Summer Theatre Academy auditions, taking place at the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre lobby at 5 p.m. March 13 and April 3, 2010, are open to actors ages 10–18. Audition participants should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the audition. Participants need to wear comfortable clothes that allow freedom of movement. No prepared materials are required.

STA is an audition-only theater training program that teaches students a basic curriculum of pantomime, voice and diction, improvisation and movement. Students learn theater performing techniques under the direction of skilled theater professionals from across the United States. STA is offered as a standard six-week course or as an abbreviated three-week workshop. The six-week academy will be held June 21–July 30. The workshops will be offered June 21–July 9 and July 12–July 30. Students attend classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Tuition for STA is $750 for the six-week academy and $450 for the three-week workshop. Scholarships are available. For more information, call the Stage Management Office at (501) 396-0338.