MTC Jr Fall 2026

Please remember that the group will practice Monday-Thursday and they are required in order to be in the shows on the weekend.

If you have a school/grade impacted event that you already know is a conflict, please let us know as soon as possible so arrangements can be made. Sporting events, travels, etc are not excused absences for show week.

Each group has a Friday morning, school preview show that is during the day. This means that students will be missing school Friday morning. We will have excuse letters you can give to the schools that they may or may not accept. If you are planning to not be at the Friday morning show, we need to know that as soon as possible so other performers can cover your student’s part that morning.

If you have a class or group that would like to attend the Friday morning shows, please have them reach out to us as soon as possible. We can offer group seating and pricing for groups larger that 20, but we need to block it off before we start ticket sales if possible.

This week: We finished our hour of blocking scenes 3 and 4. Students in scenes 3 and 4 need to memorize the timing of their lines and their lines. Please have them memorized by September 17. In Choreography, we reviewed the movement for “You Got Whatcha Want” and added some new movement and formation changes. We were working so hard we didn't have time to record the video for this week. PLEASE practice with the movement video from last week for this song!

Next Week:

In Choreography- We will be learning “The Candy Man”.

In Blocking- We will be working on Scenes 5 and 6.

At Home Practice This week:

• Please read through scenes 5 and 6 (Pg. 24-36) 3 times weekly.
• Sing I’ve Got A Golden Ticket and sing where it says “Ensemble” Page 36
• Please practice the choreography videos 3 times weekly.
• Once the above assignment has been completed, please work ahead on your individual lines or song.

• MTC attire is black leggings, appropriate length shorts or pants and a MTC t-shirt provided by Masterworks.
• Students may always wear clothing purchased through the MTC store. Watch for sales throughout the year!
• Students need to have tennis shoes or dance shoes on during class. Please no sandals, crocs. or boots as they will be doing dance each week.
• If a student comes to class out of MTC attire, they will have to sit out until proper attire is provided.

ALL Theater Company information will be available on your Portals! The portal is what you used to sign up for auditions and you may have used it if you have already taken lessons or classes at Masterworks.

On the student portals you will find:

• Your calendar which will include classes and Week of Show practices, show times and call times.
• Ability to let teachers know you are out for a class
• Online Resource center for ALL your uploads from teachers
• Message history for all sent messages/emails

And parents: if you want your student to receive information, you can enter their info right on the site! And create a login for them to use!

If you have not created a log in, or can't find the original email from weeks ago, email the school and we will resend your login information.

If you use the Student Portal and sync your calendar, it will automatically sync for you on your device when we load it to the system.

You can always check the Theater Company Corner on the Masterworks Website for all of the emails!

If you have any questions, just let us know!

• If you have a Smart TV, download the YouTube app from your TV's app store, and Sign in to your Youtube account.
• Search for Masterworks School of the Arts (you can subscribe to the Channel) and click on the MTCjr Youtube playlist.
• Click on the PLUS sign (see the picture below) and you will save the playlist in your account.
• Once you have the playlist saved, the practice videos will be available on your TV.
• This is even better than practicing with the videos on a computer, laptop, tablet or phone!

We enjoy working with kids and in the world of theater arts! We have high expectations for behavior and performance and we are quick with smiles and hugs!

• Mrs. Shelley has a vocal performance degree from Liberty University and has 19 years working in theater. She is also a talented designer of EVA foam puppets and props!
• Mrs. Felicia has a degree in instrumental music (band) with dance minor from Winthrop University and has 30 years working in theater.
• Mrs. Heather has 36 years of learning multiple styles of dance ranging from ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop, and ballroom. She has collectively worked in the space of musical theater for 11 years. The bulk of her career has been in coaching and choreography for AcroFitness.

Email: masterworksnc@gmail.com
Website: https://www.masterworksnc.com/
Location: 170 Raceway Drive, Mooresville, NC, USA
Phone: 704-663-5942