Classes

Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts offers classes for all ages! If you or someone you know are interested in the performing arts, these classes in everything from acting, to dance, to improv comedy are a great place to begin. Check below for upcoming education opportunities.

To get the most up-to-date announcements about class enrollment, auditions, and other youth opportunities, please contact wagonwheeljr.kids@gmail.com and you will be added to our email database.  Please use subject ADD in the email.

Wagon Wheel Conservatory
2022 Summer Workshops

(All grades listed indicate the grade just completed)

Summer Tykes:

Grades 1-2, June 6th-June 10th

This five-day workshop is built around story-theater, fun crafts, and a final performance that will take place on the Wagon Wheel stage for family and friends. 
Requirements:  Memorization of lines will be expected as the students perform before their friends and family on the last day of the workshop. Bring snacks for breaks each day.

• What: A 5-day workshop that will culminate in a performance showcasing the talents of the
  students.
• When: Monday, June 6th – Friday, June 10th from 10:00am-12:30pm
• Where: Wagon Wheel Conservatory
  2517 E. Center St.
  Warsaw, IN 46580
  (574) 267- 8041
• Who: Young actors who have just completed grades 1 and 2 are welcome. An ability to read at grade level is essential. (Enrollment limited to 25 individuals)
  Cost: $200

How do I sign up? Follow the link below to pay for the workshop and complete registration. You will receive a confirmation email shortly. All questions for the summer workshops should be directed to kira@wagonwheelcenter.org

Summer Play:

Grades 3-4, July 18th-July 22nd

This five-day workshop will take students through acting and movement exercises that will build confidence and provide further knowledge of acting technique. A final performance will take place on the Wagon Wheel stage for family and friends.
Requirements:  Memorization of lines will be expected as the students perform before their friends and family on the last day of the workshop. Bring your lunch for each day along with a snack for breaks.

• What: A 5-day workshop that will culminate in a performance showcasing the talents of the students.
• When: Monday, July 18th – Friday, July 22nd from 10:00am-1:00pm
• Where: Wagon Wheel Conservatory
  2517 E. Center St.
  Warsaw, IN 46580
  (574) 267- 8041
• Who: Young actors who have just completed grades 3 and 4 are welcome. (Enrollment limited to 25 individuals)
• Cost: $200

How do I sign up? Follow the link below to pay for the workshop and complete registration. You will receive a confirmation email shortly. All questions for the summer workshops should be directed to kira@wagonwheelcenter.org

Theater Workshop:

Grades 5-7, June 20th-June 25th

This six-day workshop will take students through acting, voice, and movement exercises that will culminate in a dynamic final performance on the Wagon Wheel stage. The student actors will be challenged throughout the week to deepen their understanding of the craft of acting and strengthen important life-skills.
Requirements:  Memorization of lines will be expected as the students perform before their friends and family on the last day of the workshop. Bring your lunch for each day along with a snack for breaks.

• What: A 6-day workshop that will culminate in a performance showcasing the talents of the students.
• When: Monday, June 20th – Saturday, June 25th from 10am-2pm
• Where: Wagon Wheel Conservatory
  2517 E. Center St.
  Warsaw, IN 46580
  (574) 267- 8041
• Who: Young actors who have just completed grades 5-7 are welcome. (Enrollment limited to 25 individuals)
• Cost: $200

How do I sign up? Follow the link below to pay for the workshop and complete registration. You will receive a confirmation email shortly. All questions for the summer workshops should be directed to kira@wagonwheelcenter.org

Musical Theater Workshop: Something Rotten!

Grades 8-12 June 29th-July 9th

Now in its 17th year of producing the highest quality student productions on our very own Wagon Wheel stage, the camp that brought to life such amazing shows as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Pirates of Penzance, HONK!, Kiss Me, Kate, Les Miserables, and 2021’s Once Upon a Mattress is back to put on the fantastic Broadway smash Something Rotten!  Campers will experience the thrill of a Wagon Wheel summer as they mount a full-length Broadway musical in eleven days. 

This year we are thrilled to announce our Guest Director, Matthew Baker! Matthew also performed the lead role William Shakespeare in the 2018 tour of Something Rotten! Coming back to Choreograph is Wagon Wheel alum Ashlyn Maddox who you may remember as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at the Wheel. Students enrolled in this workshop will get training in acting, singing, and dancing while rehearsing a final production on the Wagon Wheel stage for friends and family. Memories and friends made at this intensive workshop will last for years to come. 

• What: 11-day workshop that culminates in a fully realized production of Something Rotten!
• When: Wednesday, June 29th – Saturday, July 9th from 9:30am to 4:30pm every day but Sunday when we’ll have an evening rehearsal.  Students should bring lunch and snacks each day.
  • Auditions for specific roles will be held on the first day of camp.
  • Performance will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, July 9th
• Where: Wagon Wheel Conservatory
  2517 E. Center St.
  Warsaw, IN 46580
  (574) 267- 8041
• Who: Young actors who have just completed grades 8-12 are welcome. (Enrollment limited to 30
  individuals)
• Cost: $300

Something Rotten synopsis (from mtishows.com)

Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz. Something Rotten features large song and dance numbers, and a wacky cast of over-the-top characters, each given his or her own special moment in the show to shine.

How do I sign up? Follow the link below to pay for the workshop and complete registration. You will receive a confirmation email shortly. All questions for the summer workshops should be directed to kira@wagonwheelcenter.org

Scholarships are available for all programs. Wagon Wheel Theatre believes that every child should have an opportunity to experience live theatre first-hand regardless of ability to pay. To request consideration for a scholarship, please complete the scholarship application form and bring it to the box office.  You may also submit it directly to Kira Lace Hawkins, Education Director, (kira@wagonwheelcenter.org).  Deadline for summer workshop scholarship applications are May 1.

Scholarship Application Form