FAQs

The easiest and most secure way to update your credit card is through our parent portal.  You can visit our portal by clicking here.  If you have trouble updating your card you can always call our office at 813-489-5899.

Our yearly tuition is separated into monthly installments for your convenience.  You pay the same amount of tuition each month on the same day regardless of the number of classes in a month. We have done the math so that your child will always receive the full amount of weeks in the school year. The monthly tuition price includes all scheduled days off for holidays or non-school days. To learn more about our monthly installments, please email us at office@fldramakids.com

Yes! Please call the office at 813-489-5899 and we can provide a 10% discount if you pay the whole year’s tuition at one time. Please keep in mind there will be no refunds provided if you choose to cancel your child’s registration. The remaining balance will be put onto the account as a class credit to use for future classes or camps.

In-school classes – $68 per month for 9 months (Sept-May)

Community classes – $68 per month for 10 months (August-May)

Elementary Take 2 – $158 per month for 9 months (August-April)

Middle/High School Take 2 – $178 per month for 9 months (August-April)

There is a $25 administrative fee per family each school year.  This helps cover registration and administrative fees.

Yes, scholarships are available to those who qualify. An application process is required to determine eligibility. Please send an email to office@fldramakids.com to request a scholarship application.

Our classes begin with fun introduction activities that prepare the students’ bodies, minds, and voices for their Drama Kids class. Then, in our speech component, students hone their articulation, projection, and volume control skills. In the creative movement portion, students implement postures, body language, and physical storytelling. In our main lessons, students perform short scenes (either scripted or improvised) to combine their speech and movement skills with their own creativity. Each class concludes with a high-energy concluding activity.

Starting after Spring Break, students start rehearsals for a Spring Showcase Presentation. This is a short, theatrical performance where students are given the chance to demonstrate the skills they’ve learned in class. Each student gets a character with lines to memorize and uses teamwork to rehearse in class and perform for parents at the end of the year. Please check your student’s class calendar for the specific date of their Spring Showcase Presentation.

For the comfort of other students, Drama Kids does not allow parents to observe classes. However, families are welcomed into the classroom once in the Fall and once in the Spring for our Family Fun Day lessons and at the end of the school year to watch the Spring Showcases.

Yes. Barring extremely unusual circumstances, Drama Kids teachers instruct their classes for the duration of the school year.

Absolutely!  These classes are offered within our Drama Kids Take 2 Performance Academy held at our South Brandon, Wesley Chapel, and Apollo Beach community locations.

Take 2 Performance Academy is a program that focuses on building children’s confidence through the magic of musical theatre! For more information, click here or select “Take 2 Performance Class” under the “Class Schedule” menu.

Brandon location – Rehearsals are held at our Brandon location: St Andrews UMC. During tech week (Middle/High School Only), rehearsals move to HCC Brandon where the performances are also held.

Wesley Chapel location – Rehearsals and performances are held at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center.

Apollo Beach location – Rehearsals are held at the Clubhouse in the Waterset community and performances are held at the Firehouse Cultural Center.

Any child, no matter the experience level, can participate in our Take 2 program. Previous singing, dancing, or acting experience is not required! For our South Brandon location, children just need to be enrolled in the all-encompassing Take 2 class. For our Apollo Beach and New Tampa PAC locations, students must also be enrolled in a Creative Drama or Acting Academy class to be eligible to enroll in the Take 2 class.

South Brandon location:

Elementary – $158 per month for 9 months (August-April)

Middle/High School – $178 per month for 9 months (August-April)

Apollo Beach Location:

$110 per month for 5 months (November-March)

New Tampa PAC Location:

$110 per month for 5 months (October-February)

We ask that students source their own costumes and personal props which might come at small expense but we encourage you to get creative and borrow/use what you have

Yes! Take 2 Performance Academy is the perfect introduction to musical theater. Because every student must take a weekly skills class in addition to this program, students learn and practice all of their basic acting and public speaking skills before entering rehearsal. Then, they bring those skills they have learned into rehearsal where instructors encourage student creativity when building a character and foster confidence through singing, dancing, and acting. Instructors never expect perfection and there is no right or wrong, only fun!

We have classes available at various schools across Hillsborough and South Pasco County.  A list of all in-school locations can be found by clicking here.  If you don’t see your school listed please call our office and we’d be happy to set up a meeting with your PTA or school administration.  We also have several community locations available. Community classes are open to all children regardless of what school they attend and are divided by county & town.  You can view Community Classes by clicking here.

Have no fear! Drama Kids is always looking for new class locations. Send an email to office@fldramakids.com or call our office at 813-489-5899 for information on how you can help us bring Drama Kids to your child’s school. If not, there are several community locations available here.