2106 North Hamilton Street Richmond, Virginia 23230

Intermediate Acting & Improv Studio

Welcome to Intermediate Acting & Improv Studio!

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 - Laine Wagner

Laine

Click here to meet Laine!

*Teachers subject to change.

Dates/Location:

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

Thursdays from 6:30PM to 7:45PM
In Person at SPARC

* NO CLASS ON 4/3/2025

Grades:

5th Grade to 8th Grade

Class Price:

$400

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.

Behind the Scenes:

SPARC - Laine Wagner

Meet Laine Wagner!

Laine Wagner hails from southern Rhode Island and completed her BFA in theatre with concentrations in Acting & Design and Tech at the University of Rhode Island.

She toured as an Actor/Director for Missoula Children’s Theatre at 45 residencies across the United States and Canada. She then moved to Portland, OR where she acted, produced, wrote, scenic painted, costume designed, and worked as a teaching artist at Northwest Children’s Theatre.

In 2019, she moved to Richmond to attend VCU to get her MFA in performance pedagogy. Wagner received her MFA in May of 2021. She began working at SPARC as a Teaching Artist and Scenic Painter in August 2022 before assuming the role of Associate Faculty Member in August 2023.