Winter 2026 Classes
Tempest Studios, 140 Kelly Alley, State College, PA
6-Week Session begins week of Jan 26

6 Week Winter Session
Jan 26-Mar 7
Bring a Book to Life
ages 8-12
Creative Drama & Movement:
Young PlayMakers Series
infants to age 3
ages 3-5
Youth Theatre Acting Ensemble
ages 6-12 combined performance class
Guest Artists
Adam Swartz Puppets, World Building
Ann Van Kuren/VanDance, Floor Barre
Coming in February
Scottish Highland Dance
with Sian Packard

Bring a Book to Life
with Jill Campbell
ages 8-12
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm, $225
Join us for a fun and creative class where we bring stories to life. Class members design and build props, set pieces, and costumes while also improvising the script based on a book. If the story calls for music, dance, or song, we'll add those too.
Led by master thespian,Jill Campbell, this class is perfect for young actors, artists, and storytellers who love using their imagination.

Creative Drama & Movement
with Cynthia Mazzant
infants to age 3, Sat 10-10:30am
ages 3-5, Sat 10:45-11:15am
$125
Act, sing, dance, drum, paint, and play! From monsters to aliens, wizards to wild things, and other wacky characters, we'll stomp, sing, dance, read our way through books, stories and tales!
Infant -Toddler Classes are designed with both caregivers and children in mind as we explore the senses and support visual, tactile, auditory, and kinesthetic development in a fun, social, intimate setting. These classes are a great way to enrich and entertain kids while also allowing caregivers to socialize.
Creative Drama & Movement provides a strong foundation of the performing arts as we develop creativity and imagination, social skills, academic skills, and our self-awareness and self-expression.

Kids Take the Stage
ages 6-8
Mondays, ages 6-8, 4:30-5:15pm, $215
Focusing on the individual artist as well as the art form, we develop acting, movement, improv, storytelling, and performance skills. This is a process based class developing the skills needed for performance.

Scottish Highland Dance
with Sian Packard
ages 5-7, 8 & up
Fridays, ages 5-7, 3:30-4:15pm, $215
Fridays, ages 8 & up, 4:30-5:15pm, $215
Scottish Highland dance is a traditional form of dance reflecting the culture and history of Scotland. Beginning classes start with movement and technique mixed with social "Ceilidh" dances. Intermediate students will be introduced to the traditional Sword Dance and Highland Fling as well as social “Ceilidh” dances. An energetic class fueled by bagpipe music to bring out the Celtic spirit of dance in everyone! (Please wear workout clothes and bring a water bottle.

Teen Theatre Acting Fundamentals
ages 14-18
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm, $225
Students will study various acting and movement techniques to develop and advance performance skills. Focusing on the individual artist as well as the art form, we study acting, movement, improv, storytelling, and performance styles. This is a process based class developing skills needed for performance. This class is capped at 6 students to provide individual attention.

The Velveteen Rabbit
Youth Theatre Performance Ensemble
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm
OR
Saturdays, 11:15am-12:15pm
$250
This fall, we will tackle the classic story of The Velveteen Rabbit with a combined class of ages 8-12. We will develop our own adaptation and then work on costuming, sets, props, masks and such with a final set of performances in December. Students must commit to making all classes (with exceptions for illness).

Baby & Me
newborn to toddler
Tuesdays 10:30-11am
$150
Come move and clap, wiggle and sing while playing with scarves and other age-appropriate toys.
Baby and Me classes are designed with both caregivers and children in mind as we explore the senses and support visual, tactile, auditory, and kinesthetic development in a fun, social, intimate setting. These classes are a great way to enrich and entertain kids while also allowing caregivers to socialize.

Youth Theatre Acting Fundamentals
ages 11-13
Thursdays, 5:30-6:20pm, $215
Focusing on the individual artist as well as the art form, we develop acting, movement, improv, storytelling, and performance skills. This is a process based class developing the skills needed for performance. This class is capped at 6 students to provide individual attention.

