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Junior Company

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Junior Company is our middle school ensemble, for students in grades 6–8*. This season students will work towards an IMPROV NIGHT of games and sketches performed at our final class.

* Grade 5 students are eligible by interview. Email sam@irondale.org for more information.

  • Tuesdays from 4–6 pm during the school year
  • In person at Irondale (85 South Oxford Street)
  • Participation is free!

In the Fall we will explore:

  • Building trust with peers through ensemble and collaboration
  • Learning how to play and host short-form comedic improv games
  • Writing and performing devised material
  • Performing in an IMPROV NIGHT for friends and family

FALL SESSION: September 24 – December 17, 2024

Classes meet Tuesdays, 4-6pm

No class on: November 5th (Election Day)

Sharing Event on: Tuesday, December 17th at 5pm

In the Winter/Spring Semester students will:

  • Learn and practice the tenets of ensemble theater
  • Train in voice, movement, music, and devising techniques
  • Analyze theatrical texts for meaning, mood, and rhythm
  • Learn to give and receive feedback with care and respect

WINTER SESSION: TBA

Junior Company Requirements

  • No previous acting or performance training required!
  • A commitment to regular attendance. If you miss more than three sessions in a row (for reasons other than illness), you will be ineligible to perform in the upcoming showing. However, you are still welcome to attend anyway and can re-apply to perform in the next term.
  • Promise to treat everyone in the program with care and respect.

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Our funders

Our youth programs are offered at no cost to participants thanks to the generous support of the Pinkerton Foundation, the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, the Two West Foundation, the Lotos Foundation, the Axe-Houghton Foundation, Con Edison, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

For the safety of everyone, Irondale strongly suggests that all Young Company participants be vaccinated. If for personal and/or religious reasons that is not possible we will require proof of negative tests results before each session. Irondale can provide test kits, if needed.

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For more information about Irondale’s Youth Programs, please contact our Director of Education.

Sam Metzger
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sam@irondale.org
The space at Irondale Building
Phone: (718) 488.9233Fax: (718) 788.0607info@irondale.org
85 South Oxford Street
Fort Greene, Brooklyn 11217
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