Acting the Song Workshop This workshop will proceed with a step-by-step process for analyzing, interpreting, and performing songs—in short, students will learn how to act songs or to fine tune those in which you may already have. Students will work on songs assigned by the teacher if needed, as well as songs they choose themselves, with a goal of singing pieces from various time periods and genres to show a variety of skill and understanding. The goal is to make the student extremely versatile and competent in all arenas of musical theatre. Together the teacher and students will assemble a repertoire of contrasting songs. We start with a vocal warm up, followed by training in a process that leads to the organic “living” of the songs. This process will include audition etiquette, identifying given circumstances, i.e. who are you singing to? Why are you singing? What do you want? Etc. We will be identifying and solidifying a solid prebeat for each of your songs, the “moment before,” what provides the transition from the student into the character? We will be making character adjustments, both physical and psychological, when required, employing the techniques of Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov, Kristen Linklater, Meisner, Grotowski, to name a few. The goal will be to provide a way of working that is individual and specific to each student. In short, they will learn a process that works for them, so that they may apply the process to future roles and auditions by themselves. The workshop is for actors, singers, and dancers, as it gives the participants a visceral experience of the acting process, making clear what an actor needs as he/she/ they prepare a performance. These techniques will enable the students to work as emotionally alive, theatrically inventive performers. By the end of the workshop each student will have learned about the relationship of acting to singing, and will have developed a reliable acting technique applicable to both; will have added to their knowledge of musical theatre history; will have experienced a collaborative working situation and a sense of what their place may be in the professional world of musical theater, and will have a solid understanding of the audition process. The workshop is perfect for those wanting to fine tune their pre-screens and final auditions for their college conservatory auditions, anyone wanting to sharpen their skills in musical theatre, preparing one for an upcoming audition, or just for fun! The workshop works as a group setting style workshop. All students will be watching and participating in learning specific feedback after each performance. The goal being to learn from watching as well as doing. Each student will be provided with a top-notch accompanist/musical director, John Krol, as well as a highly qualified acting instructor, Dan Hendrock. The workshop takes place over two weeks at First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44118. Each workshop will be two hours long from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The first class will be November 3rd and the next week on November 10th. The cost of the workshop will be $100 for each student and only 8 students will be accepted. If you can only make one of the days, it will only be $50 for that day. This particular workshop will be reserved for those that are in high school and above. The purpose of having such a small ensemble of students is so that each participant will be provided with a solid amount of individualized attention and performance. Please email Dan Hendrock at dhendrock@hb.edu to reserve your spot! We already have some students signed up so space is limited! About the instructors: Dan Hendrock is a professional actor, director and teaching artist. He has been professionally directing and acting in Cleveland, NYC and Chicago for the past fifteen years. Dan got his MFA in Acting from the Cleveland Play House/Case Western Reserve University graduate acting program and is a proud member of AEA. He is currently the Director of Theatre at Hathaway Brown School and works as the Head of Acting at Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute. Dan also holds his teaching certificate in the Michael Chekhov Technique from the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. His performing credits include many television and commercial appearances, regional theatres, national tours and Off-Broadway. Dan has found his passion sharing his expertise about the craft with the next generation of performers. John Krol is a freelance music and theatre professional in the Cleveland area. He teaches musical theatre classes at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood and the Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute. He has been musical director for summer camps at the Beck Center, Hathaway Brown, and Fairmount Performing Arts (FPAC), and he serves as director, music director, and accompanist for many area school and community theatres Dan Hendrock Upper School Performing Arts Upper School Theatre Director 216-932-4214 ext. 7210 -- <http://www.hb.edu/> <https://www.facebook.com/HathawayBrownSchool> <https://twitter.com/hathawaybrown> <https://instagram.com/hathawaybrownschool/> <https://www.pinterest.com/hathawaybrown/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/hathaway-brown-school> <http://www.hb.edu/cf_news/rss.cfm> <http://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=313&lastid=4093&do=logoffadmin>