Catamount Arts

Mondays, April 7-May 19, 2025 (except April 21)

6:30-8:30pm

Catamount Arts Center, 115 Eastern Avenue St. Johnsbury

Instructor: William York Hyde

Did you grow up (on TV or online) with Red Skelton, Ed Sullivan, Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason, Laugh-in, Prairie Home Companion or In Living Color?  That's Vaudeville, and that's what we're doing.  This 6-week course will help participants develop their inherent funny bones and gain new life skills to boot. The final class will have you performing in a Vaudevillian revue of skits, puns and fun -- a regular hogshead of humor.  HOORAY!  Whether you've been on stage or not, if you want to have some laughs, develop better acting chops and boost your self-confidence, come play with us!

Class fee: $130 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and high school students). We strive to make arts learning experiences accessible to all, regardless of ability to pay; please call Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 to discuss payment plans or payment on a sliding scale.

 William York Hyde, SAG-AFTRA member and former flatlander, has performed in movies, TV shows, radio broadcasts, commercials, voice-overs, and more than 130 stage productions. Since settling in St. Johnsbury, William has taught acting classes for Catamount Arts, coached high schoolers in performing Shakespearian soliloquies, completed several Teaching Artist seminars, and founded a local Vaudevillian comedy troupe, which performed at St. J Sparkles and First Night North, and is now booking future shows. From coast to coast, from the avant-garde to Shakespeare, from Renaissance fairs to Broadway, William is keen to share his experience and insights with curious, creative, and adventurous New Englanders.