ENGAGE in three hours of acting, singing and dancing classes every week. This is Triple Threat Training at its best! Our Center Stage Students rotate through these classes in groups of same aged peers, called Act I, Act II, and Act III. Our unique program focuses on teaching children, not material, with amazing results. 
2017/18 Term Dates and Tuition
Fall Term: September 9 - November 18
Winter Term: January 6 - March 17
Spring Term: April 7 - June 16 

Times: Saturdays ~ 10:00am - 1:00pm

Tuition:  Each 11 week term is $475.00*
^Sibling discount is $330.00 for Center Stage
Testimonial
"Spotlight has become a mainstay in our daughter's life. Not only has it been a lot of FUN for her... not only has she grown in her artistic capacity through the experience, under care of expert faculty... but she has also grown as a person."
~ Parent of a student who has trained with us for 5 years.
Drama Teacher
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LAURA HILL holds a BA in theatre, directing and a MAT from Willamette University. She has taught in the Woodburn and Centennial school districts. She has also taught with Northwest Children's Theatre's outreach program. 

Laura is thrilled to be back in Oregon after spending four years in Philadelphia, PA, where she directed eight middle school musicals, three sketch comedy shows, and worked at Temple University's summer camp.  Laura is so happy to be part of the Spotlight team and working with such amazingly dedicated students and supportive families. 
KRISTIN HELLER received her Bachelor of Arts and Communications in Theater Arts from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Kristin then moved to Chicago, IL where she was Artistic Director of a non-profit theater company that focused on new play development. 
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In 2009, she moved to Portland to pursue her Master in Theatre, graduating in 2011. Kristin has apprenticed under world renowned directors such as Tito Capobianco, David Edwards and Elizabeth Bachman. She has worked as Acting and Dance faculty for the Tyrolean Opera Program in Maurach Austria and the Napa Music Festival in California.   
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Recently, Kristin has worked with Portland Actors Ensembles as State Director for the touring production of The Winters Tale, Stage Director & Co-Choreographer for Anything Goes, and Music Director &  Choreographer for The Phantom Tollbooth.
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This fall at Sherwood Foundation of the Arts, she directed The Odd Couple and will serve as the Choreographer for Oklahoma this spring.     
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Currently she privately coaches voice, flute, acting, acting for singers, public speaking, and tap dance as well as instructs larger Master classes on Auditioning, Acting, Voice, and Movement. You can also find her instructing group classes at Vision8 studios in Portland.
​LAILA MURPHY is a proud graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Flute Performance and Musical Theater. Performance credits include Eponine in "Les Miserables" with Broadway Rose Theatre, Erzulie in "Once on This Island" with Stumptown Stages, Fantine in "Les Miserables" with MPAA and most recently as Julie LaVerne in "Showboat" with Lakewood Theatre where she was the recipient of the OTAS award for best supporting actress in a musical.  

She won first place for the NATS Musical Theater Professional competition in 2011.  As a flutist Laila has performed with the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Broadway Across America, and continues to play in pit orchestras around town. She has been teaching voice, flute, and piano in the Greater Portland area for over ten years and is THRILLED to be joining the staff of Spotlight Musical Theatre Academy! 
CANCELLATION POLICY: Once accepted by Spotlight, thirty (30) days notice must be given of intention to cancel, prior to the camp or term start date.
If no notice is given, camp or term fees will be due in full.