Fall & Winter Classes

NOVA’s 2024 fall classes will begin September 24 and will end on November 21st. Each class will end with a showcase performance. The dates and times of the showcases are yet to be determined.

Scholarships are available. For more information please contact the Youth Conservatory Director at youth@novabillings.org

Tiny Tot Theater

Cost: $120
Age: 4 to 6
Day: Thursdays
Time: 11:15-12:00
Taught by: DeLaney Hardy Ray

Join us for this 45 minute class where we introduce the magic of theater and storytelling to your child. Your child will learn how to tell a story through theater games, imagination, focused listening, and exploring. Showcase date and time TBD.

Creative Drama

Cost: $180
Age: 6 to 8
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 3:30 to 4:30
Taughty by: DeLaney Hardy Ray

Let’s play! Students will learn how to put on a play using theater games, learning how to follow stage directions, building an ensemble, and focused listening. They will also learn about their Actor’s Toolkit: Body, Voice, and Imagination! Showcase date and time TBD.

Intro to Theater

Cost: $200
Ages: 9-12
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 3:30-4:30
Taught by: DeLaney Hardy Ray

In Intro to Theater, students will build on what they learned in Creative Drama by writing their own play! Students will learn basic theater and stage etiquette and write their own play using various improv and ensemble building games. 
Showcase date and time TBD.

Acting

Cost $225
Ages: 12-18 OR have completed at least one semester of Intro to Theater. 
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 5:00-6:00
Taught by: Delaney Harrington

In this class, students will learn what it means to become a performer! Students will learn how to correctly use their voices through projection and enunciation, how to use their body by creating stage presence and how to use their bodies to create a character, and how to use their imaginations to fully create the world of the play. 
Showcase date and time TBD.

Backstage Pass

Cost: $200
Ages: 9-18
Day: Thursday
Time: 4:30-5:30
Taught by: Phil Champagne

Description: This is a great class for students who are interested in theater, but not sure that stage is for them. In this class students will learn what goes on behind the curtain such as costumes, props, lights, sound, and more! Showcase date and time TBD.

Musical Theater

Cost: $225
Ages: Open for all ages
Day: Thursdays
Time: 5:00 to 6:00
Taught by: Janie Sutton

Description: Acting, singing, dancing, oh my! In this class students will learn how to become a triple threat! Students will learn the basics of musical theatre while learning music and choreography for a selection of songs.  Showcase date and time TBD.

NOVA’s winter class will begin November 19 and end on December 17th. There will not be class on November 26. NOVA’s Traveling Circus will end with a showcase performance on December 20th at 5:00pm.

Scholarships are available. Please contact the Youth Conservatory Director at youth@novabillings.org.

NOVA’s Traveling Circus with Montana Premiere Entertainment

Cost: $275
Ages: 5-18
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 4 to 6

Description: The circus is in town! NOVA has partnered with Montana Premiere Entertainment to bring the circus to NOVA. On the first night, students will be introduced to a variety of circus acts. They then will get to choose which skill they would like to focus on for the remainder of the series. The class will culminate in a full circus production for friends and family to enjoy! There will be a showcase performance on December 20th at 6:00pm.