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YAGL MASTERCLASSES

Level up your craft with our Masterclass Series: focused, no-nonsense training for secondary students who want more than the basics. Sessions are smaller than our usual workshops, so you get attention, direct feedback, and time on your feet.

 

Topics rotate throughout the season and are designed to help you go deeper and develop your craft in whatever performing arts discipline you prefer. There will be something for everyone. These are not lectures. They are hands-on, skill-building labs that push you to apply what you learn right away. You’ll drill technique, break down text, sharpen choices, and leave with tools you can use in rehearsals and auditions the same week.

 

Cost is $75 per student, priced to keep quality high and class sizes small while supporting our student-led, nonprofit mission. Bring a notebook, wear rehearsal clothes, and come ready to work. This is for students who are serious about growth, curious about process, and willing to be coached. If that’s you, register early; seats are limited and fill quickly. Your next role starts here.

 

Masterclasses are for secondary age students (Grades 6-12) and includes targeted exercises, partner work, and performance reps with immediate notes, so progress is visible, not abstract. Whether you’re building fundamentals or polishing for competitions and auditions, you’ll leave sharper, louder, clearer, and more confident on stage or behind the scenes.

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All of our instructors are thoroughly vetted and active in the theatre scene. Each of them brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and are passionate about passing down their expertise and love for performing arts to younger generations.

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Masterclasses will be offered on a Saturday, once per month, and be held from 1-4pm at

hollingsworth hall cultural center (4228 Boston Ave in Lubbock).

Upcoming Masterclasses

Public Speaker

October 4, 2025

Dialect and Diction

Taught by Ben Smith

Ben is a high school theater as well as an experienced voice actor.

He has been active in the arts scene in Lubbock for many years. In this Masterclass, students will learn a variety of vocal exercises and voice acting techniques. By the end of this masterclass, students will be able to confidently apply the techniques they have learned to a multitude of projects, including both stage and screen productions. 

Music Equipment

December 6, 2025

Sound and Projection

Taught by Abby Wolff and Ben Smith

Learn the basics of sound and projection design from start to finish! Students will learn how to identify the design needs of a scene, how to compile sound and projection elements and know the basics of putting all of those elements into a QLab file. They'll also learn what the process of working with a director and fellow designers looks like during a professional production and how they can use those skills now as young artists!

Rehearsal

November 1, 2025

Method Acting

Taught by Joshuah Ellis

This Stanislavski-based masterclass gets you working, not watching. We’ll break scenes into beats, clarify given circumstances, and lock your objective, obstacles, and playable actions. We’ll target subtext, tempo-rhythm, and truthful listening. You’ll leave with a repeatable process for rehearsal and competition: how to prepare, how to adjust, and how to stay alive onstage. 

Makeup Artist

January 3, 2026

Makeup Techniques

Taught by Miranda Stroble

Led by an experienced theatrical makeup artist, this Masterclass will teach students the fundamentals of stage makeup application and design, safety and sanitation when using makeup products, and an introduction to the specialized techniques used to create fantasy and old age makeup looks. Students can expect a combination of personal demonstrations and guidance to their hands on experience.
Students will be provided a supply list for the class. 

SUMMER MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE CAMP

More information for the 2026 Summer Musical will be available Spring 2026.​​

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