacher!  


Valkyrie Rutledge
(Dance Jr.1, Senior)
Valkyrie Rutledge is an undergraduate attending Middle Tennessee State University, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in both dance and photography. Valkyrie began dancing when she was three years old at Danceworks studio in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she joined the competitive team at age seven. Whilst competing in competitions throughout the southeast, Valkyrie trained in multiple styles of dance including ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop. In addition to her training, she began assistant teaching at her studio in her junior year of high school, which allowed her to perceive dance through the eyes of a teacher. Currently, Valkyrie is actively involved in Middle Tennessee State University’s dance program.

​Maggie Richardson
(Dance Jr. 2)
Maggie Richardson is a proud Nashville native.  She grew up singing in the recording studio on kid’s projects like Veggietales. Watching her mother lead vocals in the studio and choreograph musicals on stage led her to a passion for musical theatre. Maggie received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University. She went on to perform at professional theatre companies around the country, and now is living back in her favorite town in Tennessee with her precious 2-yr-old daughter, doing what she loves- choreographing and performing. She gives God the glory, and thanks her parents, family, and friends for continual love and support!  

Tori Peterson 
(Acting Jr. 1, Jr. 2)
Tori Peterson is an upcoming senior Theatre major and Musical Theatre Performance minor at Middle Tennessee State University. You might have seen her in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy Park), 9 to 5 (Margaret), Heathers:The Musical (Martha), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Peter Pan (Nibs), and many other shows in Murfreesboro over the years. She has a passion teaching and performing in theatre for youth and loves working with children. She has a history in teaching theatre and music to k-12 students and she cannot wait to start teaching acting for the Jr. Conservatory Camps at the Arts Center of Cannon County 
Brittany Blaire Andersen
(Acting Senior)
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​Brittany Blaire has had a passion for singing and performing since she could walk. She began voice lessons at age 3, and has been on stage singing, dancing, and acting ever since! Born in Southern California and raised in Utah, Brittany moved to Nashville in 2010 to pursue singing and songwriting. She is a high school drama teacher, and has enjoyed her career as an educator for the past ten years. Brittany has been blessed with such roles as, “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret, "Charity" in Sweet Charity, "Reno" in Anything Goes, “Lina Lamont” in Singin’ in The Rain, "Emily" in Our Town, "Essie" in You Can't Take it With You, "BJ" in Smokey Joe's Café, and many others. Brittany has directed several productions, but some of her favorites have been "The Little Mermaid," "The Wiz," "Footloose," "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abrgd.," and "The Lion in Winter."

Sharon Bessant 
(Drama Games Jr. 1, Jr. 2) 

Sharon Bessant is an upcoming senior who has been performing around middle Tennessee since she was 6 years old. She's danced since she was 3 with studios from Murfreesboro to Chattanooga, and was a principle dancer in Nashville's Heritage Dance Project for 3 years. She is very active in the theatre community on and off stage, so you may have seen her in Aladdin (Genie), Charlotte's Web (Charlotte), The Addams Family (Alice), Madagascar (Gloria), Footloose (Eleanor), Singing in the Rain, or Hello Dolly. Sharon has attended Jr. and Sr. conservatory as a student for nine years and is very excited to be joining the staff this year.