Announcing the 2025-2026 Season!

 The Tempest directed by Catherine Morrel

• open to 8th-12th graders
• Auditions: August 29th, 5:30-8p at Dana's Dance Academy
• Rehearsals: Fridays 5:30-8 at Dana's Dance Academy
• Tech Week & Performance Dates: January 11-17, 5-10pm
• Performance Location: Mainstage 222
• Tuition, per child, per production:
  • $100 1st Child
  • $75 2nd Child
  • $50 3rd Child
  • $35 4th or more children

King John directed by Charlie Spurgin

• open to 8th-12th graders
• Auditions: TBA
• Rehearsals: Fridays 5:30-8 at Dana's Dance Academy
• Tech Week & Performance Dates: February 26-March 7
• Performance Location: Mainstage 222 (outdoors)
• Tuition, per child, per production:
  • $100 1st Child
  • $75 2nd Child
  • $50 3rd Child
  • $35 4th or more children

Fall Musical: Iolanthe

• Open to 3rd-12th grades
• Auditions: August 14th at the Bartke home
• Rehearsals: Fridays starting August 22nd at Dana's Dance Academy in Irving
• Tech Week & Performance  Dates: November 16-22
• Tuition, per child, per production
  • $120 1st Child
  • $75 2nd Child
  • $60 3rd Child
  • $45 4th and any more children

Spring Shows:

Junior Shakespeare: TBA, June 18-20

Spring Senior Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, June 11-13

Spring Senior Musical: TBA, April 16-18, 2026

Alumni Show: King Lear, August 6-8

25-26 Fees:

• Registration, per family:
  • $100 (early bird) until August 20th
  • $150 (regular) until August 30th
  • $200 (late) after September 1st
  • $60 Spring-only
• Production Fees, per child, per production:
  • $50 1st Child
  • $40 2nd Child
  • $35 3rd or more children
• Other costs:
  • Costumes--SPI maintains and shares costume pieces but some or all will need to be provided by the family; most can be purchased at thrift stores but occasional items need to be purchased new.
  • Entry tickets to shows (all non-actors pay admission):
    • Licensed shows: $12/person; $40 family cap per performance ($8/person; $32 family cap for matinees).
    • Other shows: $8/person; $32 family cap per performance ($5/person; $20 family cap for matinees)

Family Commitment:

• For each production, each family must work approximately 7-10 volunteer hours, depending on how many families sign up or opt out.  Parents have the option of paying a $100 opt out fee per production in lieu of volunteering.
• We began a new policy last year with the older troupe, which will now apply to all shows, requiring students to be ‘off-book’ around midway through the practice period for every show.  This off-book status is demonstrated to Mrs Irlbeck during an “Italian run” of the show, at which point students will be marked as penalized  should they not fulfill their obligation.  This failure to fulfill the obligation they undertake by auditioning for a show will preclude them from auditioning for main roles in the following semester’s shows, and can also include losing the privilege of participating in the shows for an entire season.  We have worked with many children of varying ages and degrees of interest and capacity over the years, and I can say with confidence that if they have auditioned for a main role and been given one, they are truly capable of memorizing the lines of their character.  Doing so does require a decision on their part to put in the time and effort to achieve success, and to find the techniques and tricks that work for them.