Vallejo Music Theatre Conservatory for the Performing Arts Spring Session, 2009 Acting Auditions Vocal Training Reading Music Dance & Movement Eight weeks of performing arts training for Aspiring Actors in Grades 3 through 5 Available to all Vallejo Students All Students will be cast in VMT's summer show. $125 per student Family rates available For Information on the Conservatory & Young Audiences Program Casting Call 707.649.2787 Vallejo Music Theatre email: info@vallejomusictheatre.org Acting Students will be introduced to various acting concepts to give them a foundation of understanding what acting is all about. Liberating and exhilarating exercises help the student with understanding theater discipline and how to handle distractions. Students will learn relaxation techniques; audition techniques – winning that special role - and exercises which will help them free up the mind and body in order to reach their full potential. Instructors: Jo Nash & Valerie Nelson Vocal Training Instructors Jo Nash and Valerie Nelson will teach students how to use their voices properly to protect the young voice and will teach them how to read music. Instructors: Jo Nash & Valerie Nelson Movement Learn the proper way to stretch, strengthen and build coordination. Simple steps and combinations will be given. Character steps that would likely be given during an audition will be taught and perfected through weeks of repetition. Instructor: Jo Nash Classes - Dates Spring Session: April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009 Hours 12:30 am to 2:30 pm (students may bring snacks for break-time) Location Vallejo Music Theatre, Marin Street Theater, 823 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 (Historic Federal Building) December 2008 Young Audiences Production All students from both sessions will be cast in Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” production which auditions in October and will be presented over three weekends in December, 2008. Instructors Jo Nash, originally from Southern California, has directed and choreographed musicals, taught all forms of dance, voice and gymnastics in both Northern and Southern California for 32 years. During this time she also toured with dance and theater troupes worldwide. She is excited to bring her knowledge and expertise to Vallejo Music Theater. Sheila Atwater, Class Assistant, is a graduate of Solano College Theater’s Actor Training Program. She was Director and Playwright for VMT’s first Young Audiences Program “A Yuletide Fairytale.” A member of VMT since 1999 she has performed in several productions and will be assisting instructors in the Conservatory for the second year. | |
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