Williamston Theatre Performance Project:
SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Dates: Mondays, January 9 – March 26, 2012. No class on February 20.
Additional mandatory final dress rehearsal on Sunday, March 25; 5-9pm.
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Cost: $195
Ages: 13-18
Class size: minimum 6, maximum 16
Registration: Begins November 1, 2011
Teacher: Dana Brazil
The students will use the fundamentals of acting as well as improvisation and theatre games to create a piece of theatre for performance. This will provide the high school student with an invaluable performance experience. It will also reinforce the following aspects of theatre: auditioning, theatre games, improvisation, acting technique, scene study and character development. Additionally, the students will be involved in all the elements of a theatrical production including costuming, props, sound design and set design. The class will take a play (material will be chosen to suit the students) from the page and go thru all stages of production in preparation for the final public performance. There will be one public performance on March 26th.
Dana Brazil is a professional actress and teaching artist who has been seen locally onstage at the Williamston Theatre as well as The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Peppermint Creek, Stormfield Theatre and the former BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing. She won a Lansing State Journal Thespie Award for her portrayal of Ellen Pazinski in Over The Tavern. Dana is a graduate of Michigan State University, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and the Screen Actors’ Guild. Dana is currently the Associate Director of the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts & Creativity at Wharton Center for Performing Arts.
All classes will be held at the Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam Street, Williamston, MI 48895
2012 SUMMER THEATRE WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS
Dates: June 18, 25 and July 9, 16
Times: Monday evenings from 6:00pm to 9pm
Ages: 12-18 years old / 8th -12th grade
Cost: $25 per workshop, or $80 for all 4 workshops
Class size: minimum 6 students, maximum 16
Registration: begins May 14, 2012. Call 517-655-7469 to register.
Each workshop covers a specific skill. They are designed as individual workshops, not continuing from week to week. Students are encouraged to sign up for as many workshops as they like! Students who have attended classes at the Williamston Theatre covering these areas are encouraged to return, as new skills will be explored commensurate with each student’s skill level. The classes will be taught by Dana Brazil, a New York professionally trained actress who has been seen recently onstage at Williamston Theatre as well as The Purple Rose Theatre Company and BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing.
Theatre Games/Improvisation
Monday, June 18, 6pm-9pm
Get your theatre juices flowing with this fun workshop! We will learn basic acting skills and techniques through theatre game playing. More importantly, you’ll have a lot of fun!
Scene Study/Monologue Workshop
Monday, June 25, 6pm-9pm
Students will break down, analyze and perform small scenes in terms of their dramatic structure and emotional beats. They will work on and perform the scene with a partner. All materials will be provided.
Audition Workshop
Monday, July 9, 6pm-9pm
This workshop will focus on all aspects of the audition process. Students will get to work on cold reading from scripts. They will review how to present themselves in an audition, break down material, make interesting choices quickly, and gain self-confidence necessary to audition for theatrical roles.
Musical Theatre Workshop
Monday, July 16, 6pm-9pm
Students will work on a group number from a current Broadway show, learn movement/choreography and work on acting the song. They will put it all together and perform the piece at the end of the evening. Parents are welcome to come return at 8:55pm that evening and watch the class’ creation. This workshop will be co-taught by Dana Brazil and Judy Evans.
All classes meet at the Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam Street, Williamston, MI 48895.
