[caption id="attachment_29496" align="aligncenter" width="900"]<img class="size-full wp-image-29496" src="https://mountainmedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/09/Babes2-GVT-After-School.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /> (Photo courtesy Greenbrier Valley Theatre)<br />Sydnee Miller (left), Khalil Samuels and Lily Dense in GVT’s 2014 world premiere production of Babes in Toyland[/caption] <h1>Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s (GVT) Youth Education Program is proud to announce that registration is now open for the After-School Education Program.</h1> The 2017 fall schedule is as follows: GVTots I (Grade K-1) and II (Grade 2-3), GVTweens (Grade 4-5), GVTeens I (Grade 6-8) and II (Grade 9-12) and the year-long Conservatory (Grade 8-12, by audition). To register, contact GVT Education Director Courtney Susman via email at courtney@gvtheatre.org or by calling the Education Office at 304-645-3838 ext. 111. Enrollment for GVTots I and II, GVTweens and GVTeens I and II is on a per semester basis. GVTeen Conservatory is a year-long program running fall to spring. Students registered in the fall semester will have the option to put their hard work to use and gain first-hand experience by auditioning for one of GVT’s Mainstage productions. “What’s special about this fall is the opportunity for after-school students to audition for our professional musical <em>Babes in Toyland</em>. This production will combine professional actors from across the country, our talented community actors, and our youth actors,” Susman said. Only students enrolled in the after-school program are eligible to audition. Auditions will be held on Oct. 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. After-school classes begin Sept. 18 and run through Dec. 20 on the following schedule: <ul> <li>Monday: GVTweens 4-5 p.m. and Conservatory 5:15-7:15 p.m.</li> <li>Tuesday: GVTots I (Grade K-1) 4-5 p.m. and GVTots II (Grade 2-3) 5:15-6:15 p.m.</li> <li>Wednesday: GVTeens I (Grade 6-8) 4-5 p.m. and GVTeens II (Grade 9-12) 5:15-6:15 p.m.</li> </ul> [caption id="attachment_29497" align="aligncenter" width="700"]<img class="size-full wp-image-29497" src="https://mountainmedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/09/Babes3-GVT-After-School.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="1050" /> (Photo courtesy Greenbrier Valley Theatre)<br />Ali Wills in GVT’s 2014 world premiere production of Babes in Toyland[/caption] Tuition for the classes is $90 ($125 for Conservatory) per semester or $170 ($240 for Conservatory) for both fall and spring semesters, if registering for the entire year. Tuition for each additional child in the same family is $75 per semester. Need-based scholarships are available. For scholarship applications, to register, to schedule an audition or for any other information regarding GVT’s Youth Education Program, contact courtney@gvtheatre.org or call the Education Office at 304-645-3838 ext. 111. This program is presented with financial assistance from the United Way of Greenbrier Valley and the WV Division of Culture & History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts.
