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<DIV align=left><FONT size=1><STRONG><FONT color=#800000>NEWS
RELEASE<BR></FONT></STRONG>Contact: Melanie YC Pepe<BR>(330)
836-2626</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=5>Weathervane Playhouse<BR></FONT>1301 Weathervane
Lane * Akron, Oh 44313 * 330-836-2626<BR><BR>
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size=4>Musical Theatre Audition Workshop:</FONT> PARTICIPANT</A></DIV>
<DIV>Saturday, June 22</DIV>
<DIV>3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.<BR>Ages: 18 and
up<BR>Tuition: $30</DIV>
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<DIV>Saturday, June 22<BR>3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.<BR>Ages: 18 and
up<BR>Tuition: $10</DIV>
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Theatre Audition Workshop</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Instructor: Jackson Sturkey, New York Film Academy's <EM>Musical
Theatre Conservatory</EM></DIV>
<DIV>Pianist: Sharon Alberson, M.M.</DIV>
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<DIV>This workshop will focus on the auditioning for
musicals; specifically, forming an audition book, audition room
etiquette, knowing your type and acting through
song. <STRONG>Participants</STRONG> should memorize one musical
theatre song, and plan to sing 16 to 32 bars (approximately 30 seconds to
one minute of music). Bring your sheet music in the appropriate
key, an accompanist will be provided. You may also choose to
<STRONG>audit</STRONG> the workshop.</DIV>
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<DIV><EM><STRONG>Jackson Sturkey</STRONG> is a graduate of the New York Film
Academy’s One Year Musical Theatre Conservatory. He works locally as an actor
and singer with Weathervane Playhouse, and Faith in Action Musicals. He was most
recently seen on stage as the Narrator in Weathervane Playhouse’s production of
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” and "Tuning in” at the
University of Akron. He recently worked with Barry Shapiro and won an award for
his commercial work at the 2010 Arts Expo.</EM></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><STRONG>Sharon Alberson</STRONG> is a graduate of Kent State University
School of Music and was a Blossom Music Scholar with the Cleveland Orchestra. A
graduate of the University of Akron School of Law, Harvard Divinity School and
Oxford University, Sharon is also a lawyer, minister and the founder of Faith
Musicals. Sharon has been the Musical Director for the 2009, 2011 &
2012 productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seussical
the Musical, Cinderella and ANNIE at Weathervane. This Spring, she is
the Musical Director for <EM>Weathervane's production of The Music
Man.</EM></EM></DIV>
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