Aurora Community Theatre Spring Break  Workshops for Youth 2016

 

 

 

 

ACT THE SONG 
March 21 10 am to 3 pm
Ages 12 and up
John Krol, Instructor 

 

Learn audition skills for the singing actor including HOW TO:

Choose a song    Prepare resume/head shot   Enter the audition room

Greet auditors   Speak with accompanist   Transition in and out  … and more

INTRO TO IMPROV March 22 9 am to noon Ages 10 and up Deborah Cluts, Instructor Have a blast diving into the wacky world of improvisation! This half day workshop teaches students basic skills needed to be successful in improvisation through fun games!  Prepare to laugh...A LOT! A terrific class on its own or a great foundation for ADVANCED IMPROV.           Fee $25

Bring your own sheet music or options will be provided. Limit 12        Fee $40

 

INTRO TO IMPROV
March 22 9 am to noon
Ages 10 and up
Deborah Cluts, Instructor

Have a blast diving into the wacky world of improvisation! This half day workshop teaches students basic skills needed to be successful in improvisation through fun games!  Prepare to laugh...A LOT! A terrific class on its own or a great foundation for ADVANCED IMPROV.   Fee $25

 

ADVANCED IMPROV
March 22, 1 to 4 pm
Ages 10 and up 
Deborah Cluts, Instructor

 

Build on INTRO TO IMPROV and take improvisation to the next level. The last 30 minutes of class will feature an Improv Show that parents are welcome to attend.              Fee $25

 

SHAKESPEARE SOLILOQUIES
March 23, 9 to noon
Deborah Cluts, Instructor
Ages 10 and up

 

Enter the world of Shakespeare’s monologues. Learn how to perform them for stage and audition. Students will receive individualized coaching and leave with a monologue they can use for audition. The workshop will end in a 30 minute performance of what the students have learned.    Fee $25

 

MAKEUP’S MANY FACES
March 23, 1 to 4 pm
Ages 10 and up
Deborah Cluts, Instructor

 

Learn stage makeup basics, and explore complicated applications like:

Old age makeup    Fantasy makeup    Wound makeup

Students will get to see their works of art on the big stage! Make up provided. Limit 12    Fee $25

 

MASTER AUDITION WORKSHOP
March 24, 10 am to 3 pm
Ages 10 and up
Deborah Cluts, Instructor

This intensive all-day workshop will teach students how to prepare for and perform a successful presentation of their talent, culminating in a mock try-out compete with cold readings, monologues, and a dance audition. Limit 25   Fee $40

 

Meet the Instructors

Deborah Cluts spent four years as an Actor Teacher with Great Lakes Theater where she taught Shakespeare's works to schools throughout Greater Cleveland. She has also directed at several community theatres in Northeast Ohio. For the past two years, Cluts has served as the artistic director for Aurora Community Theatre’s Children’s Summer Workshops. She currently plays Tuppence in the touring production of The Secret Adversary with Great Lakes Theater.

 

John Krol brings professional music and theatre experience from working with area schools and community theatres as well as vocal coaching for music theatre students at his own studio. Krol, music director for Aurora Community Theatre’s productions of Rent and Into the Woods Jr, has also served as music director for Beck Center for the Arts, Fairmount Performing Arts Center, and Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute. His educational credentials include a bachelors degree in music and theatre from the University of Detroit, a masters degree in music and composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a masters degree in conducting from Southern Methodist University.

 

Spring Break Workshops 2016 will be held at Aurora Community Theatre 115 E. Pioneer Trail

For more information, contact Michelle at 248-895-0515

REGISTER ONLINE www.auroracommunitytheatre.com