[NEohioPAL] YOUTH THEATER MASTER CLASS SERIES THIS SUMMER AT SOLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

[Christine Madden via NEohioPAL]

*SCA YOUTH THEATER MASTER CLASS SERIES*

*(Grades 8 - 12)*

*Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday*

*1:00 pm - 4:00 pm*

*Tuition: $50.00 per class*



Join Solon Center for the Arts this summer for one or all of its exciting
three day master classes. These classes are designed to refine young
performer’s skills while igniting their interest in new theatrical avenues.
Call Christine Madden at (440) 337-1401 for more information on how to
enroll.



*RESABOXES           *            *Ferencie*

*Session A: June 16 - June 18 *

This class breaks down acting into its basic form. Students will learn
different ways to portray emotions using this ancient Greek theater
technique.



*STAGE COMBAT*  *Welch*

*Session B: June 23 - June 25 *

Ever wonder how fights come to life on stage? This class will teach
students how to safely create choreographed theatrical violence, with stage
weapons and their bodies, and look awesome while doing it.



*MUSICAL THEATER AUDITION TECHNIQUE*      *Baker/Donnellan/Welch*

*Session C: June 30 - July 2 *

In this workshop, students will be informed on the audition process and
proper etiquette, all while developing skills to improve their performance
for acting, singing and dance auditions.



*COMEDY OF COMMEDIA*          *Nehring*

*Session D: July 7 - July 9 *

If you want to know what it takes to be funny, this class is for you! From
clowning to miming to improvisation, students will learn all the
fundamentals of being a comedian. Strengthen your funny bone with this
class and be the funniest person in town.



*DIRECTING/CHOREOGRAPHY*           *Ferencie/Madden*

*Session E: July 22 - July 24 *

Learn what goes into creating a production with two seasoned professionals.
This workshop will teach students how to be a leader in the theater world
by introducing them to techniques on choreographing and directing a show.
This class is great for those who want to gain leadership skills and those
who want to be involved in theater in the future.



*MEET THE INSTRUCTORS*


 *MaryLee Baker* From 1987-1997 MaryLee had the privilege of dancing with
The Radio City Rockettes in NYC, at Radio City Music Hall, Macy’s Day
Parades, Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lightings, and more. Being cast in the
original Broadway production of *The Will Rogers Follies*, and being dance
captain, was truly a dream come true. After 10 years of the grueling
Christmas Show schedule with the Rockettes, MaryLee’s priorities switched
to raising two children, and becoming certified to teach dance and theatre.
She has many years of experience teaching, choreographing, and directing in
N.J., Houston, Texas, and more recently in northeast Ohio.


*Greg Donnellan* is a 2006 graduate with a Bachelor of Music Education
emphasising in choral/general music and vocal performance from the
Conservatory at Baldwin-Wallace University. He has been the music teacher
at Lawrence Upper School since 2008 where he developed their 7-12 music
program for students with distinct learning styles. Greg has enjoyed his
work in various roles as music director, choral director, classroom
teacher, private instructor, performer and presenter in the Greater
Cleveland area. Some organizations with which he has enjoyed working are
the Beck Center, Solon Center for the Arts, Kent State Music Education
Program, Opera Cleveland, Cleveland Lyric Opera and Opera Circle-Cleveland.


*Kristina Ferencie *is a 1988 alumna of Solon High School, where she has
designed and directed for over 20 years. Professionally, Kris is a graduate
of Baldwin-Wallace Universities Theater program and has stage managed four
of Cleveland’s longer-running shows at Playhouse Square’s Allen Theatre and
the Hanna Cabaret. Area lighting designs include *Tony & Tina’s
Wedding*, *Hedwig
and the Angry Inch*, Berea Summer Theatre and the Cleveland San Jose
Ballet.


*Christine A. Madden* graduated from Baldwin-Wallace University in 2007
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater. She studied dance all her life
and has been choreographing theatrical productions at local high schools
and community theaters since she was in high school herself. In addition to
being the SCA Theater Department Coordinator, she also has the pleasure of
teaching, directing and choreographing at SCA. Outside of Solon, Christine
currently choreographs for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Show Choir, Music in Motion, as well as the spring musical at BBHHS and
Lawrence Upper School.


*Larry Nehring *was a student at the National Theatre Institute and earned
his BA and MSEd from the University of Rochester. He was Artistic Director
of the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival for nine seasons and has worked at
most theaters in Northeast Ohio as an actor, director, fight choreographer,
and sign language interpreter. Regional Acting credits include Porthouse
Theater, Beck Center for the Arts, Great Lakes Theater Festival, North
Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Contemporary American Theater Company, and
Buffalo’s Shakespeare in Delaware Park. Mr. Nehring is a published
playwright and proud member of Actor’s Equity Association, SAG/AFTRA, and
The Dramatist Guild.


*Dusten Welch *is an award winning fight choreographer through the Kennedy
Center’s ACTF program and has staged violence for 33 theatrical productions
in the Cleveland area. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ashland
University. He has taught for Ashland University, Great Lakes Theatre, Ohio
Thespian Conference, English Speaking Union, and Brecksville Theatre on the
square. In addition to his work with Solon Center for the Arts, Dusten is
currently an instructor at the Academy for the Performing Arts.



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