PTPT Pre-Professional Summer Intensive
Ages 10–14 | July 20–24 | $250
Daily: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
NOTE: There will be a 30-minute lunch break, and students will be responsible for their meals.
PTPT Studio at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, NC 28401
This intensive packs the equivalent of a full month of training into one transformative week. Designed for young artists who are serious about their craft, the PTPT Pre-Professional Intensive offers high-caliber instruction in a professional, collaborative environment, right in the heart of the Wilmington arts community at Historic Thalian Hall.
At PTPT, we believe it takes more than talent to succeed in this industry. We train the whole artist: technically skilled, professionally grounded, and genuinely great to work with, because those are the performers who keep getting cast.
What You’ll Work On
Theatre Dance Technique: Strengthen your body and expand your movement vocabulary so you’re ready for any dancing role that comes your way.
Acting 101: Workshop scenes with fellow participants and build a concrete, repeatable process so no scene ever feels out of reach.
Singing in Storytelling: Go beyond the notes. Learn to carry a story through song and let your acting lead the way.
Musical Theatre Ensemble: Learn the music and choreography of a full Broadway number, performed together at the end of the week.
The Showcase
The intensive culminates in a live showcase on Friday, July 24, which will be open to friends and family and professionally filmed, so you walk away with performance footage for your reel.
What’s Included
✦ Live Showcase, featuring material worked on in the intensive (Friday, July 24)
✦ Professionally Filmed Performance Reel
✦ PTPT Studio T-Shirt
✦ PTPT Studio Tote Bag
Featured Instructors
Emilia Torello (BFA Musical Theatre, University of Miami) is the Executive Artistic Director and Founder of PTPT Apprentice Theatre. Her stage credits span leading roles at Thalian Hall, from Annie at 11 to Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Katherine in Newsies. Her screen credits include The Summer I Turned Pretty, Outer Banks, and The Hunting Wives.
Jessi Hoadley (BFA Musical Theatre & Dance, Western Carolina University) is an active industry professional who has performed in regional productions, on cruise ships, and made her 54 Below debut earlier this year. She recently made Wilmington her home base while continuing to pursue Broadway and national touring opportunities.
We train artists who are in it for real, taught by people who are too.
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