The professional Centenary Stage Company offers acting classes to the public
throughout the year. When we are between scheduled class offerings, bookmark the site to watch for class announcements or express your interest by either calling our Administrative Office at 908 979-0900 or by using our Online Feedback Form.

Actor's Lab for Adults
Winter acting classes for the public
Begins Mon. Sept. 17, 2007 / 6:30 pm - 9 pm

The professional Centenary Stage Company, located on the campus of Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ will offer a ten week fall acting class for the public on Mondays from 6:30 -9 pm beginning Sept 17th. The Actors lab for adults will focus on monologue work, and perfecting acting technique, with a concentration on character motivation, sense memory and text analysis.

The Monday evening class will be taught by Colleen Smith Wallnau, who performed on Broadway and with the European tour of Crazy for You, and will be remembered by CSC audiences for her many portrayals on the Centenary Stage in such productions as Mary Todd...A Woman Apart, Marvin 's Room, The Killing of Sister George Tartuffe, She Stoops to Conquer and The Haunting of Hill House.

Tuition for the acting program is $150. For registration and additional information please contact the CSC office at 908-979-0900 or use our Contact Us form.

Dance Classes
Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Tap and Musical Theatre        
Open to the Public
Classes begin the week of Jan. 22, 2008

The Centenary Performing Arts Guild and Stage Company, located on the campus of Centenary College in Hackettstown New Jersey, will be offering Adult dance classes this semester open to the community. Dance classes will be offered in the disciplines jazz, modern, ballet, tap and musical theatre. All classes are open level and previous dance experience in not required to participate. The classes begin the week of January 22nd and will run until the week of May 12th.

The class times are as follows:

Jazz (Open level) Tues., 6pm until 7:30pm

Tap (Open level) Thurs., 6pm until 7:30 pm

Musical Theatre Dance (Open level) Wed., 7:30pm until 9:10pm

Ballet ( Level 1/11) Fri., 10am until 11:40am

Modern (Open Level) Tues. and Thurs., 4pm until 5pm.

The tuition for the classes is $150 per class.

For registration and additional information please contact the CSC office at 908-979-0900 or send us your inquiries/requests to participate via our Contact Us form.

Acting for Young Thespians (ages 13 - 18)
Offered Fall and Spring each year

Actor's Lab for Young Thespians usually are held on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 - 6:30 PM and introduce young actors to elements of technique such as objectives, on- and off-stage life, voice projection and body language, as well as scene work and a study of style and period as they affect the actor.

Masters Series for Actors
Periodic Offering

The Centenary Stage Company (CSC), a professional, Equity theatre in residence on the campus of Centenary College, periodically offers the Masters Series for Actors. The program is available in conjunction with the professional Centenary Stage Company (CSC) and Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ. It is taught by a guest artist from the Professional Centenary Stage Program.

Acting After School
Additional classes normally each school semester

CSC is excited to offer our Acting After School classes. It was a success in the Long Valley Middle School in Fall 2001. A collaborative project with the Musconetcong Valley Community Association (MVCA), plans to offer classes in the Hackettstown Middle School are underway, and both organizations are hoping to expand offerings to several schools in the future.

Education at Centenary Performing Arts Guild
From its acting and master's classes for adults and young adults to the Young Performer's Workshop, a performance-based, musical theatre program for children aged 8 to 18 that has been lauded by the Star-Ledger as "the most professional kids troupe around", CPAG is committed to providing quality performing arts education to the Skylands region. For more information about the program, which is offered year-round, or other programs at the Centenary Performing Arts Guild, see one of the following Web pages or contact our administrative offices at 908 979-0900 / Online Feedback Form.

Young Performers Workshop
Four year Theatre Degree Program offered by Centenary College
New Tyro Theatre Program for performers aged 6-8
Adult Acting Classes
Masters Series For Actors
Acting Instructors  
Intro To Comedy - 8-week Comedy Workshop for the public