2024 Education

Calling all tap beginners! Whether you have a bit of experience or none at all, join Broadway Rose for this new adult tap class to learn the foundations of the style and dance along to some of your favorite musical theatre classics. Practice makes progress so we recommend registering for the full series, but feel free to drop in for classes as your schedule allows. Each week features new choreography.

January 20 – February 24 (6 weeks)
Saturdays, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage Rehearsal Hall

Ages: 18+
Tuition: $20 per class or $100 for the full 6-class series
Instructor: Liz O’Donnell

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Liz O’Donnell is a local performer and has been seen on stage at Stumptown Stages (West Side Story, Mamma Mia!), Lakewood Theatre (Holiday Inn), and Broadway Rose (Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, Footloose). As the resident choreographer for the Newberg High School Theater Department, Liz has had the pleasure of working on productions such as The Addams Family, Matilda, Mamma Mia!, The Spongebob Musical, Little Women, and Hello Dolly. She is currently a member of The Skylark Tappers and works as a librarian for Washington County.

Whether you are crossing the Atlantic on the SS American or walking 42nd Street, nothing says musical theatre like a big tap number. Prepare for the next time you’ll take the stage with this new series geared towards intermediate and advanced dancers. Students should have experience with tap moves like the flap ball change, Maxie Ford, drawback, time steps, or similar. You pick your schedule: sign up for just one class, all of them, or any combination in between! Each week features new choreography.

January 20 – February 24 (6 weeks)
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage Rehearsal Hall

Ages: 18+
Tuition: $20 per class or $100 for the full 6-class series
Instructor: Liz O’Donnell

Click here to register.

Haga clic aquí para registrarse.

Liz O’Donnell is a local performer and has been seen on stage at Stumptown Stages (West Side Story, Mamma Mia!), Lakewood Theatre (Holiday Inn), and Broadway Rose (Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, Footloose). As the resident choreographer for the Newberg High School Theater Department, Liz has had the pleasure of working on productions such as The Addams Family, Matilda, Mamma Mia!, The Spongebob Musical, Little Women, and Hello Dolly. She is currently a member of The Skylark Tappers and works as a librarian for Washington County.

Join Broadway Rose for our new beginner musical theatre dance series! Whether or not you’ve ever set foot in a studio, this beginner-friendly class gives you a chance to get moving and have fun while learning some of the foundations of dance. Practice makes progress so we recommend registering for the full series, but feel free to drop in for classes as your schedule allows. Each week features new choreography.

February 4 – 25 (4 weeks)
Sundays, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage Rehearsal Hall

Ages: 18+
Tuition: $20 per class or $60 for the full 4-class series
Instructor: Jeff George

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Jeff George trained with Ballet Arts of Minnesota and Broadway Dance Center in NYC. He performed on the East Coast Tour of Sesame Street Live and with the Royal Caribbean & Norwegian Cruise Line ships. Jeff has performed with many Portland companies, such as Bodyvox, Polaris, Dancing People, SubRosa, Broadway Rose, Artist Repertory Theater, Pixiedust, and Do Jump, where he got to join the company on Broadway. Jeff recently choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone at Oregon City High School, Othello with Portland Actors Conservatory, Urinetown with Stumptown Stages which earned a PAMTA nomination for outstanding choreography, Made To Dance In Burning Buildings with Shaking the Tree Theater, which earned a Drammy award for outstanding choreography, You My Love with Shaking the Tree Theater, and most recently All Together Now, a Netflix film.

This new dance series is geared towards students with an intermediate or advanced level of dance experience. If you regularly perform in musicals, or have years of studio training under your belt and are looking for an opportunity to dance to your musical theatre favorites, this class is for you! Each week will feature new choreography, so pick the schedule that works best: sign up for one class, all of them, or any combination in between!

February 4 – 25 (4 weeks)
Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage Rehearsal Hall

Ages: 18+
Tuition: $20 per class or $60 for the full 4-class series
Instructor: Jeff George

Click here to register.

Haga clic aquí para registrarse.

Jeff George trained with Ballet Arts of Minnesota and Broadway Dance Center in NYC. He performed on the East Coast Tour of Sesame Street Live and with the Royal Caribbean & Norwegian Cruise Line ships. Jeff has performed with many Portland companies, such as Bodyvox, Polaris, Dancing People, SubRosa, Broadway Rose, Artist Repertory Theater, Pixiedust, and Do Jump, where he got to join the company on Broadway. Jeff recently choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone at Oregon City High School, Othello with Portland Actors Conservatory, Urinetown with Stumptown Stages which earned a PAMTA nomination for outstanding choreography, Made To Dance In Burning Buildings with Shaking the Tree Theater, which earned a Drammy award for outstanding choreography, You My Love with Shaking the Tree Theater, and most recently All Together Now, a Netflix film.

CAMP IS CURRENTLY FULL. JOIN THE WAITLIST.

This camp is designed for students who are serious about pursuing musical theatre performance and are invested in developing their professional and artistic skills. Under the direction of professional Actor and director Isaac Lamb the Teen Summer Production begins with two days of singing and cold reading before students are assigned roles and launched into an intensive rehearsal process. They will spend just 13 days rehearsing and mounting a full musical production which opens to public audiences in the third week of the program. Please note that in order to participate, students must be present for all performances including the closing Saturday matinee and post-show strike.

July 29 – August 17 (3 weeks)
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage

Ages: 13 to 18
Tuition: $550

 

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In this introductory course, students will gain foundational theatrical experience in working as an ensemble, creating characters, vocal projection, and more – including bonding with fellow students through theatre games and exercises. The class will conclude with a presentation of what the students have learned. No prior experience necessary.

January 17 – February 21
Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage Rehearsal Hall

Ages: 8 to 12
Tuition: $150

 

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Our week-long program provides kids in the third, fourth, and fifth grade a fun and welcoming environment in which to explore the magic of theatre! Students will gain theatrical experience in vocal harmonies and solos, basic choreography, character development, and more, while gaining confidence as a performer and creating bonds with fellow students through team building exercises. Campers will learn five to six numbers from various musicals and the camp will culminate with a showcasing of skills on the last day of class. No prior experience necessary.

March 25 – 29
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Broadway Rose New Stage

Grades: 3, 4, and 5
Tuition: $200

 

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In this exciting summer drama program campers experience all aspects of theatre, from improvisation and theatre games to technical and performance skills. These skills are showcased when the campers perform as the ensemble in a children’s theatre production of The Jungle Book, supporting a cast of professional actors. Campers must be able to attend all public performances.

July 22 – August 3 (2 weeks)
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location:
Deb Fennell Auditorium
9000 SW Durham Rd
Tigard, OR 97224

Ages: 8 to 12
Tuition: $300

 

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