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color=#000080 size=4>Musical Theatre Audition
Workshop</FONT></A></STRONG><BR><FONT color=#000000 size=3>Ages 18 and
up<BR>Saturday, May 26th<BR>10:00 a.m. to 12 noon<BR>Tuition:
$50<BR>Instructor: Gwen Arment, AEA, SAG<BR></FONT><STRONG
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Workshop</FONT></U></A></STRONG><BR><FONT color=#000000 size=3>Ages 18 and
up<BR>Saturday, May 26th<BR>1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.<BR>Tuition:
$35<BR>Instructor: Gwen Arment, AEA, SAG<BR></FONT></DIV>
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Workshop</FONT></STRONG></U></A></STRONG><BR><FONT color=#000000 size=3>Ages 18
and up<BR>Tuition: $75<BR>Instructor: Gwen Arment,
AEA, SAG<BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000><EM><EM></EM></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000><EM><FONT size=3><EM>Theatre Director</EM>
and Choreographer<STRONG> Gwen Arment</STRONG> is based in New
York City, where she has performed on tour and in regional
theaters before starting a career in producing, directing and teaching.
She earned her undergraduate degree at the Indiana University School
of Music in piano and voice and her Masters in Theater History at
Hunter College. She also studied at London’s National Theatre. In the New
York area, she has directed at the Abingdon Theatre, Theatre 315, The Theatre
Arts Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre (associate producer 1995), Broadway Theatre
Institute for Musical Mondays Theatre Lab (artistic director 2002–2003) and The
Century Center. Nationally, she also has directed at the South Jersey Regional
Theater; Arundel Barn Playhouse in Maine; Charles Playhouse in Boston;
Pennsylvania Stage Company; Mishler Theatre in Altoona, Pennsylvania; and at the
Royal Palm Festival Theater in Florida, where she received Carbonell nominations
for choreography and performing. At Ohio Northern University in 2010 and 2011
Gwen had the pleasure of directing and choreographing <EM>Urinetown</EM> and
<EM>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</EM>. Gwen has also given master
classes in musical theater at both ONU and Indiana University. As a teacher of
professional actors, alongside guest faculty instructors from the Royal National
Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Gwen produced and taught Shakespeare
workshops in New York City and at Western Connecticut State University. In
addition, she instructed in piano and voice at Valparaiso University as well as
theater history at Hunter College. In 2004, Gwen co-founded and currently
remains the artistic director and producer for Hell’s Kitchen Musicals (HKM), a
company that develops new works with readings, staged readings and showcases.
Most recently, HKM produced the new musical <EM>Peg O’ My Heart</EM> for New
York City's 2011 Midtown International Theatre Festival. It won the award for
best musical. Among the many celebrated artists with whom Gwen has worked
are Gower Champion, Peter Gennaro, Donald Saddler, Christopher Hewitt, Bob
Herget, Tommy Tune, George Faison and Ron Lagomarsino. When performing the role
of Lola in <EM>Damn Yankees</EM>, Gwen danced Bob Fosse’s original choreography,
having been taught and supervised by the original Lola, Gwen Verdon. When
not directing or producing, Gwen teaches voice
privately.</FONT></EM></DIV></FONT>
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