Cast members of “Luchadora!” rehearse for the Wisconsin Cycle production in 2016 about a young Latina girl and her grandmother. (Photo by Morgan Hughes) First Stage Theater Academy June 17 – August 23, 2019 Half-day sessions: 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. Full-day sessions: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. or 8:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., depending on grade level Do you have feedback on Milwaukee NNS's reporting? Take our survey to let us know how we're doing! First Stage Theater Academy – the nation’s largest high-impact theater training program for young people – offers its summer theater training for students entering grades K4 – 12 in fall 2019. Professional theater artists from across the nation will share their expertise, skills and passion for their art with over 2,000 young people each summer. With programming that includes classes in , , and , students develop their stage skills while simultaneously building life skills such as , and . Teaching Artists this summer include Milwaukee actress and director , Milwaukee theater veteran, director and playwright , Milwaukee actress , actor and more. One-week, two-week, three-week and four-week sessions are available. Next Steps, the Theater Academy class designed for students on the autism spectrum, holds one-week and two-week sessions August 12 – 23. Registration fees range from $160to $625, depending on length of session. Optional Extended Care (at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center only) for $25-$50 per week. Financial assistance is also available. Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212 and Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, WI 53045. www.FirstStage.org/summer (414) 267-2970