[NEohioPAL] Lorain Palace Youth Theater!

[Andrew Lipian via NEohioPAL]

*EXCITING SUMMER YOUTH THEATER EXPERIENCE!*



Summertime is here again! There is no better place to celebrate that than
with a remarkable opportunity to relish the theatrical opportunities
offered at the historic

Lorain Palace Theater! Of course, I mean the Palace Youth Theater (PYT),
marking 37 years as Lorain County's oldest summer theater institute! With
thirty seven years in training singing, dancing, and acting...we know a
thing or two.

At PYT, students don't just learn to sing, act, dance, and understand
various forms of stagecraft, they also become a family. The teamwork,
confidence, and skill building exercises all conform to 2 basic principal:
unity of intention and encouragement of unique expression. Their hearts
become infused into the production, and they walk away feeling a strong
sense of accomplishment, renewed confidence in their artistic uniqueness,
and with a bevy of new friends. This year is going to be a very special
one, as we are performing "The Sound of Music."

Whereas last year, our performance of "42nd Street" saw the entire summer
camp learn to tap dance like pros in just 6 weeks, this year we will still
provide dancing training, but significant training will be dedicated to the
musical aspect of musical theater -- namely, the art of singing. Beside the
same excellent training in acting, stagecraft, and dance, we will be
focusing great energy on teaching our students how to sing well, harmonize,
and understand how to make musical choices for their character. To
implement this, PYT brings on to the staff local voice teachers, musicians
from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and will even feature a public
master class from Metropolitan Opera veteran Julien Robbins, featuring
select performers from PYT 2014! This year will also add to our ranks a
professional set painter ready to apprentice students in the minutia of
detailing and painting our massive sets. This is all in addition to our
usual lineup of technical theater and acting training.

PYT is the resident artist of the historic Lorain Palace Theater. Built in
1928, this majestic theater boasts a 30 bar fly rack, robotic lighting,
dolby digital surround sound, an orchestra pit, mighty Wurlitzer organ, two
50x20 foot projection screens, luscious art deco architecture, and 1,400
burgundy felt seats. Performing on the Palace stage is an experience like
no other. The performers share the stage where vaudeville's tapping feet
once graced, and some of the best performers have visited, including the
scarecrow from the original Wizard of Oz. Being part of this history is
only part of the experience of the Lorain Palace theater, PYT is a part of
a family where your child will grow and inherit a proud tradition of
artistic excellence.

Since our registration deadline for $300.00 has been extended, please sign
your child up today, as spots are quickly evaporating.

I personally am excited to meet and direct your children through the
rolling landscapes of Austria this summer at PYT.

Let the hills come alive this summer with...

Yours,

-Andrew Lipian


Director,

The Palace Youth Theater (PYT)

617 Broadway Avenue

Lorain, Ohio 44052

Andrew at lorainpalace.com

*REGISTER BY OPENING THE ATTACHED REGISTRATION PACKET, OR VISIT US AT OUR
WEBSITE BY CLICKING HERE:
http://lorainpalace.com/2013-palace-youth-theater/
<http://lorainpalace.com/2013-palace-youth-theater/>*
*Andrew Lipian - Director*

Andrew Lipian is a prolific community director and performer of both youth
and adult theater.

As a young, energetic director of 26, Andrew has directed and choreographed
several shows including "The Phantom Tollbooth," and assistant directed
"13, the Musical," both at True North, Music Director for CAMEO of Medina's
"The Wizard of Oz," in 2013, PYTs "42nd Street," the Palace Theater's 2013
production of "A Christmas Carol," and Midview High School's record
breaking production of "The Wizard of Oz," 2014. Andrew obtained his
theatrical and vocal training at Oberlin College and the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, receiving his BA in 2012. Andrew is also in
international demand for solo performing, and in 2013 he was a Regional
Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In addition,
Andrew directs the Drama Program at Midview High School, frequently
adjudicates for the Lorain County Solo and Ensemble Contest, and is a
Senior Airman in the Ohio Air National Guard. He and his wife, Melinda,
have a 2-year-old son named Christopher. Andrew derives his greatest joy
from sharing his passion for theater with others, mentoring youths, and
passing on what he has learned to future generations. Andrew is also the
Production Manager at the Lorain Palace Theater.
*Julien Robbins - Bass-Baritone*American bass-baritone Julien Robbins has
sung more than 50 roles at The Metropolitan Opera in 25 consecutive seasons
since his 1979 debut. Internationally, the Pennsylvania native has appeared
in productions of *Don Giovanni*, *Le Nozze di Figaro*, *La Bohème*,*Aida*,
*Carmen*, *Trouble in Tahiti*, *Il Barbiere di Siviglia*, *Otello*, *Le
Comte Ory* and *Un Ballo in Maschera* with such companies as Milan's Teatro
alla Scala, Berlin's Deutsche Oper, Hamburg Staatsoper, The Lisbon Opera,
L'Opéra de Nice, Opera de Monte Carlo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil and at the
Glyndebourne Festival. A frequent guest of such U.S. companies as San
Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Florida Grand Opera, The
Washington Opera, at Spoleto Festival USA, and the opera companies of San
Diego, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, he
has made such concert appearances as *I Capuleti ed i Montecchi* with Opera
Orchestra of New York, the Beethoven Choral Fantasy (Seiji Osawa,
conductor) and *Romeo et Juliette* by Berlioz (James Levine, conductor)
with The Boston Symphony, the Beethoven *Symphony No. Nine* with The Israel
Philharmonic (Zubin Mehta, conductor), *The Messiah* as well as the Bach *Mass
in B Minor* with New York's Musica Sacra, and Mozart's *Mass in C*at
Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, among others. Mr. Robbins has
recorded the Beethoven *Choral Fantasy*with Telarca Traviata with Deutsche
Grammophon and *Salome* for Sony Classical.

Most recently, he has performed the roles of Leuthold in *Guillaume
Tell*at the Concertegebouw in Amsterdam; Le Bailli in
*Werther*at Washington National Opera; Priam in *Les Troyens*, Rodolfo
(cover) in *La Sonnambula*, and Le Bailli (cover) in *Werther* at The
Metropolitan Opera; and Lorenzo in *I Capuleti e i Montecchi*at Kansas City
Lyric Opera. Upcoming engagements include covering both the Speaker in *Die
Zauberflöte*and Des Grieux in *Manon* at the Metropolitan Opera; and
performing the role of the King in *Aida* at the Tanglewood Festival.


-- 
*-Andrew Lipian*
*Production Manager,*
*Lorain Palace Theater*
*(440) 245-2333*

-- 
*-Andrew Lipian*
*Production Manager,*
*Lorain Palace Theater*
*(440) 245-2333*

* Unless there is a Palace special event or meeting, I do not usually check
emails or texts on the week-ends. The times I am most likely to respond to
email/texts are Mondays, Thursdays evenings, and Fridays, unless urgency
dictates otherwise.

*Integrity* first, *service* before self, and *excellence* in all I do.
These are the words I live by.