[NEohioPAL]NYU4U Musical Theatre Workshop - Teachers Bios - You Can Still Register!!!!!!!!!
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NYU4U TEACHER BIOS
2005
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RANDY BLAIR most recently wrapped filming a cameo in THE PRODUCERS: THE=20
MOVIE MUSICAL, as well as an episode of THE SOPRANOS. He will be spending=20=
a=20
month this summer at the New York Stage and Film at Vassar College working=20=
on=20
the workshop productions of Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann=E2=80=99s (URINETO=
WN) THE MAN=20
IN THE WHITE SUIT, starring Hunter Foster, and the new musicals DANGEROUS=20
BEAUTY and BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT.
=20
NEVILLE BRAITHWAITE is a recent graduate of NYU=E2=80=99s Tisch School of t=
he Arts. =20
He has trained at the Stella Adler Studio, Stonestreet Film and TV, and the=
=20
AADA. Previous credits include Drew in EASTERN STANDARD, the Servant in=20
ELECTRA, and Ham in DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN=E2=80=A6 This summer he can=
be seen in=20
the new Bedford Festival Theater=E2=80=99s production of CABARET, directed=20=
by Jean=20
Paul-Richard. He performed in and produced Slightly Askew=E2=80=99s product=
ion of TROILUS=20
AND CRESSIDA, and appeared this past winter in their new work, THE STERLING=
=20
AFFAIR.
=20
MERYL MURMAN has just returned from a semester of studying drama, literatur=
e=20
and politics in Prague in the Czech Repulic. While in Central Europe she=20
learned to hand carve and manipulate the marionette puppet used in traditio=
nal=20
Czech marionette puppet theater from one of Prague=E2=80=99s oldest puppet=20=
masters. =20
Before leaving for Europe she choreographed SMILE at Tisch School of the=20
Arts, and wrote and performed in the political cabaret, FOUR MORE YEARS AND=
THE=20
WORLD GOES BOOM! She is currently writing a new piece that will be produce=
d=20
in December, and is inspired by her travels and a performance art piece tha=
t=20
she took part in while abroad.
=20
PETER PORTE has been in London, studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic=20
Arts (RADA). He and his good friends and co-workers Melinda and Jessica ha=
ve=20
traveled to 10 different countries and a total of 37 cities. Peter perform=
ed=20
the role of Archbishop Cramner in RADA=E2=80=99s production of HENRY VIII,=20=
and=20
costume designed the show with a retro 80=E2=80=99s business power theme. =20=
Peter graduated=20
this May from NYU and was offered a second role at Disneyland as Prince=20
Charming, but turned it down after being accepted into New York=E2=80=99s F=
ashion=20
Institute of Technology=E2=80=99s International Fashion Business Masters Pr=
ogram. Peter will=20
have the opportunity to study in Paris and Hong Kong in a select group of=20
only 15 others accepted into the program. He is very excited to be back in=
=20
Manhattan, where he belongs and continues to audition. He also looks forwa=
rd to=20
arriving in Cleveland in August, meeting all of his new students, catching=20
up with all of his old ones, and sharing what he has learned and experience=
d=20
over the course of this last amazing year.
=20
=20
=20
MELINDA STEWART recently played the role of Lord Chamberlain in a modernly=20
interpreted production of Shakespeare=E2=80=99s HENRY VIII, which completed=
her=20
Shakespeare in Performance studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in=
London.=20
After taking a month to backpack through Europe, she has returned to New=20
York to finish her New York University Undergraduate Conservatoire training=
at=20
Stonestreet Studios, where she will be focusing on Film and Television.
=20
WILL VAN DYKE is still working with award-winning composer Andrew Lippa. =20
When not working with Mr. Lippa, Will was able to complete his classes and=20
graduate NYU=E2=80=99s Tisch School of the Arts. Professionally Will recen=
tly played the=20
piano for the cast of Broadway=E2=80=99s THE LION KING for a benefit for th=
e Ronald=20
McDonald House. Will also appeared playing on THE DAILY SHOW: with Jon=20
Stewart. In he fall, Will music directed Slightly Askew=E2=80=99s producti=
on of TROILUS=20
AND CRESSIDA, and a production of SMILE at Tisch School of the Arts. Last=20
spring ,Will music directed SNOOPY!!! as well as SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. =20
Upcoming is music direction for THE WIZARD OF OZ for Camp Broadway. He sti=
ll=20
plays piano at Helen=E2=80=99s Cabaret and Piano Bar, and is currently work=
ing on two new=20
shows for Fall/Winter of 2005.
=20
JESSICA MARIE WINNINGHAM has just completed a Shakespeare Intensive at the=20
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and is spending the summer teachi=
ng=20
Musical Theatre at STAGES in St. Louis, as well as private acting lessons i=
n=20
the region. Her past credits include teaching a Slightly Askew workshop at=
=20
Yale University and attending musical theatre studio CAP21 and Stonestreet=20
film and television at TISCH. =20
Jessica is the co-creator of Slightly Askew Theatre Company, serving as =20
Artistic Producer for the past year. Jessica was Cassandra in TROILUS AND =20
CRESSIDA last fall.
=20
=20
=20
These teachers will be working with the actors the entire time of the =20
workshop.
No Guest Artists. They are the Guest Artists!
Full time interacting and coaching with all of the instructors, all the tim=
e!
=20
Find out what the top college programs are looking for now, by students tha=
t=20
are doing it now, and what it will take to get you ready to get there!
=20
=20
>From Artistic Director Kevin Joseph Kelly
Education Liaison Lynnette Guttmann
=20
NYU4U Musical Theatre Workshop
=20
Presented by Rocky River Community Theatre RRCT
=20
Designed for Students Grade 6 through College
2 Weeks - August 8-19. Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM
Workshop takes place at the Beach Education Center at the corner of Erie an=
d=20
Detroit in Rocky River, OH. (The official address is 1101 Moreland Parkway=
)
=20
Tuition is $400
=20
Make your check payable to Rocky River Community Theatre and send the check=
=20
and student information to:
=20
Ms. Lynnette Guttmann
RRCT Education Liaison
1422 Lakeland Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
=20
Any questions about registration? Call Lynnette Guttmann at 216-521-0919 o=
r=20
you can reach Kevin Joseph Kelly at 216-269-3824.
=20
This is going to be very exciting and a wonderful event. See you there!
=20
=20
=20
NYU4U II - Musical Theatre Workshop=20
August 8 - 19
hosted by Rocky River Community Theatre
=20
Presented by Slightly Askew Company Members of NYU
=20
This two week workshop will be taught by current NYU students and alumni of=
=20
the CAP21 musical theatre program. Last summer, students were not only=20
exposed to a wide array of classes ranging from classical musical theatre=20
techniques, but also to the cutting edge collaborative theatre creation pro=
cesses put=20
into use by New York theatre practitioners today. The goal of this year's=20
workshop is to expose our Cleveland students to even more varied theatre=20
methodologies to enhance not only their individual performing abilities, bu=
t to=20
expand their working knowledge of the art of theatre, increase their=20
marketability as actors, awaken them to new and exciting experiences, and t=
o nurture the=20
creative artist in each of them.=20
=20
The workshop will be divided into two parts. The first week will be devoted=
=20
to intensive theatrical training by not only teachers that have been involv=
ed=20
in the Cleveland workshops before, but new teachers as well.
=20
Cool new classes to be offered this year in addition to the traditional far=
e:
=20
WEEK ONE
=20
Film and Television Technique
Learn the specifics about the distinct art of film acting by participating=20
in on-camera exercises, scenes, and more. Material will be drawn from scrip=
ts=20
of currently running television shows and films in the works, and students=20
will not only learn more about the differences between stage acting and fil=
m=20
acting, but will also participate in mock on-camera film auditions. And wit=
h=20
the use of digital technology, our students will be able to learn by actual=
ly=20
watching the playback of themselves!
=20
Shakespeare Intensive
In this class, students will not only work on analysis, monologues, and=20
scenework from the Bard's plays, but they will also be introduced to=20
interpretation of his work using devised theatre techniques. Just as theatr=
e companies in=20
New York analyze and deconstruct Shakespeare's plays to make them more=20
relevant to today's audiences and to take a political stance on the work, w=
e will=20
get our students involved in thinking about this text critically and=20
actively, rather than from the removed standpoint usually taken. We will al=
so have a=20
lot of fun creating our own interpretations of Shakespeare's work as seen=20
through our students' eyes!
=20
Acting Methods
Rather than teach generalized scene study and acting classes, this year we=20
will be introducing our students to the different acting methods available=20=
to=20
them. From Stanislavsky to Meisner to Adler to Mamet, our students will=20
participate in exercises and gain a working knowledge of these methods to a=
pply to=20
their own scene work, monologues, and theatrical performances. By studying=20
these tride and true methods, our young actors will grow to further underst=
and=20
the ways in which different performers approach creating a moment onstage,=20
and will hopefully find a method that intrigues and interests them=20
individually as artists!
=20
Mask Work, Improvisation, and Clown
This class will introduce students to the practice of mask work in=20
performance. Taught as an acting class in major universities, this class wi=
ll use both=20
Balinese mask technique and French theatre artisan Jacques LeCoq's methods=20
(which have been integral in creating the works of Cirque du Soleil) to bri=
ng=20
truth, simplicity, and ultimately fun to the actor's craft. From neutral=20
masks to characters and buffoons, this class will run the gamut of mask wor=
k and=20
improvisational possibilities in order to free the actor, artist, and clown=
=20
in each of our students.
=20
Puppetry
Students will be both introduced to the different types of puppetry used in=
=20
theatrical performances across the globe as well as gain puppetry skills us=
ed=20
for performance. From shadow puppetry to bunraku to rod work to found=20
objects, students will be able to have fun as well as unleash their unendin=
g=20
creativity by building puppets and participating in puppet performances of=20=
their=20
own.
=20
JUST TO NAME A FEW!
=20
WEEK TWO
=20
THE SECOND WEEK will be a very special week dedicated to introducing=20
students to an entirely different set of performance skills.=20
=20
Our students will be involved in the creation and workshopping of a brand=20
new musical theatre piece by Slightly Askew company members Randy Blair and=
=20
Will Van Dyke. During this week, students will be cast in the Cleveland wor=
kshop=20
of the piece, to be presented before an audience on the final day of=20
classes. This opportunity will be conducted as if the students were actuall=
y=20
participating in the workshop of a new Broadway musical, and specific skill=
s will be=20
called into play during this time that students would need to utilize in a=20
professional performing situation. Not only will our actors gain experience=
=20
preparing to perform in an original musical, but they will be exposed to th=
e=20
time constraints of this sort of venture; the constant refining and changin=
g of=20
material; the utilization of all the acting training they have received to=20
create character, situation, and conflict in a world of limited costumes,=20
lights, and scenery; and many other unique challenges of creating something=
from=20
the bottom up. This will be a wonderful growth experience for our students,=
=20
and is especially important for those preparing to go into musical theatre=20=
or=20
acting as a profession.
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BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!
=20
Students from the NYU4U workshop will also be invited, if they wish, to=20
participate in the New York workshop production of this musical. On Septemb=
er=20
18th (date to be confirmed), the show will be given a staged reading for=20
producers and agencies in a theatre in New York City. Members of the Clevel=
and=20
workshop will be given the excellent opportunity of sharing the stage with=20
Broadway performers, NYU students, and alumni, adding an important credit t=
o their=20
resume, as well as exposing them to another unique experience and set of=20
performance skills.
=20
Students will be responsible for all of their expenses in participation in=20
the NYU performance, such as air fare, hotel, any other personal =20
accommodations. But what an incredible opportunity for those who can atten=
d!!!!!!
=20
We believe in the talent of all of our students, and look forward to anothe=
r=20
challenging and fun summer in Cleveland. Hopefully you'll join us for two=20
awesome weeks -- we can't wait to see you!
=20
Please respond to this email if you are interested in hearing more about=20
this event!!
or call Lynnette Guttmann at 216-521-0919 or Kevin Joseph Kelly at=20
216-269-3824. =20
Sincerely,
Kevin Joseph Kelly
Artistic Director=20
Rocky River Community Theatre
216-269-3824
TPOG!
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4>NYU4U TEACHER BIOS</FONT>=
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>RANDY BLAIR</STRONG></FONT> most rece=
ntly=20
wrapped filming a cameo in THE PRODUCERS: THE MOVIE MUSICAL, as well a=
s an=20
episode of THE SOPRANOS. He will be spending a month this summer at th=
e=20
New York Stage and Film at Vassar College working on the workshop production=
s of=20
Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann=E2=80=99s (URINETOWN) THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT=
, starring=20
Hunter Foster, and the new musicals DANGEROUS BEAUTY and BEHIND THE=20
LIMELIGHT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>NEVILLE BRAITHWAITE</STRONG></FONT> i=
s a=20
recent graduate of NYU=E2=80=99s Tisch School of the Arts. He has trai=
ned at the=20
Stella Adler Studio, Stonestreet Film and TV, and the AADA. Previous=20
credits include Drew in EASTERN STANDARD, the Servant in ELECTRA, and Ham in=
=20
DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN=E2=80=A6 This summer he can be seen in the new B=
edford=20
Festival Theater=E2=80=99s production of CABARET, directed by Jean Paul-Rich=
ard. He=20
performed in and produced Slightly Askew=E2=80=99s production of TROILUS AND=
CRESSIDA,=20
and appeared this past winter in their new work, THE STERLING AFFAIR.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>MERYL MURMAN</STRONG></FONT> has just ret=
urned=20
from a semester of studying drama, literature and politics in Prague in the=20
Czech Repulic. While in Central Europe she learned to hand carve and=20
manipulate the marionette puppet used in traditional Czech marionette puppet=
=20
theater from one of Prague=E2=80=99s oldest puppet masters. Before lea=
ving for=20
Europe she choreographed SMILE at Tisch School of the Arts, and wrote and=20
performed in the political cabaret, FOUR MORE YEARS AND THE WORLD GOES=20
BOOM! She is currently writing a new piece that will be produced in=20
December, and is inspired by her travels and a performance art piece that sh=
e=20
took part in while abroad.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>PETER PORTE</STRONG></FONT> has been=20=
in=20
London, studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He and=20=
his=20
good friends and co-workers Melinda and Jessica have traveled to 10 differen=
t=20
countries and a total of 37 cities. Peter performed the role of Archbi=
shop=20
Cramner in RADA=E2=80=99s production of HENRY VIII, and costume designed the=
show with a=20
retro 80=E2=80=99s business power theme. Peter graduated this May from=
NYU and was=20
offered a second role at Disneyland as Prince Charming, but turned it down a=
fter=20
being accepted into New York=E2=80=99s Fashion Institute of Technology=E2=
=80=99s International=20
Fashion Business Masters Program. Peter will have the opportunity to s=
tudy=20
in Paris and Hong Kong in a select group of only 15 others accepted into the=
=20
program. He is very excited to be back in Manhattan, where he belongs=20=
and=20
continues to audition. He also looks forward to arriving in Cleveland=20=
in=20
August, meeting all of his new students, catching up with all of his old one=
s,=20
and sharing what he has learned and experienced over the course of this last=
=20
amazing year.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>MELINDA STEWART</STRONG></FONT> recently=20=
played=20
the role of Lord Chamberlain in a modernly interpreted production of=20
Shakespeare=E2=80=99s HENRY VIII, which completed her Shakespeare in Perform=
ance studies=20
at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. After taking a month=20=
to=20
backpack through Europe, she has returned to New York to finish her New York=
=20
University Undergraduate Conservatoire training at Stonestreet Studios, wher=
e=20
she will be focusing on Film and Television.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>WILL VAN DYKE</STRONG></FONT> is stil=
l=20
working with award-winning composer Andrew Lippa. When not working wit=
h=20
Mr. Lippa, Will was able to complete his classes and graduate NYU=E2=80=99s=20=
Tisch School=20
of the Arts. Professionally Will recently played the piano for the cas=
t of=20
Broadway=E2=80=99s THE LION KING for a benefit for the Ronald McDonald House=
. Will=20
also appeared playing on THE DAILY SHOW: with Jon Stewart. In he=
=20
fall, Will music directed Slightly Askew=E2=80=99s production of TROILUS AND=
CRESSIDA,=20
and a production of SMILE at Tisch School of the Arts. Last spring ,Wi=
ll=20
music directed SNOOPY!!! as well as SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. Upcom=
ing=20
is music direction for THE WIZARD OF OZ for Camp Broadway. He still pl=
ays=20
piano at Helen=E2=80=99s Cabaret and Piano Bar, and is currently working on=20=
two new=20
shows for Fall/Winter of 2005.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>JESSICA MARIE WINNINGHAM</STRONG></FO=
NT>=20
has just completed a Shakespeare Intensive at the Royal Academy of Dramatic=20=
Arts=20
in London, and is spending the summer teaching Musical Theatre at STAGES in=20=
St.=20
Louis, as well as private acting lessons in the region. Her past credi=
ts=20
include teaching a Slightly Askew workshop at Yale University and attending=20
musical theatre studio CAP21 and Stonestreet film and television at TISCH.&n=
bsp;=20
<BR>Jessica is the co-creator of Slightly Askew Theatre Company, serving as=20
Artistic Producer for the past year. Jessica was Cassandra in TROILUS=20=
AND=20
CRESSIDA last fall.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5>These teachers wi=
ll be=20
working with the actors the <U>entire time</U> of the=20
workshop.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5>No Guest Artists.=
They are=20
the Guest Artists!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5>Full time interac=
ting and=20
coaching with all of the instructors, all the time!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Find out what the top coll=
ege=20
programs are looking for <U>now,</U> by students that are doing it=20
<U>now,</U> and what it will take to get you ready to get=20
there!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG>From Artistic Director Kevin Joseph=20
Kelly</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG>Education Liaison Lynnette Guttmann</STRONG></DI=
V>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5><STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>NYU</FONT><FONT color=3D#ff0000>4</FONT></STRONG><FONT=20
color=3D#000000><STRONG>U</STRONG> </FONT><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Musical Thea=
tre=20
Workshop</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT color=3D#008000 size=3D3>Presented by Rocky River=20=
Community=20
Theatre RRCT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>Designed for Students Grade 6 through College</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>2 Weeks - August 8-19. Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 5=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>Workshop takes place at the Beach Education Center at th=
e=20
corner of Erie and Detroit in Rocky River, OH. (The official address i=
s=20
1101 Moreland Parkway)</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>Tuition is $400</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>Make your check payable to <STRONG>Rocky River Community=
=20
Theatre </STRONG>and send the check and student information to:</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> Ms. Lynnette Guttmann</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> RRCT Education Liaison</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>1422 Lakeland Avenue</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>Lakewood, OH 44107</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>Any questions about registration? Call <STRONG>Lyn=
nette=20
Guttmann</STRONG> at 216-521-0919 or you can reach <STRONG>Kevin Joseph=20
Kelly</STRONG> at 216-269-3824.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>This is going to be very exciting and a wonderful event.=
=20
See you there!</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>
<DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><FONT size=3D5>NYU<FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>4</FONT>U II </FONT><FONT color=3D#ff0000><FONT size=3D5>- M=
usical=20
Theatre Workshop</FONT> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>August 8 - 19</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>hosted by Rocky River Community Theatre</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG>Presented by <U>Slightly Askew</U> Company Membe=
rs of=20
NYU</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This two week workshop will be taught by cu=
rrent=20
NYU students and alumni of the CAP21 musical theatre program. Last summer,=20
students were not only exposed to a wide array of classes ranging from class=
ical=20
musical theatre techniques, but also to the cutting edge collaborative=20
theatre creation processes put into use by New York theatre practitioners to=
day.=20
The goal of this year's workshop is to expose our Cleveland students to even=
=20
more varied theatre methodologies to enhance not only their individual=20
performing abilities, but to expand their working knowledge of the art of=20
theatre, increase their marketability as actors, awaken them to new and exci=
ting=20
experiences, and to nurture the creative artist in each of them. </FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The workshop will be divided into two parts=
. The=20
first week will be devoted to intensive theatrical training by not only teac=
hers=20
that have been involved in the Cleveland workshops before, but new teachers=20=
as=20
well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cool new classes to be offered this year in=
=20
addition to the traditional fare:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT size=3D3><U>WEEK ONE</U></FONT></STRONG></=
DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM><STRONG>Film and Television=20
Technique</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Learn the specifics about the distinct art=20=
of film=20
acting by participating in on-camera exercises, scenes, and more. Material w=
ill=20
be drawn from scripts of currently running television shows and films in the=
=20
works, and students will not only learn more about the differences between s=
tage=20
acting and film acting, but will also participate in mock on-camera film=20
auditions. And with the use of digital technology, our students will be able=
to=20
learn by actually watching the playback of themselves!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Shakespeare=20
Intensive</STRONG></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In this class, students will not only work=20=
on=20
analysis, monologues, and scenework from the Bard's plays, but they will als=
o be=20
introduced to interpretation of his work using devised theatre techniques. J=
ust=20
as theatre companies in New York analyze and deconstruct Shakespeare's plays=
to=20
make them more relevant to today's audiences and to take a political stance=20=
on=20
the work, we will get our students involved in thinking about this text=20
critically and actively, rather than from the removed standpoint usuall=
y=20
taken. We will also have a lot of fun creating our own interpretations of=20
Shakespeare's work as seen through our students' eyes!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Acting=20
Methods</STRONG></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rather than teach generalized scene study a=
nd=20
acting classes, this year we will be introducing our students to the differe=
nt=20
acting methods available to them. From Stanislavsky to Meisner to Adler to=20
Mamet, our students will participate in exercises and gain a working knowled=
ge=20
of these methods to apply to their own scene work, monologues, and theatrica=
l=20
performances. By studying these tride and true methods, our young actors wil=
l=20
grow to further understand the ways in which different performers approach=20
creating a moment onstage, and will hopefully find a method that intrigues a=
nd=20
interests them individually as artists!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Mask Work, Improvisation, and=20
Clown</STRONG></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This class will introduce students to the p=
ractice=20
of mask work in performance. Taught as an acting class in major universities=
,=20
this class will use both Balinese mask technique and French theatre artisan=20
Jacques LeCoq's methods (which have been integral in creating the works of=20
Cirque du Soleil) to bring truth, simplicity, and ultimately fun to the acto=
r's=20
craft. From neutral masks to characters and buffoons, this class will run th=
e=20
gamut of mask work and improvisational possibilities in order to free the ac=
tor,=20
artist, and clown in each of our students.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Puppetry</STRONG></FONT></EM></=
DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Students will be both introduced to the dif=
ferent=20
types of puppetry used in theatrical performances across the globe as well a=
s=20
gain puppetry skills used for performance. From shadow puppetry to bunraku t=
o=20
rod work to found objects, students will be able to have fun as well as unle=
ash=20
their unending creativity by building puppets and participating in pupp=
et=20
performances of their own.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>JUST TO NAME A FEW!</STRONG></FONT>=
</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><U><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>WEEK TWO</STRONG></FONT></U></=
DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THE SECOND WEEK will be a very special=
week=20
dedicated to introducing students to an entirely different set of performanc=
e=20
skills. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our students will be involved in the creati=
on and=20
workshopping of a brand new musical theatre piece by Slightly Askew company=20
members Randy Blair and Will Van Dyke. During this week, students will be ca=
st=20
in the Cleveland workshop of the piece, to be presented before an audience o=
n=20
the final day of classes. This opportunity will be conducted as if the stude=
nts=20
were actually participating in the workshop of a new Broadway musical, and=20
specific skills will be called into play during this time that students woul=
d=20
need to utilize in a professional performing situation. Not only will our ac=
tors=20
gain experience preparing to perform in an original musical, but they will b=
e=20
exposed to the time constraints of this sort of venture; the constant refini=
ng=20
and changing of material; the utilization of all the acting training they ha=
ve=20
received to create character, situation, and conflict in a world of limited=20
costumes, lights, and scenery; and many other unique challenges of creating=20
something from the bottom up. This will be a wonderful growth experience for=
our=20
students, and is especially important for those preparing to go into musical=
=20
theatre or acting as a profession.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5>BUT THAT'S N=
OT=20
ALL!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Students from the NYU4U workshop will also=20=
be=20
invited, if they wish, to participate in the New York workshop production of=
=20
this musical. On September 18th (date to be confirmed), the=20
show will be given a staged reading for producers and agencies in a the=
atre=20
in New York City. Members of the Cleveland workshop will be given the excell=
ent=20
opportunity of sharing the stage with Broadway performers, NYU students, and=
=20
alumni, adding an important credit to their resume, as well as exposing them=
to=20
another unique experience and set of performance skills.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><U>Students will be responsible for all of their expenses in participat=
ion=20
in the NYU performance, such as air fare, hotel, any other personal=20
accommodations</U>. But what an incredible opportunity for those who c=
an=20
attend!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We believe in the talent of all of our stud=
ents,=20
and look forward to another challenging and fun summer in Cleveland. Hopeful=
ly=20
you'll join us for two awesome weeks -- we can't wait to see you!</FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Please respond to this email if you are interested in hearing m=
ore=20
about this event!!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>or call Lynnette Guttmann at 216-521-0919 or Kevin Joseph=20
Kelly at 216-269-3824.=20
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"=20
PTSIZE=3D"10">Sincerely,<BR>Kevin Joseph Kelly<BR>Artistic Director <BR>Rock=
y=20
River Community=20
Theatre<BR>216-269-3824<BR>TPOG!</FONT></DIV></STRONG></DIV></DIV></DIV></DI=
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