Toni Aybar
Theatre Arts

Welcome to Theatre Arts!  My name is Toni Aybar and I am the Theatre Arts teacher and Brighten Broadway Director at Brighten Academy.  This is my 13th year at Brighten, my 10th directing Brighten Broadway, and my 7th year teaching Theatre Arts as an enrichment class.  I'm super excited to be offering Theatre Arts to every grade level K-8 over the course of the year!

My awesome husband Jeffrey and I have two amazing boys - Alex, who is a attending Georgia State University with a double major in Theatre/Acting and Film, and Evan who is attending Georgia State University studying Game Design and Interdisciplinary Studies in Media.  Our family is very actively involved in church and community theatre.  When I'm not teaching or directing, we love to travel and hike and I love to curl up with a good book (or three)!  I'm looking forward to a fun and productive year!  Please feel free to contact me any time at  taybar@brightenacademy.com.

Welcome to Theatre Arts!


Fall Theatre Arts Schedule:

Kindergarten:
Monday - Jenks
Tuesday - Garner
Thursday -Williamson
Friday - Jones

1st Grade:
Monday - Civil
Tuesday - Mabe
Thursday -Andrade
Friday - Jones

5th Grade:
Monday - Sparks
Tuesday - Holloway
Thursday - Pickett
Friday - Markel

6th Grade:
M, T, Th, F 3rd Block

7th Grade:
M, T, Th, F 4th Block
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8th Grade:
M, T, Th, F 2nd Block

Welcome!

In this class, we will be building life skills such as creativity, confidence, problem-solving, focus, communication and perseverance in fun and innovative ways as we explore the roles and technical aspects of theatre, acting, and improv.  

What We're Doing

K and 1st Grade:
We're learning the norms of the classroom and the basics of Musical Theatre (Acting, Singing, Movement).

5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade:
We're working on building a Classroom Crew Community and will soon move on to Acting Skills, beginning with non-verbal communication.

Brighten Broadway

While the Theatre Arts classes are not directly tied to our production program (Brighten Broadway), we do develop skills that will help students prepare for and be successful in our productions.  For more information on Brighten Broadway, click the link below.