[NEohioPAL]Workshops by Wishhounds

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Fri Mar 8 13:36:06 PST 2002


Workshops by Wishhounds in April

Wishhounds offers a series of four workshops this April. Led by director=20
Raymond Bobgan and performer Holly Holsinger, these exciting classes offer a=
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glimpse into the processes and techniques used by Wishhounds in approaching=20
plays and theatrical creation. All workshops will be conducted at Pilgrim=20
Congregational Church, 2592 West 14th in Tremont

Formerly known as Theatre Labyrinth, Wishhounds  was founded in Cleveland in=
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1995 and has since developed over ten original theatre pieces including  The=
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Warbling Carousel, Never Speak to Strangers, and Transformations of Lucius.=20
The group is dedicated to creating original performances through long-term=20
ensemble collaboration. Wishhounds has performed its work in South America,=20
Europe, and throughout North America and has been featured in American=20
Theatre Magazine and Canadian Theatre Review. Currently the members of the=20
group are working on Cleveland Public Theatre=92s Blue Sky Transmission: A=20
Tibetan Book of the Dead, opening this fall.

Songs of the Spirit=20
For performers and non-performers alike, this four session class will renew=20
the spirit through an adventure of song and voice. Based on her work with=20
traditional folk songs Holly Holsinger leads participants in songs from a=20
variety of cultures and seeks to expand confidence, vocal style, and musical=
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knowledge.
Saturdays 10:00am-11:00am  April 13, 20 , 27, & May 4                      =20=
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Fee: $35

Free Verse
A four session class focusing on the performative power of classical=20
language. Drawing on her background in both traditional and alternative=20
theatre, Holly  Holsinger shares some of her techniques for delving into the=
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sonorous structure of words to tap hidden layers of meaning in Shakespeare=
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plays. This class is especially for actors who wish to experience new ways o=
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approaching text in performance.
Saturdays 11:30am-1:30pm April 13, 20 , 27, & May 4                        =20=
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 Fee: $50

Mind Into Matter
Designed to serve performers in a variety of  theatrical genres, Mind Into=20
Matter is especially for actors seeking new inspiration in their own work,=20
and who desire a more intimate encounter with Wishhounds=92 approach to thea=
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creation.  Director Raymond Bobgan will work directly with participants to=20
create personal performative acts and will shape these individual pieces int=
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a group performance structure.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,    April 4-6 , 7pm-10pm                        =20=
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             Fee: $50

Tri-Cycles
Explore three unique performance-based practices developed by Wishhounds.=20
These active meditations seek to mine creative resources and to enhance=20
awareness. This workshop will serve both performers and non-performers who=20
seek alternative possibilities of self-exploration. Led by Raymond Bobgan.=20
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,  April 9-11, 7pm-9pm                         =20=
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        Fee: $35

Raymond Bobgan has directed all the company=92s full productions and has=20
directed two recent smash hits at Cleveland Public Theatre: The Skin of Our=20
Teeth  and Summer and Smoke. Theatre Communications Group recently honored=20
Bobgan as one of the country=92s leading directors, selecting him for the Pe=
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Charitable Trust National Theatre Artist Residency Program. Bobgan=92s writi=
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on theatre have appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of Canadian Theatre Review,=20
and in Grotowski=92s Objective Drama Research by Lisa Wolford (University=20
Press, Miss., 1996).=20

Holly Holsinger, recently voted Best Local Actress in The Cleveland Free Tim=
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, received an M.F.A. in Acting from The University of California, Irvine. He=
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one woman performance, Frankenstein=92s Wake, received critical raves and=20
audience acclaim in New York, Cleveland, and Chicago.  Specializing in voice=
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and traditional songs, Holsinger creates much of the music for Wishhounds=
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productions. She has performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Brazil=
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For more information or to register: send an e-mail to wishhounds at aol.com or=
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send registration fee to: Wishhounds, P.O. Box 602040, Cleveland, OH 44102


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