Each week, homeschool students learn the craft of theater through Patel Conservatory classes. Big picture view:In addition to theater, students from ages 8–17 can learn piano and chorus. In theater class, students learn how to prepare for auditions and memorize lines. "They get to learn, you know, how to build character and character work, so they know why, when, where their character is," Patel Conservatory Teaching Assistant Haylyn Benton said. What they're saying:"When I'm performing, I just feel like I'm floating on air because I'm here in the stage," Sanchez said.