HSA Theatre Director, Willie Teacher

 


Under the direction of newly hired Theatre Director, Willie Teacher, whose credits range from theatre to television to the silver screen, HSA ’s Theatre Department, utilizes a traditional arts conservatory approach to prepare students for the demands of professional application, as well as provide a general understanding and appreciation for theatre. The Theatre Department refines and focuses the talent, commitment, and enthusiasm of children and teens ages 4-18 in a fun nurturing environment, providing its students with a foundation to express, expand and explore their imagination.


Our more advanced HSA Prep Theatre students marry theory with practice by engaging in a number of performance opportunities, including fully staged productions, auditions,
and community events. Students and alumni of the department have been cast as principals in Broadway’s The Lion King and American Idiot, as well as popular television
shows, films and commercials. Graduates of the department are prepared to go on to attend leading theatre programs at top universities. The department is led by worldrenowned
teaching artists, who are also actors, directors, singers, performing artists and poets–all currently active in their respective fields of performance.

Courses for Children, Teens & Adults
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For questions regarding the program contact:
Willie Teacher, Theater Program Director
212.926.4100 x336
wteacher@hsanyc.org



HSA NEWS

5.18.13
HSA Visual Arts Department presents "Intuitions: Mastering Art", the Spring 2013 Student Exhibition! Now on display through June 8 in the HSA Gathering Space!

5.16.13
Thursday, May 16 - tonight is the opening night of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at HSA's Black Box Theater. Don't miss a chance to experience this light-hearted adaptation of Shakespeare's classic, presented to you the way it would have been in Elizabethan England. Performances at 7pm through May 18 (+ 2pm matinee on May 18!); buy tickets online today: http://www.hsanyc.org/midsummer.php

5.16.13
FREE AUDITIONS FOR DANCERS AGES 7 – 17 YEARS OLD, Sunday May 19! HSA will hold auditions for its highly selective 2013-2014 pre-professional dance program. HSA Prep: Full Scholarship. HSA Pre-Prep: Partial Scholarship. For Ages 7-11: audition time 11:00am, for Ages 12-17: audition time 1:00pm. Audition attire: black leotard & pink or flesh colored tights with matching ballet slippers. Please arrive 30 minutes before audition time to check-in

5.15.13
Tickets are on sale for "A Midsummer Night's Dream," being applauded as a true "Shakespearience." The show is a limited run, from May 16-18, so secure tickets for you and your family today: www.HSAnyc.org

5.15.13
Tonight is Zumba for Adults (16+)! Join Nadege at 6:30pm and dance off the work day - bring a friend for a discount! Would you rather shake a brush than your hips? Drawing & Painting continues with Begonia tonight too, also at 6:30 pm. Visit HSA's Adult Classes page for more information.

5.14.13
Sunday, May 19: HSA will hold auditions for its highly selective 2013-2014 pre-professional scholarship dance program. Ages 7-11 audition time 11am, Ages 12-17 audition time 1pm. Audition attire: black leotard & pink or flesh colored tights with matching ballet slippers. Please arrive 30 minutes before audition time. Please RSVP with a voice message for Nadege Noel, HSA Prep Director: (212) 926-4100 ext.140