CB Productions...is a literature-based theatre company which developed from the Young Actors Training Program offered at the Academy, a homeschool tutoring program (YEAH). CB Productions is dedicated to encouraging young people, ages 13-19, to discover the artist within themselves while striving to reach their highest potential.

THE CAST...is currently participating in a Young Actors Training Program offered at the Academy, developed and taught by Carla Barwineck, Artistic Director of CB Productions.

Carla currently teaches: Acting I, II, III, IV, Improvisation, Directing I, Auditioning and Shakespeare. The plays are a valuable learning experience for the students. The student tech crew does all the lighting, sound and stage setup. The actors do research on the play, their character, the time period, and they usually have to learn a new accent.

Carla Barwineck was the Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Stepping-Stone Theatre in downtown St. Paul for over 10 years. She has worked as director and choreographer in numerous productions such as Peter Pan, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Miracle Worker, Joseph and many others. She has taught theatre and creative dramatics throughout the state for 25 years. She has also worked as a professional actress for 12 years and has performed lead roles in many musicals such as Pump Boys and Dinettes, Evita, The Sound of Music and numerous others. She earned a B.A. in Elementary Education and Theatre Arts, and was a homeschool parent for 2 years. She loves to teach and believes that learning is life-long. She realizes that not every student will or should become involved in theatre as a career, but believes that theatre is the perfect medium for building life skills. She has tutored at the Academy since 2001.