Classes
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2026-2027 School Year Class Schedule coming in JULY!
Preview classes coming soon; Registration Opens Monday, July 13, 2026 at 12pm
We recommend enrolling in both Semester 1 and 2 classes to ensure your student has a spot in Semester 2 classes and to allow them to participate in the end-of-year showcase, where applicable.
To learn more about each of the class types and to register, click on the images below.
To learn more about each of the class types and to register, click on the images below.
- Tuition for school-year classes is per 14-week semester.
- Classes run for 2 semesters, totaling 28 weeks of instruction over the school year.
- We recommend enrolling in both semesters. This will allow them to participate in the end-of-year showcase and ensure that they have a spot in Semester 2. Payment plans are available.
2026-2027 Important Dates
- Semester 1: Tuesday, September 8th – Saturday, December 19, 2026
- FALL BREAK Tuesday, November 24 – Saturday, November 28, 2026
- Monday classes will meet Monday, November 23, 2026 (to make up for Monday, September 7)
- Visitors Week – December 7-19, 2026
- FALL BREAK Tuesday, November 24 – Saturday, November 28, 2026
SEMESTER BREAK: CTA CLOSED DECEMBER 20, 2026 – JANUARY 10, 2027
- Semester 2: Monday, January 11 – Saturday, May 1, 2027
- WINTER BREAK – Monday, February 8 – Saturday, February 13, 2027 (for our High School Musical production week; All CTA students are given a FREE ticket to attend the show!)
- High School Musical Performances – Thursday, February 11 – Saturday, February 13, 2027
- SPRING BREAK Monday, March 22 – Saturday, March 27, 2027
- Showcase Week at Mellon Middle School for select classes – Tuesday, April 27 – Saturday, May 1, 2027
- All School Musical Performance Day – Saturday, June 5, 2027
CULMINATING EXPERIENCES
- Semester 1 culminates with Visitors’ Week – a chance for family and friends to attend class and gain insight into the process and see a small in-class performance.
- Semester 2 culminates with Showcase Weeks. Each class will have a performance for family and friends. Voice, Performance Workshop, Special Actors’ programs, all Junior Division classes, and all dance classes will perform their showcases at Mellon Middle School. Acting and Musical Theater classes will have their performances at the CTA.
- Performance Workshop Semester 1 students are guaranteed a spot in Semester 2, unless they notify us. Students wishing to only enroll in Semester 2 for Performance Workshop are subject to availability and may be joining a class where rehearsal for the final performance has already begun.
Additional PRODUCTION PROGRAMS for CTA Students
- High School Musical and All School Musicals are one-time tuition payments for the entire program.
- To participate in the High School Musical, students must be enrolled in at least one class for Semester 1.
- To participate in the All School Musical, students must be enrolled in at least once class for Semester 2.
- Showstoppers – The CTA’s traveling performance troop! By audition only; students who participate must be enrolled in a voice and dance or musical theater class at the CTA.
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