2024-2025 Full Season
The SpongeBob Musical
Dive on into Bikini Bottom and prove to the world that you can do hard things just like SpongeBob! In this season's musical theater production, actors will get to work on developing their character voices and impersonations as beloved SpongeBob characters, acting, singing and dancing in this fun, high energy and silly musical theater experience!
STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THIS EXPERIENCE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF TWO CASTS.
1."Team Pineapple"
Rehearses from 11am-1pm on Mondays
Dress Rehearsal = Thursday, May 29 - 9:30am-4:30pm
Performance = May 31 @ 2pm (call time 12pm)
2. "Team Crabby Patty"
Rehearses from 1:30pm-3:30pm on Mondays
Dress Rehearsal = Friday, May 30 - 9:30am-4:30pm
Performance = June 1 @ 2pm (call time 12pm)
Mandatory Theater Preview Day = Friday, May 23 (there will be no rehearsal on Monday, May 26 due to Memorial Day)
Dress Rehearsals & Performances will be at Christ Presbyterian Academy's Soli Deo Center
***If your student needs to be in a particular cast due to time conflicts, please note this in your registration, otherwise, you will be notified of your cast assignment on September 1***
Dive on into Bikini Bottom and prove to the world that you can do hard things just like SpongeBob! In this season's musical theater production, actors will get to work on developing their character voices and impersonations as beloved SpongeBob characters, acting, singing and dancing in this fun, high energy and silly musical theater experience!
STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THIS EXPERIENCE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF TWO CASTS.
1."Team Pineapple"
Rehearses from 11am-1pm on Mondays
Dress Rehearsal = Thursday, May 29 - 9:30am-4:30pm
Performance = May 31 @ 2pm (call time 12pm)
2. "Team Crabby Patty"
Rehearses from 1:30pm-3:30pm on Mondays
Dress Rehearsal = Friday, May 30 - 9:30am-4:30pm
Performance = June 1 @ 2pm (call time 12pm)
Mandatory Theater Preview Day = Friday, May 23 (there will be no rehearsal on Monday, May 26 due to Memorial Day)
Dress Rehearsals & Performances will be at Christ Presbyterian Academy's Soli Deo Center
***If your student needs to be in a particular cast due to time conflicts, please note this in your registration, otherwise, you will be notified of your cast assignment on September 1***
Monday
11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
11:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Backlight Studios
Dance Team
Join the Backlight Productions competitive dance team as they train for their annual competition at Encore DCS in Chattanooga. Backlight Dancers focus on skills and technique that improve coordination and balance and are used in choreographed dances that are performed in the competition set. The Backlight Dance Team is suited for experienced dancers and caters routines to meet every dancer where they are at.
*Students enrolling in Dance Team must communicate in their registration whether they would like to take part in the Encore DCS dance competition in Chattanooga on April 26 & 27. Participating will require student's families to make the trip and arrange their own lodging for the weekend. Participating in the competition is not a requirement but must be stated up front so instructors can plan their choreography accordingly.
Join the Backlight Productions competitive dance team as they train for their annual competition at Encore DCS in Chattanooga. Backlight Dancers focus on skills and technique that improve coordination and balance and are used in choreographed dances that are performed in the competition set. The Backlight Dance Team is suited for experienced dancers and caters routines to meet every dancer where they are at.
*Students enrolling in Dance Team must communicate in their registration whether they would like to take part in the Encore DCS dance competition in Chattanooga on April 26 & 27. Participating will require student's families to make the trip and arrange their own lodging for the weekend. Participating in the competition is not a requirement but must be stated up front so instructors can plan their choreography accordingly.
Wednesday
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Backlight Studios
Kids (Ages 11-17)
Backlight Kids gives kids with IDD the opportunity to be introduced to theater, music and dance in a safe and supportive environment where they can build community and grow and never age out! Backlight Kids will be participating this season as Nymphs and Fairies in our production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the winter as well as sea creatures in our production of "The SpongeBob Musical" in the late spring as they learn small lines, songs and dances to be part of the shows!
A Midsummer Night's Dream performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsal=February 28 (times TBD)
Performances=March 1 @ 2pm & March 2 @ 2pm
*Dress Rehearsal & Performances at Williamson County Performing Arts Center
SpongeBob performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsals=May 29 or May 30 (times TBD)
Performances=May 31 @ 2pm & June 1 @ 2pm
*SpongeBob participation dates may be split depending on student enrollment. Please reserve all dates in the meantime
*Dress Rehearsal & Performances at Christ Presbyterian Academy's Soli Deo Center
Backlight Kids gives kids with IDD the opportunity to be introduced to theater, music and dance in a safe and supportive environment where they can build community and grow and never age out! Backlight Kids will be participating this season as Nymphs and Fairies in our production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the winter as well as sea creatures in our production of "The SpongeBob Musical" in the late spring as they learn small lines, songs and dances to be part of the shows!
A Midsummer Night's Dream performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsal=February 28 (times TBD)
Performances=March 1 @ 2pm & March 2 @ 2pm
*Dress Rehearsal & Performances at Williamson County Performing Arts Center
SpongeBob performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsals=May 29 or May 30 (times TBD)
Performances=May 31 @ 2pm & June 1 @ 2pm
*SpongeBob participation dates may be split depending on student enrollment. Please reserve all dates in the meantime
*Dress Rehearsal & Performances at Christ Presbyterian Academy's Soli Deo Center
Thursday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Backlight Studios
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Backlight is partnering again with The Nashville Shakespeare Festival to bring you a one-of-a-kind performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" featuring Backlight actors alongside professional Shakespearean actors from NSF. Students will receiving the opportunity to learn about the language and art form of Shakespearean acting as they perform this comical Shakespearean favorite full of fairies, nymphs and unexpected turns and twists in love, in a way that makes it possible for audiences of all ages and abilities to understand!
A Midsummer Night's Dream performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsal=February 28 (times TBD - please reserve all day)
Performances=March 1 @ 2pm & March 2 @ 2pm
*Dress Rehearsals & Performances will be at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center
Backlight is partnering again with The Nashville Shakespeare Festival to bring you a one-of-a-kind performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" featuring Backlight actors alongside professional Shakespearean actors from NSF. Students will receiving the opportunity to learn about the language and art form of Shakespearean acting as they perform this comical Shakespearean favorite full of fairies, nymphs and unexpected turns and twists in love, in a way that makes it possible for audiences of all ages and abilities to understand!
A Midsummer Night's Dream performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsal=February 28 (times TBD - please reserve all day)
Performances=March 1 @ 2pm & March 2 @ 2pm
*Dress Rehearsals & Performances will be at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center
Thursday
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Backlight Studios
Improv Comedy Club - NASHVILLE
Backlight Productions is excited to announce its very first class IN NASHVILLE! In efforts to accommodate our growing numbers and students driving significant distances to get to our Williamson County Studio, this will be the first class in Nashville in efforts to build our student community base in Davidson County. We are so thankful for our amazing partners - Unscripted & Third Coast Comedy Club who will be co-instructing the class with us as well as hosting us in their space in downtown Nashville!
In this Improv Comedy class, students will engage in exercises and games that sharpen their creative thinking skills, give them confidence in their ideas, and support one another as a team, all while enjoying 2 hours of laughter together! This experience will work towards a Comedy Club performance where students will perform alongside local Improv Comedians in a "Whose Line is it Anyways?"-style production that has quickly become a new student and audience favorite, full of belly laughs for all!
**Comedy Club Nashville's final performance is still TBD but will likely be in very early February 2025. This information will be shared as soon as it is solidified**
Backlight Productions is excited to announce its very first class IN NASHVILLE! In efforts to accommodate our growing numbers and students driving significant distances to get to our Williamson County Studio, this will be the first class in Nashville in efforts to build our student community base in Davidson County. We are so thankful for our amazing partners - Unscripted & Third Coast Comedy Club who will be co-instructing the class with us as well as hosting us in their space in downtown Nashville!
In this Improv Comedy class, students will engage in exercises and games that sharpen their creative thinking skills, give them confidence in their ideas, and support one another as a team, all while enjoying 2 hours of laughter together! This experience will work towards a Comedy Club performance where students will perform alongside local Improv Comedians in a "Whose Line is it Anyways?"-style production that has quickly become a new student and audience favorite, full of belly laughs for all!
**Comedy Club Nashville's final performance is still TBD but will likely be in very early February 2025. This information will be shared as soon as it is solidified**
Tuesday
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Third Coast Comedy Club
2024-2025 Season - 1st Semester
Glee Club
Let it Snow! Beat the heat and join us for songs and movement pertaining to our Glee Club's "Snow" themed holiday set. Students will be learning songs with accompanied seated movement as they prepare to perform aboard the Backlight Productions float in the downtown Franklin Christmas Parade.
*The Christmas parade will be on Saturday, December 7. This class will meet on Wednesday 12/11 for one final class.
Let it Snow! Beat the heat and join us for songs and movement pertaining to our Glee Club's "Snow" themed holiday set. Students will be learning songs with accompanied seated movement as they prepare to perform aboard the Backlight Productions float in the downtown Franklin Christmas Parade.
*The Christmas parade will be on Saturday, December 7. This class will meet on Wednesday 12/11 for one final class.
Wednesday
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Backlight Studios
2024-2025 Season - 2nd Semester
Music & Songwriting
Learn the basics of how to write original music together as a songwriting team! In this class students will learn: song format, rhyming and rhyme schemes, music genres along with their instrumentation & history, as well as basic music theory, accompaniment, and vocal technique. Students will work together under the facilitation of our Backlight instructors and local guest songwriters to write songs in varying genres. At the end of the experience, the students will record their songs in a real professional recording session at Inciite Studios on May 14. No experience necessary - just bring your ideas!
Learn the basics of how to write original music together as a songwriting team! In this class students will learn: song format, rhyming and rhyme schemes, music genres along with their instrumentation & history, as well as basic music theory, accompaniment, and vocal technique. Students will work together under the facilitation of our Backlight instructors and local guest songwriters to write songs in varying genres. At the end of the experience, the students will record their songs in a real professional recording session at Inciite Studios on May 14. No experience necessary - just bring your ideas!
Wednesday
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Backlight Studios
Kids (Ages 10 & under)
Backlight Kids gives kids with IDD the opportunity to be introduced to theater, music and dance in a safe and supportive environment where they can build community, grow, and never age out! Backlight Kids (10 & Under) will be participating this season as sea creatures in our production of "The SpongeBob Musical" on May 31 & June 1 as they learn small lines, songs and dances to be part of the shows!
SpongeBob performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsals=May 29 or May 30 (time TBD)
Performances=May 31 @ 2pm & June 1 @ 2pm
*Both dress rehearsals may not be required but please reserve all dates and times
*Dress Rehearsal & Performances at Christ Presbyterian Academy's Soli Deo Center
Backlight Kids gives kids with IDD the opportunity to be introduced to theater, music and dance in a safe and supportive environment where they can build community, grow, and never age out! Backlight Kids (10 & Under) will be participating this season as sea creatures in our production of "The SpongeBob Musical" on May 31 & June 1 as they learn small lines, songs and dances to be part of the shows!
SpongeBob performance week schedule:
Dress Rehearsals=May 29 or May 30 (time TBD)
Performances=May 31 @ 2pm & June 1 @ 2pm
*Both dress rehearsals may not be required but please reserve all dates and times
*Dress Rehearsal & Performances at Christ Presbyterian Academy's Soli Deo Center
Wednesday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Backlight Studios
Independence High School Apprenticeships Experience
This is a FREE intermediate/advanced theater experience for students 18+ who can learn production skills and participate in a live stage performance with minimal assistance. Our Backlight students get to work with Independence High School theater students to produce a play that will be performed for Williamson County Schools Transition Programs. Backlight students who participate this year will get to learn about the different aspects of and roles on a live production team - everything from costuming to props & sets design, to tech. Some students will get to act in the show and some will get to assist the production team. Just a fun hands-on theater experience hosted by our friends at Indy. *Please reach out if you have questions about your student's suitability for the experience.
DATES
February 6 - 9am-12pm
February 13 - 11am-2pm
February 20 - 9am-1pm (performance date)
**All of these workshops will be at Independence High School
This is a FREE intermediate/advanced theater experience for students 18+ who can learn production skills and participate in a live stage performance with minimal assistance. Our Backlight students get to work with Independence High School theater students to produce a play that will be performed for Williamson County Schools Transition Programs. Backlight students who participate this year will get to learn about the different aspects of and roles on a live production team - everything from costuming to props & sets design, to tech. Some students will get to act in the show and some will get to assist the production team. Just a fun hands-on theater experience hosted by our friends at Indy. *Please reach out if you have questions about your student's suitability for the experience.
DATES
February 6 - 9am-12pm
February 13 - 11am-2pm
February 20 - 9am-1pm (performance date)
**All of these workshops will be at Independence High School
Thursday
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Backlight Studios
New Works Writer's Lab
Exercise your playwriting skills as this season our New Works Writer's Lab students each take on the challenge of writing a 10-minute play that utilizes some surprise key ingredients (could be anything from "a mysterious disappearance" to "a can of Diet Coke"). These plays will be performed by professional actors before a live audience as we get to see how each playwright comes up with their own unique way of including these essential items in a completely original work of their own!
Exercise your playwriting skills as this season our New Works Writer's Lab students each take on the challenge of writing a 10-minute play that utilizes some surprise key ingredients (could be anything from "a mysterious disappearance" to "a can of Diet Coke"). These plays will be performed by professional actors before a live audience as we get to see how each playwright comes up with their own unique way of including these essential items in a completely original work of their own!
Thursday
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Backlight Studios