North Carolina Theatre’s education initiative provides exceptional performing arts programming and outreach opportunities for youth in our community.

The North Carolina Theatre Conservatory was founded in 2004 and offers students ages 2 to adult a solid foundation in the performing arts. This comprehensive, nine month, semester-based program provides classes in all disciplines from the beginner to the college-bound student taught by New York and local professional performers and instructors.

Summer Theatre Arts School (STAS) was established by De Ann Jones, founder of North Carolina Theatre, and is an audition-based intensive theatre camp held each summer. The success of Summer Theatre Arts School was the start of a long history of dedication to youth training which continues to be an important part of North Carolina Theatre’s mission today.

The North Carolina Theatre Conservatory has outreach programs such as Student Preview Night, Capital Awards, Theatre 4 Change, Share the Stars and Broadway Connections. Scholarships are also available. For more information, please contact Mary Adamek, Conservatory Administrator at 919-855-9960 or madamek@nctheatre.com.

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The NCT Conservatory will be hosting a FREE voice workshop on Saturday, November 21 at 2pm at the Conservatory (3043 Barrow Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616).  If you are able to attend, please e-mail sthornton@nctheatre.com by Monday, October 26 and let Staci Thornton know how many will be in attendance.  There is no age limit for this workshop and everyone is welcome! 

Below is some information on the workshop:

“CARE OF THE SINGING VOICE: 
HOW TO MAKE YOUR VOICE LAST A LIFETIME.”

DUKE VOICE CARE CENTER is pleased to offer this presentation on vocal health and wellness.  This one-hour presentation will include a brief description of the anatomy and physiology of the voice, discussion of voice problems and what can go wrong with the voice, how to take care of the voice to keep it healthy and prevent damage or injury to the vocal cords and special precautions and techniques for singers related to taking care of the voice. Time will be provided following the presentation for a question and answer period, if desired.

Leda Scearce, MM, MS, CCC-SLP is Performing Voice Specialist and Director of Performing Voice Programs and Development for the Duke Voice Care Center at Duke University Medical Center, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Practice of Music in the Duke University Department of Music.  As a voice therapist and singing voice specialist, Ms. Scearce combines her passion for helping people with voice disorders with her extensive background as a singer and voice teacher.  Ms. Scearce holds the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Voice Performance from Indiana University.   Her performance experience includes appearances as leading soprano and soloist with opera companies, orchestras and music festivals across the United States, and she maintains an active performance career.  A voice teacher for over twenty years, she has served on the faculties of five universities and colleges.  Ms. Scearce obtained the Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Boston University, where she completed an internship in voice disorders at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.  As a member of the Duke Voice Care Center team, she provides voice evaluation and rehabilitation therapy to singers, actors and other vocal performers with voice injuries.  Ms. Scearce is a frequent speaker on the topic of the singing voice at national and international voice conferences, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the Voice Foundation, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the International Conference on the Physiology and Acoustics of Singing, and the McIver Lecture in Vocal Pedagogy.  Ms. Scearce is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Voice Foundation and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.