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<DIV>MASTERCLASS & AUDITION WORKSHOP WITH NATHAN
MOTTA<BR><BR>DATE: Sunday, April
18th<BR>TIME: 6:00pm-8:00pm<BR>PLACE:
Dobama Theater, 2340 LEE ROAD, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH 44118<BR>COST:
Free (Pre-registration is not necessary)<BR>AGES: 7th
grade – college undergraduates<BR><BR><BR>This will be a three-part
workshop. The first part will focus on audition tips, etiquette, and
strategies as they relate to both general auditions and college auditions.
The second part will be a “mock audition” where some participants will give an
audition and we will discuss and analyze the presentation. The third part
will be a typical master class format consisting of both monologues and music
theatre selections. A pianist will be provided. Please bring a
song and/or monologue of your choice.<BR><BR>Spread the word to anyone you think
might be interested in attending! This will be an enlightening theatre
workshop and will take place in a beautiful venue- the new Dobama Theater
space!</DIV>
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<DIV>For questions email: <A
href="mailto:deap.program@gmail.com">deap.program@gmail.com</A><BR><SPAN>For
more information, click on the link on the Dobama website (<A
href="http://www.dobama.org/" target=_blank>www.dobama.org</A>) for the Dobama
Emerging Actors Program.</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">Nathan
Motta is the founder of the Dobama Emerging Actors Program, Nathan Motta is an
established director, conductor, and teacher who is equally comfortable in the
dramatic, operatic, classical, and musical theater repertoires. He is
currently Upper School Music Director and Department Chair at Laurel School in
Shaker Heights, OH, and previously taught acting and voice at the Ensemble
Theatre Community School, Civic Light Opera Academy in Pittsburgh, PA, and in
private studio, Nathan has worked with Mercury Opera Rochester, the County
College of Allegheny County (PA) theatre program, the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops,
Opera Cleveland, Eastman Opera Theater, Heights Youth Theatre, and the Ohio
Light Opera Company. Notable directing credits include </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">Chicago,
Into the Woods, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Beehive, Thoroughly Modern
Millie, Oliver!, Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof, The Baker’s Wife, Damn
Yankees, Singing’ in the Rain, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">and</SPAN><SPAN
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Jesus Christ Superstar. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">He
acted as assistant conductor to Robert Page and Marvin Hamlisch in a series of
Pittsburgh Symphony Pops performances of “A Tribute to Richard Rodgers”.
His recording of the operetta </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">Der
Vogelhändler</SPAN><SPAN
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with the Ohio Light Opera Company was released on the Albany Records label. At
the inaugural National Performing Arts Conference in 2004, Nathaniel appeared in
the opening night concert as bass soloist for Bach’s </SPAN><SPAN
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with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, and
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. Most recently he wrote an original musical
titled </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">Little
White Gloves</SPAN><SPAN
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adapted from the movie </SPAN><SPAN
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I Wanna Do, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT', 'Times New Roman', 'serif'">which
will premiere in February 2010. Nathan is currently the Upper School Music
Director and Performing Arts Chair (grades 7-12) at Laurel School (just outside
Cleveland, Ohio) as well as Director of Music and Arts at University Circle
United Methodist Church. Nathan will be directing </SPAN><SPAN
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Frogs</SPAN><SPAN
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and co-directing </SPAN><SPAN
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DEAP in the summer 2010.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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