Saturday, January 28, 2012
Martha Bernard & Michael Joviala
Sing + Move + Play: Discover Your Singing Voice and Natural Musicality
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Class Fee: $40
Are you secretly afraid to sing or intimidated by music theory? Or are you an experienced singer who would like to more fully connect your natural, deep feeling for rhythm and music to the way you sing? Find your natural voice and learn music theory in a fun, creative, and dynamic atmosphere that works to integrate mind, body and emotion. Martha Bernard and Michael Joviala will help you unlock your natural inner musician and find your personal voice using techniques from Brain Gym, the Alexander Technique and Dalcroze Eurhythmics.
Martha will explore topics such as breath support and how to uncover your natural instrument while freeing the body. We'll start by centering and releasing tension, then move on to the floor to release more deeply and work with natural full breathing. Vocal and movement play and exercises will help students discover the free use of their entire range.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics is the study of rhythm, pitch and harmony through creative movement and physical, vocal and instrumental improvisation. By experiencing the basic elements of music directly, participants are more fully able to bridge the gap that often occurs between music theory and artistic expression. Using these techniques, Michael Joviala will lead the group through a series of exercises and games requiring quick reaction, group improvisation and loosely structured movement to focus on various aspects of rhythm. This work will be directly applied to literature from the musical theater.
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Saturdays, February 4 & 11, 2012
John Charles Murphy |
Developing The Comic Character
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Class Fee: $52
Movement-based lessons in comic character development. This workshop is designed for those who want to deepen an awareness of what makes people laugh. Beginning with characters created through group and individual improvisations and selected exercises; participants have the opportunity to verify their skills and abilities. At the heart of the workshop stands the sense of play that animates us all. Students sharpen their senses and strengthen concentration while playing a character they create. The overall objective of the workshop: to develop a humoristic character to the fullest extent while keeping it authentic and moment-to-moment. Prior acting experience helpful. Mr. Murphy draws from the methods of J. Lecoq, M. Chekhov, Uta Hagen and others.
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Sundays, February 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2012
Sue Maskaleris |
Your Best 16 Bars Workshop
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Class Fee: $88
Find the best material for your voice and personality; build a successful repertoire for any musical theatre audition. Your goal: to have an audition book ready with high-impact song excerpts in each category: legit, belt, pop, comic, up-tempo and ballad, and including genres such as folk, rock, contemporary musical theatre, and jazz, so you are fully prepared to compete effectively for any part. Bring two contrasting songs to the first class. Ms. Maskaleris will accompany.
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Wednesdays, February 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2012
Carol Morley |
The Art of the Audition
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Class Fee: $80
First day, bring in your best monologue or scene with scene partner. The critique will deal with your choice of material, your presentation, your acting, and the problems that come between you and your best work. Subsequent days will deal with what “they,” i.e. the auditioners, want and how to fill their expectations while showing them you at your best. We will deal with the selection of contemporary and classical material for monologues. We’ll address “cold” readings, Improvs, and reading from sides. We’ll take a look at audition myths and explore how personal obstacles may sabotage your work. This workshop is for advanced students only.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Giovanni Villari |
Stagecraft: Lights & Sounds
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Class Fee: Free
In this free workshop, HB Playwrights Foundation Technical Director, Giovanni Villari will provide orientation and instruction in the basics of technical theatre production focusing on Lights and Sound. A hands-on approach to stage lights: hanging and focusing, and all the accessories and tools that entails; a brief explanation of light board programming; and a detailed, hands-on training in board operation, both sound and light. Come join us and create theatre!
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Sundays, March 4 & 11, 2012
Amelia Campbell & Jack Doulin |
What’s Stopping You? An Audition Intensive for the Working Actor
11:00am - 5:30pm
Class Fee: $150 ~ Submission Deadline: February 14, 2012
A NY theatre casting director and a working actor/acting coach join perspectives to lead this 2-day theater audition intensive for the working actor. This workshop will focus on each actor's individual issues around auditioning, in a relaxed and open environment, with plenty of laughs. Admission to this workshop is with instructors permission only. Students wishing to be considered for this class should submit a photo and resume and a brief statement of intent (a paragraph about yourself and what you hope to gain from the class) addressed to Jack Doulin/Amelia Campbell, Audition Intensive. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 14, 2012
Jack Doulin is in his eleventh year as the Casting Director and as an Artistic Associate of New York Theatre Workshop. Productions he has been responsible for there include the premiere of Tony Kushner’s HOMEBODY / KABUL, Caryl Churchill’s FAR AWAY and A NUMBER (which marked Sam Shepard’s return to the stage as an actor after thirty years), Amy Freed’s THE BEARD OF AVON, Alan Ball’s ALL THAT I WILL EVER BE, Michael Weller’s BEAST, Paul Rudnick’s VALLHALLA, Michael Cunningham’s FLESH AND BLOOD, as well as Ivo von Hove’s productions of THE LITTLE FOXES, HEDDA GABLER and THE MISANTHROPE among many other shows. Off Broadway: BLASTED, UNCLE VANYA (directed by Andre Gregory), LIVING ROOM IN AFRICA, ORANGE FLOWER WATER, THE PERSIANS, DARK YELLOW, CHICKEN, THE SHAPE OF METAL, THE LAMENT, 1001, BFF and THE BEEBO BRINKER CHRONICLES. Regional credits include productions at The Goodman, Hartford Stage, A.R.T., Seattle Rep, Chautauqua Theatre Company and Pig Iron. He cast the speaking roles in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of LE FILLE DU REGIMENT. Film: NEW ORLEANS, MON AMOUR. He teaches audition technique in the drama division of the Juilliard School, and has conducted workshops for the Brown-Trinity Consortium, the University of Minnesota / Guthrie Theatre program, the Chautauqua Theatre Conservatory and at Cal Arts. Jack is a member of the Casting Society of America. Current projects include Simon Gray’s OLD MASTERS for the Long Wharf Theatre and PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS for NYTW and Disney.
Amelia Campbell appeared on Broadway in OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD (Tony nomination); A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS, TRANSLATIONS, THE HERBAL BED, and WAITING IN THE WINGS. Recent Off Broadway: PHILIP ROTH IN KHARTOUM (LAByrinth); THE MISANTHROPE (NYTW); TRYST (Promenade). Regional Theatre: Hermia in A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (La Jolla Playhouse); Hannah in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (Berkshire Theatre Festival); Abbie in DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS (A.R.T.); Janis Joplin in LOVE, JANIS (San Diego Rep/Village Theater, NYC). Film & Television: COMING UP ROSES (upcoming); LEAVES OF GRASS; A DOG YEAR (HBO); MRS. PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE; A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE; THE PAPER; MY LOUISIANA SKY (Showtime); LAW & ORDER, LAW & ORDER CRIMINAL INTENT; THIRD WATCH; MERCY. Amelia has been coaching one on one since 2005.
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Saturdays, March 10, 17 & 24, 2012
Mark Blum |
Commercial Voice Over Intensive
12:30pm – 2:30pm
Class Fee: $75
This is a practical workshop designed to acquaint the student with the specific techniques involved in performing commercial voiceover and radio copy. Students will practice the basics of mic technique, acquire tools to discover the point of view demanded by the commercial copy, and will learn how to translate that understanding into a compelling performance at an audition or a recording session. The student will also gain perspective on demo tapes, casting directors, agents and the audition process.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
David Sharp |
Financial Planning for Performers Workshop – Choosing Stocks
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Class Fee: Free
Dancer/choreographer/finance whiz David Sharp continues his series of free financial planning seminars for performing artists. How you can save, invest, and build financial security on a limited and changeable income. Open to newcomers as well as those who have attended David's previous workshops, each session will include a refresher and review period, then provide focus on a particular topic. Participants are encouraged to return periodically to check in on their financial progress, and to repeat topics as may be needed or useful.
Each session will break down as follows:
2:30 - 3:00 Refresher on the basics
3:00 - 4:00 Focus topic
4:00 - 4:30 Questions and investment review
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Giovanni Villari |
Stagecraft: Stage Management
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Class Fee: Free
In this free workshop, HB Playwrights Foundation Technical Director, Giovanni Villari will provide orientation and instruction in the basics of technical theatre production focusing on Stage Management. The ins and outs of stage management, from setting a rehearsal schedule to calling a show, from writing reports to stage checklists. This workshop will build on topics covered in the previous ones and wrap up all stagecraft concepts.
Come join us and create theatre!
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Jim Jermanok |
Successful Film Producing and Financing
10:00am – 5:00pm
Class Fee: $90
Jim Jermanok will distill 25 years of professional film and entertainment experience into a nuts & bolts, bottom-line, no bull, empowering one-day workshop: a former agent’s uncensored take on feature film production and financing.
Jim draws from his current experience as an award-winning feature film producer, director and writer and from his prior professional background as an agent at International Creative Management. At ICM Jim represented and nurtured the careers of, among others, Alan Arkin, John Chancellor, E.L. Doctorow, Lou Gossett Jr., Helen Hayes, Sir Ben Kingsley, Burt Lancaster, Shirley MacLaine, Arthur Miller, Dudley Moore, Harry Reasoner, Andy Rooney, and Henry Winkler. As an agent he was able to observe firsthand how film financiers and producers succeeded; what qualities they had in common in contrast to the majority of those who fail to make a film happen. Following ICM, Jim worked as an entertainment consultant to numerous production companies, producers, hedge funds and investors and developed his own unique approach to succeeding in the film businesses.
In this workshop Jim will cover: The status of the independent film industry; What is selling now; Distinguishing yourself and your projects; Selecting the right script--what to watch out for; Effective networking; How to find and approach investors; Present sources of independent film financing; Importance of informational interviews; Understanding legal paperwork/contracts and terms; Succeeding with agents and managers; Distributors and sales agents--what you need to know; Assembling a team that works; International co-producing; Other entertainment investments; Brand integration and branded entertainment.
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