2106 North Hamilton Street Richmond, Virginia 23230

Intermediate Acting & Improv Explorations

Welcome to Intermediate Acting & Improv Explorations!

Students must have completed at least 1 year of previous SPARC programming to enroll in this course. (Example: Two semesters of SPARC classes or one SPARC summer camp & one semester of SPARC class.)

Registration for this class will re-open for the fall in June 2025.

Class Teachers:

SPARC - Heather Falks

Heather

Click here to meet Heather!

*Teachers subject to change.

Dates/Location:

January 30, 2025 – April 24, 2025
(Class Runs for 12 Weeks)

Thursdays from 5:15PM to 6:15PM
In Person at SPARC

* NO CLASS ON 4/3/2025

Grades:

3rd Grade and 4th Grade

Class Price:

$360

Payment Plans:

AVAILABLE PAYMENT PLAN:

Automated payment plans are available through our class registration provider, CourseStorm. To set up a plan, a $25 deposit is required at check-out. The registration system will update you on the number of payments owed and amount to be paid with each installment.

Scholarships:

INTERESTED IN SCHOLARSHIPS?

Click here to learn more about available scholarships at SPARC.

Class Description:

This Intermediate Acting & Improv class is designed to support students who have excelled in their studies in Acting & Improv and would benefit from a more rigorous curriculum.

The focus of SPARC’s intermediate classes will be to provide students with more advanced performance materials and guide them through an in-depth process in developing the performer’s tool kit.

SPARC - Heather Falks

Meet Heather Falks!

Heather Falks is a civic-minded theatre artist and educator. She has worked in the Richmond community as a director, actor, and teaching artist for fifteen years. Originally from Texas, Heather came to Richmond to pursue her MFA in theatre pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University. It wasn't long before she immersed herself into the Richmond theatre scene and began her journey with SPARC.

Over the last fifteen years Heather has been involved in a multitude of programs that SPARC offers and is thrilled to take the role of Senior Faculty member. Heather also manages SPARC’s youth playwriting program, New Voices for the Theater. In addition to her many responsibilities at SPARC, Heather has performed and directed for companies such as The Conciliation Project, TheatreLAB, Cadence Theatre Company, Richmond Triangle Players, and Firehouse.