More than Acting. A Place to Create, Perform, and Grow.
Introducing the new Theatre Arts Program at Valley Academy for the Arts. Designed for children, teens, and adults of all experience levels, our classes provide a welcoming place to explore creativity, build confidence, and discover the joy of performance.
Through acting, storytelling, improvisation, playwriting, movement, and collaboration, students develop artistic skills while building communication, leadership, and self-expression that extend far beyond the stage. Every class is designed to help students grow not only as performers, but as confident, creative, and well-rounded individuals. This reflects the Academy's broader commitment to helping students discover confidence, creativity, discipline, resilience, and self-expression through the arts.
Classes begin September 7, 2026. Register today!
Through acting, storytelling, improvisation, playwriting, movement, and collaboration, students develop artistic skills while building communication, leadership, and self-expression that extend far beyond the stage. Every class is designed to help students grow not only as performers, but as confident, creative, and well-rounded individuals. This reflects the Academy's broader commitment to helping students discover confidence, creativity, discipline, resilience, and self-expression through the arts.
Classes begin September 7, 2026. Register today!
What Students Can Expect
Theatre is about much more than acting. It's about discovering confidence, finding your voice, working together, and learning to express yourself in creative and meaningful ways. Students in Valley Academy's Theatre Arts Program will have opportunities to:
Every class is designed to inspire creativity, encourage personal growth, and help students discover their potential through the arts.
- Build confidence through performance and creative expression
- Strengthen communication and public speaking skills
- Explore acting, storytelling, improvisation, and character development
- Develop collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Learn playwriting, scene creation, and creative storytelling
- Build stage presence through movement, voice, and performance
- Participate in rehearsals, showcases, and productions
- Grow in a welcoming, supportive community where every student belongs
Every class is designed to inspire creativity, encourage personal growth, and help students discover their potential through the arts.
Explore Our Theatre Programs
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Meet the Instructor
With more than 20 years of experience teaching theatre and English, Mrs. Glenn is passionate about helping students discover confidence through the performing arts. Her career has taken her around the world, where she taught English and launched theatre programs while living in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. Since returning to the Fox Valley, she has continued directing theatre productions, teaching performing arts, and creating engaging, hands-on experiences that encourage students to explore acting, storytelling, directing, and creative collaboration.
Mrs. Glenn believes every student has a unique story to tell. Through a welcoming and encouraging classroom environment, she helps students of all ages discover new strengths, express themselves creatively, and experience the joy of learning through the arts
Mrs. Glenn believes every student has a unique story to tell. Through a welcoming and encouraging classroom environment, she helps students of all ages discover new strengths, express themselves creatively, and experience the joy of learning through the arts
Ready to Take Center Stage?
Whether you're discovering theatre for the first time or continuing your artistic journey, Valley Academy's Theatre Arts Program offers a welcoming community where creativity, collaboration, and confidence come to life.
Registration is now open. Classes begin September 7, 2026.
Registration is now open. Classes begin September 7, 2026.