The Civic Education Theatre Lab is a pilot program that offers relevant, affordable, and accessible community education geared towards adult learners. Our preliminary offerings center on musical theatre skills with a Sunday night Theatre Dance Lab and a Saturday morning Theatre Voice Lab. These classes are designed to be cumulative in nature and are priced to encourage regular commitment and participation. Financial assistance is available and drop in options will be provided as space permits.
If you plan to apply for financial assistance, please register first with our financial aid form. We will send you a link to register for your requested class on our student portal along with your assistance offer.
Theatre Dance Lab (Ages 16+)
With Bonni Dichone
Whether you consider yourself a dancer, a singer who moves, an actor who dances, or a seasoned musical theatre performer looking to stay sharp, this class is for you.
Designed specifically for our local theatre community, Theatre Dance Lab is a welcoming, low-pressure environment where performers of all experience levels can build the skills needed for musical theatre. Each class is structured to develop confidence, coordination, and technique through a warm-up, conditioning, light barre work, across-the-floor progressions, and choreography in a variety of musical theatre styles.
Come as you are. Wear whatever you’re comfortable moving in. Ballet slippers, jazz shoes, or socks are required. Whether you’re preparing for your first audition or your fiftieth, this class offers a supportive space to sharpen your skills, expand your movement vocabulary, and become a more confident, versatile performer.
Sundays at 6:00PM
8 Week Session: October 4 – November 22
Location: Artistry in Motion
1011 E 2nd Ave #3, Spokane, WA 99202
Registration:
$180 for 8 Week Session
$25 Weekly Drop-in
Theatre Voice Lab (Ages 16+)
With Cynthia Kirkman Romoff
This class welcomes all singers: stalwarts of the chorus, vocal beginners, and experienced vocalists looking to brush up.
Designed specifically for our local theatre community, Theatre Voice Lab is a welcoming, low-pressure environment where performers of all experience levels build the skills needed for musical theatre. Each class is structured as a group voice lesson focused on sustainable vocal production, fundamentals of solo and ensemble singing, and technique across a variety of musical theatre styles.
Feel free to bring music to work on, or use ours. This is a great opportunity to seek advice on audition repertoire as you build your book, grow in confidence and share music in a community environment.
Saturdays at 10:30AM
8 Week Session: October 2 – November 21
Location: Spokane Civic Theatre
1020 N Howard St, Spokane, WA 99201
Registration:
$180 for 8 Week Session
$25 Weekly Drop-in
Starting with Winter 2026 Civic Education programming, Spokane Civic Theatre is required to charge sales tax on classes, camps and workshops registration fees, following a new Washington State law (ESSB 5814) that took effect on October 1, 2025.
ESSB 5814 changes the state’s tax code to include youth arts education like music, theatre and dance, in the definition of “live presentations.” As a result, youth arts organizations across Washington state are now required to collect retail sales tax on class tuition. For Civic Education families, this means sales tax will be applied to registration fees.
As a nonprofit arts organization, we recognize that this new law places an additional financial burden on families seeking arts education opportunities for their children, making access to music education more challenging for some. Spokane Civic Theatre remains deeply committed to providing accessible educational programs. Financial assistance is available for all scholastic programming.
We will continue to work alongside arts advocacy organizations across Washington to ensure our legislators understand how such budget decisions impact access to the arts.
- Two weeks or more before the first day of class: fully refundable
- Less than two weeks before the first day of class: credit on account for future class
- Week of the first day of class: no credits or refunds available
Please contact Education@SpokaneCivicTheatre.com
Questions about classes? Please reach out to Education@SpokaneCivicTheatre.com
