Making Light Productions is an award-winning theatre-centered performing arts school.  Thanks to our amazing donors, supporters and grant providers, we were able to open our own theatre in Summer 2019... our mission: to provide the highest quality performing arts education to children, teens and adults of all abilities.   The 17-week Spring Semester at Making Light begins Sunday, January 9, and runs through Saturday, May 14. We are closed the week of Spring Break (March 14-20), and that week is not counted in the original 17 weeks of the semester, so it does not have to be made up. All lessons take place on a weekly basis at our Tallahassee studio at 2720 S Blair Stone Road. Private lessons are offered seven days a week and scheduled at the mutual convenience of the student and instructor. Lessons are generally scheduled once per week and you can select 30, 45, or 60 minutes, or we can schedule lessons more frequently during the week. Private lessons can begin at any time in the semester and can focus on any individual instrument -- or a combination.  For instance, we have some students who learn It's SHOWTIME!  All private acting students will perform in our dazzling showcase (exact time/day TBA)! Our highest priority is the health and safety of our students and staff.  To read more about our thorough health and safety protocols, please click here. Private acting lessons are arranged to accommodate the schedule, goals and interests of the individual actor. We have private acting students studying for speeches, monologues, and auditions, students with special needs focusing on social interactions and emotional processing, and students who wish to "catch up" on skills to join an age-level group class. From full Broadway-style shows to straight plays, to acting technique classes and song-and-dance performance groups, our students receive a well-rounded theatre education. Some of our theatre students choose to compete at the annual Access Broadway competition -- where we have taken Best Overall Actor awards for the past four years!