On-Stage

During this five day session, SSTI Junior Cast Members will be challenged and stretched by the dedicated staff of SSTI. They'll be pushed, just like the high schoolers, to become not only triple threat performers on-stage, but mature and responsible professionals off-stage. Daily curriculum will be varied and include small group instruction in voice and acting and group instruction in a variety of dance styles. The session will culminate with a final showcase performance for family and friends on Saturday afternoon.

Students interested in applying should complete the Step One: General Application and the Step Two video submission instructions. Applications go live on October 1st. The first admission decisions will be sent on January 16th. More deadlines are found below. 

Exceptional

Instruction

The staff for SSTI Junior is the exact same group of leaders who work with our phenomenal high school students every summer. At SSTI Junior, we insure that expectations are set higher than what might typically be found at a weeklong middle school intensive. Through their performance based instruction, our Junior students should expect daily work and growth in all areas of musical theatre.

Performance

Based Program

The students at SSTI Junior spend much of their week developing a showcase performance, that they'll not only perform, but also author the narrative structure. Through this creation process, our students are not only building their technique on stage, but also shaping their voices as storytellers and their ability to collaboratively create with their peers.  Parents and friends are invited to watch their final performance on closing day!

Lasting Friendships

We often have students attend SSTI Junior for all three years of their middle school eligibility. Through the long days of hard work, our students form a bond that is truly inseparable. Of course, the SSTI staff works hard to insure that new members of the SSTI Junior family immediately feel at home too! During the year, we even see members of this group taking other intensives or even vacations together!

The Details

Program Directed and Led by

Bakari Jamal King

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July 5-July 9, 2022

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Students can expect:

• A week filled with instruction from the same SSTI staff that works with our high school students.

• Wide breadth of instruction in musical theatre performance technique.

• Introduction to writing scenes and monologues for performance in the final showcase.

• Endless opportunities to connect with old friends and make new ones at SSTI Junior!

TuitioN

Tuition for SSTI Junior 2022 includes: 
The hit SSTI Junior Experience
SSTI Junior Tee Shirt
Lifelong Memories

SSTI Junior will be LOCAL HOUSING only.
Families will be connected well in advance of SSTI Junior so that groups can arrange to travel/stay together.

Tuition for SSTI Junior is $575.
 

Deadlines

Important Deadlines for SSTI 2022: 
Early Decision Deadline: 1/8/22.
 Regular admissions deadline 3/5/22.
Rolling admissions will continue for Junior as we near summer.


*Early Admission:  Similar to the college experience, some students know that their only plan for summer is SSTI. These students are ideal candidates for our Early Admission program. Students applying early decision are committing their summer to SSTI and paying full tuition by the end of January. They also face a smaller field of competition than students applying regular decision. Early admission applicants may also be waitlisted until the regular admission deadline.