Becky Viola's

Children's Theatre Workshop

Becky Viola's Children's Theatre Workshop

About Us

Becky has been involved in musical theater her entire life and has a true gift in working with children. Her company, Children's Theatre Workshop, was started in 1989.  She has directed over 150 productions with both children & adults. Many of her students have gone on to perform professionally in St. Louis, New York, Nashville and LA. Some have become music and drama teachers and some continue to work in the industry in a variety of capacities including in film roles. Becky has the ability of bringing out the best in every performance.

Becky is herself an actress, singer, & producer.  Her credits include radio & TV commercials and musical theater performances. Her favorite roles have been Miss Hannigan in Annie, Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, Marion the Librarian in The Music Man.

Becky is a private tutor in vocal performance, drama & piano.  She is currently teaching method acting/musical theater at Wildwood Dance & Arts and St. Clement Catholic School.  She's served area churches as a Creative Arts Director, producing and directing music/drama productions, as well as leading praise & worship for both adults & children.

CTW Accolades

"I can't believe you did this in one week. It's amazing!" 

“If  you love pretending, this is the camp for you!”

“You don't want to miss it!  My kids can't wait for Ms. Becky’s drama camp!”

“We've done other drama camps in St. Louis and nothing compares to yours!"

"When I woke up on Monday after the camp, I wanted to go back!"

At the Preschool  music/drama class, the teacher said, "The kids can't wait until Thursday.  Every day they ask, 'when is Ms. Becky  coming?'"

"This is the best class I ever had!" 5 year old preschool student 

"You are amazing!"                                 


 

The Arts Make A Difference

According to a study from the University of Toronto, practicing musical scales may increase your child's IQ.  Researchers assigned 144 six-year-olds to voice, keyboard or drama classes or to no extracurricular course at all. After a year, the children who took music lessons gained 3 more IQ points than their peers. "The structured nature of music lessons can strengthen attention, concentration and memorization," says study leader E.G. Schellenberg, Ph.D.  Aspiring actors reaped benefits, too: The social skills of the drama pupils improved.  So while acting may not boost your boy's brainpower, it can enhance his ability to play well with others.

Becky Viola's Children's Theatre Workshop