January 2010 Musical Theatre Intensive Workshop

Date:  Saturday, January 16, 2009 from 10 am to 3:30 pm

Location:  Vilas Hall

Fee:  $80 for adults, $65 for high school and college students

Payment due January 16. No refunds.

Enrollment is limited to 20 students who will rotate through three 1.5 hour workshops.  All students must be at least 16 years of age. 

To secure a spot send an email with your name and phone number to aabrams (at) fourseasonstheatre.com and send in your completed registration form with payment.

Session 1:  Acting for the Musical Stage   

Discover how “acting a song” is different from simply singing what’s on the page and learn the “realism” style of acting.  Topics include: identifying objectives, identifying shifts in thought/beats, monologuing the material, and point of focus work. 

Instructor Andrew Abrams has worked as a vocal /acting coach and voice teacher at NYU, Pace University, AMDA, and privately in both New York City and Madison. He has taught this and other acting workshops at Wisconsin Theatre Auditions and various colleges including North Central College.

Session 2:  Introduction to Stage Combat

Learn the rudiments of fight choreography as well as the rules of safely performing on stage.  From basic slaps to more difficult punches and short fight sequences this hands-on workshop will expose each participant to realistic physical techniques.

Instructor Jeff Skubal is a graduate of the UW-Madison Department of Theatre and Drama.  Jeff served as the fight choreographer for FST’s August 2007 production of WEST SIDE STORY where he created the memorable Prologue and Rumble sequences and is also the fight choreographer for Madison Opera.

Session 3:  Monologue Workshop

Gain the skills to choose, prepare and perform a monologue for your next audition as well as learn to make strong choices at a cold reading.  Please bring two copies of a monologue you are interested in working on (one for taking notes and one for the instructor).