Phone: (321)543-0705   ~   E-mail: stage1stars@aol.com
Studio located at 625 E. New Haven Avenue; Melbourne, FL 32901

Teaching Tomorrow's Performers, Today!

Pam Mankowski addresses an audience of children during the 2011 summer camp performance.
Stage 1 Stars, founded in 1999 by Pam Mankowski, is located within the beautiful historic Henegar Center for the Arts in downtown Melbourne, Florida.  Pam has been educating students for over 40 years and brings her vast knowledge, experience and patience to all her classes.  Whether you are looking for a creative dramatics class for your pre-school aged child or more mature classes for teens - you have found the perfect place!  The Stage 1 Stars team of experienced instructors and directors will strive to provide the theatrical training experience that will encourage and promote the talent and skills that are in each performer.
Stage 1 Stars is now offering:
*Personal Coaching Sessions.*
Do you or the actor in your family need some extra work on that monologue or audition?  What about work on dialects and building stage confidence?  Sessions are available for adults, teens and youth.
*Contact us for more details.*

Check out the On-Going Classes

     SPECIAL SUMMER WORKSHOPS

   CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON 

SUMMER SHORTS: 
    STUDENT FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS
                with instruction by Nicole Machon, 
                            FSU Film Student

June Classes held Monday & Wednesday from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
June Classes held Tuesday & Thursday from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
            Beginning June 3/4 through June 26/27

July Classes held Monday & Wednesday from 1:00 - 4:00  p.m.
July Classes held Tuesday & Thursday from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
            Beginning July 1/2 through July24/25

Students ages 9 - 15 years of age will learn the basics of Screenwriting, Directing, Cinematography, Acting, Special Guest Speakers and using professional equipment for this filmmaking emersion class.


      THE WORLD OF SHAKESPEARE
                     Directed by Evanne Floyd
                              Ages 11-18
   $250 + $50 Pre-registration fee to reserve a spot.
            Classes held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9-12
                         from June through early August.

This summer workshop for grades 6-12 starts the first week  of July and culminates in a performance in early August. Each student will choose a  character from the works of Shakespeare to study throughout the summer. They  will learn about what life was like for Shakespeare when he grew up, and what
life was like for the many characters he penned. By learning historical skills like dancing, oration, heraldry, sewing, etiquette, weaving, woodworking, simple  chemistry, armoring and painting, students will gain insight into their way of  thinking. Students will interview local experts to learn more, and with the  help of local groups they would be able to live some of the same experiences as those in Shakespeare's plays. Weekend field trips will let students learn  fighting from real world knights and join in a tourney with other students. 

Together with performance skills like improvisation, theatrical makeup,  costuming and stage combat they'll have a chance to show the world what they've 
learned in a fully staged final performance for the world to see.