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65 Main Street
Warwick NY 10990
845-986-2629

This talented group of performers and teachers bring a total of 80 + years of experience in the Performing Arts to The Playhouse.
Their credits include: Good Morning America, Off Broadway, Professional Regional and Local Theatre, Commercials, Day Time and Prime Time Television and more.

Combined they have produced, directed, choreographed and costumed numerous local productions.
Their classes are geared to developing a performer as well as a well-rounded individual. Theatre skills are taught with passion and many techniques are used including but not limited too, Meisner, Method, and story-telling, Fosse, ballet, tap and modern dance.
Every day life skills are also developed through these techniques and students are encouraged to be themselves while playing different Theatre roles.

CORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE
Cortland, NY

Summer Theatre Workshops for Youth

Program II
Deadline to sign up for Showstoppers and Superstars in July 9th.

The Cortland Repertory Theatre “CRT Kids” Programs offer two theatrical workshops for young aspiring thespians and technicians. The purpose of both programs is to provide a positive theatrical experience for the child’s development. No experience is necessary; just an interest in theatre, whether onstage or backstage is required!

Applications for both workshops are available on the CRT website at www.cortlandrep.org under the “For Kids” link.

The first program, called “Stars of Tomorrow”, is a fou week program beginning on June 28th and will be held at the Little York Pavilion, in Dwyer Park - summer home to CRT.

The program runs from 9:00 - 2:00, Monday - Friday and will consist of morning workshops in various aspects of theatre (acting, improvisation, make-up, technical design, theatre games, etc.) The afternoon session will be rehearsals for a children’s theatre production to be presented in a free performance to the community on the final day, Saturday, July 24th.

Students will also have discussions with CRT actors, directors and designers, will be given tours of the theatre and shown the set designs of the currently running play.

All sessions and rehearsals will be supervised by Bill Coughlin, a Central New York actor, director and drama instructor at Mexico High School. Guest workshops will be held by some of the CRT interns and technicians. Mr. Coughlin holds an MFA in Theatre from Brooklyn College and his work ranges from Shakespeare to children’s theatre. He appeared opposite “The Wonder Year’s” Dan Lauria in “Whenever Summer’s Gone” at the George Raft Theatre and appeared on “The Guiding Light” and “Ryan’s Hope”. His CRT directing credits include “The King and I”, “The Sound of Music” and “The Wizard of Oz”, and acting credits include “Over The River and Through the Woods” (for which he won Best Actor at the Syracuse Area Live Theatre Awards), “Annie Get Your Gun”, and “South Pacific” to name a few.

The program is open to any 5th-12th graders in the 2009-10 school year. Students have the option of attending full-time or part-time. A minimal fee is required and payments may be made by the day ($15.00), week ($50.00) or for the entire program ($175.00). There is a maximum cost of 2 fees per immediate family. All proceeds will go directly to the program to help defray the costs.

Deadline for sign up is June 25th

The second program, called “Showstoppers and Superstars” runs for two separate weeks, July 12th - 17th and July 19th – 24th . Students may sign up for either or both weeks. The program will be held at the Homer Center for the Arts, 72 South Main Street in Homer.

Each day will have two sessions: “Showstoppers” will be for students in K - 2nd grade in the 2009-10 year, and will meet from 10:00 – 1:00. “Superstars” are students in grades 3 - 5 in the 2009-10 school year and will meet from 2:00 - 5:00.

The workshops focus on building self esteem, teamwork, cooperation, and creative problem solving thru the theatre arts of acting, improv, singing, and dancing. Each day focuses on a specific element of musical theatre in a 20-30 minute small group intensive. During the week these elements will be applied at the end of the day in the rehearsal process. A theme for the week is selected and students learn songs from standard music theatre rep that support that theme. Songs are also choreographed and scenes are written by the students to convey the theme.

All sessions and rehearsals will be supervised by Tammy Holder, a New York City musical teaching artist and Arts Educator, a field she has worked in for the past 17 years. Most recently, she was the Resident Musical Director for TADA!, NYC’s leading youth development theatre. While there, Tammy music directed all main stage productions as well as taught private voice and music theatre classes. She continues to work for TADA! as a teaching artist in NYC public schools and composed an original bilingual musical for PS/IS 311 in NYC. Tammy has been a guest teaching artist, having done residencies for the Wake County Public School System in Raleigh, NC, Performing Arts for Children in Madison, WI, the Our Gang Players in New Jersey and the French Woods Festival for Performing Arts in upstate NY. She is also an accomplished music director in NYC and beyond with CRT credits including “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”.

A minimal fee of $125 per week is required. There is a maximum cost of 2 fees per immediate family. All proceeds go directly to the program to help defray the costs.

Deadline to sign up for Showstoppers and Superstars in July 9th.

For more information or to obtain an application form for either workshop, call the CRT office at 607-753-6161 or visit the office at 37 Franklin Street in Cortland during regular business hours. Class space is limited so call today!
 

Due to an overwhelming response, we must close registrations for the EPAC Kids Summer Theater Workshop's production of "Alice in Wonderland" as of 5PM Monday, May 31st.

The EPAC Offices will be closed this weekend as well as Monday. However, online registration will remain open until 5PM Monday evening.

Chenango River Theatre (CRT), the Binghamton area’s only equity, non-profit, professional theatre company, will offer two weeks of summer drama classes at a special rate of just $95 for students registered by July 1 ($120 after July 1).

Enrollment is limited to the first 15 students to register for each of the two classes. Both will be taught at Chenango River Theatre’s home at 991 State Highway 12, two miles south of Greene.

Taught by working, professional actors (Heidi Weeks and Haley Zale), each class meets Monday-Friday at the theatre for two weeks. These classes introduce students to the world of theatre by providing a hands-on chance to explore the dramatic process and discipline of performing. The goal is to teach young performers the skills they need to articulate ideas, work as part of a group, problem solve and think creatively whether onstage or off, providing students with skills that make them better actors and will serve them in whatever profession they one day choose.

Acting 1: (Ages 7 to 11): 10 - Noon weekdays, August. 2 - 13

Students will develop their own unique creative voice using familiar stories and poems, and learn how to share that story with an audience.

Acting 2: (Ages 12 to 17): 1 - 3 PM weekdays, July 26 - August 6

This class utilizes theatre games and improvisation, resulting in students creating their own characters and scripts for a final performance.

To register a student, call 656-8778.

Chenango River Theatre
Physical Address: 991 State Highway 12, Greene NY (3 miles south of Greene)
Mailing Address: PO Box 584, Greene, NY 13778

The two week program is an intensive training experience for ages 8-14, taught by professional instructors Rosemary Hay, Rudy Caporaso, and Ryan Touhey. Camp will be held June 28-July 16, Monday-Friday, 9am to 4pm. Campers will learn about the performing arts and develop voice, movement, and script analysis techniques.

 “Students will gain confidence and poise, and learn to focus and cooperate,” says Goodwill Theatre Executive Director Naima Kradjian. “They also get to have fun and socialize with other aspiring performers.”

 The camp will culminate in a musical showcase, which will allow every student to take on the responsibility of a major role, on Saturday, July 17 at 7:00pm.

 Performance Boot Camp registration is underway with a limited amount of space. The cost is $350 per student. A non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. Classes and the showcase will take place in the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage.

 Acting Instructor Rosemary Hay is the Artistic Director of the REV Theatre Company, which “revs up” classic plays with contemporary twists. She has previously directed Othello and Hamlet for the Goodwill Theatre’s “Shakespeare Alive!” Program. Hay was educated at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She has taught and directed at the Juilliard School, the Graduate Acting Program, New York University, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and the Stella Adler Conservatory. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Acting at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia. 

 Dance and movement instructor Rudy Caporaso is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association, and has appeared in Off Broadway performances and in many regional productions in America and abroad. Local audiences may remember him as the villain Iago in Othello, or as the title character in Hamlet. Caporaso studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He currently teaches after school acting courses for the Goodwill Theatre and for the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club.

 Vocal instructor Ryan Touhey is a graduate of the University of the Arts and is the Artistic Director of Parallax Theatre Company in Philadelphia. He is a resident accompanist at the Walnut Street Theatre and the Arden Theatre Company, and has accompanied Broadway actress Lisa Howard.

 “We wanted to offer something different and professional in the area of summer camp performance training,” said Goodwill Theater Executive Director, Naima Kradjian. “We are lucky that Rosemary Hay, Ryan Touhey and Rudy Caporaso are available this summer to lend their considerable expertise. I know when I was studying in Manhattan it was exciting to learn from different instructors on a professional level. We are very happy to bring professional-level training to the Southern Tier. Students of any level can learn some useful lifelong skills.”

 For further information, or to register, please call (607) 772-2404, ext. 1. Enrollment is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Goodwill Theatre Inc. accepts all major credit cards.

 Have you ever told your daughter she’s a drama queen? Does your son have a flair for telling jokes? Does your grandchild like to act out roles from his favorite storybooks? If so, here’s the perfect creative outlet: The Lakeside Players free theater camp.

Now in its sixth year, the camp is open to all children, ages 9 to 13, including those who’ve never set foot on a stage. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from July 19 to July 30 at The Lakeside Players’ home theater, Lakeville Community Hall, Route 590, Lakeville (between the firehouse and the United Methodist Church).

At the end of camp, the children will show off what they’ve learned at a free performance for family and friends on Saturday, July 31, at 7 p.m. Every child will have a part in the play.

At camp, children will play theater games, rehearse scenes and learn the basics of acting on Lakeside’s friendly stage. Kids interested in working behind the scenes on lights, sound or costumes are welcome, too.

Instructors for the camp are veteran Lakeside actresses Roxan Schwartz and Veronica Deisler, who have appeared in numerous Lakeside murder mysteries and stage plays. Ms. Deisler has also worked professionally in the theater and taught drama to young people for many years in New Jersey.

Why hold a free camp? “It’s Lakeside’s gift to the community for all its support,” said Tony Schwartz, co-founder of the 11-year-old theater company.

Founded in 1999, The Lakeside Players is an award-winning community theater company specializing in original audience-participation murder mystery dinner shows and full-length comedies and dramas. The group performs in restaurants, country clubs, church halls and at its mainstage venue, Lakeville Community Hall.
 

For more information about the free theater camp, call 857-2226.

For information about Lakeside’s upcoming shows, visit www.lakesideplayers.net  or call 226-6207.
 

What:
Learn about aspects of theatre including: acting, directing, management, dancing, mime, designing and crew!

No AUDITIONS necessary!

Who: Young Adults Ages 10-18
When: June 28, 2010 – July 31, 2010
Where: Rivoli Theatre, South Fallsburg, NY
How much: 5 week workshop - $15.
(The fee pays for the rights for the show and the production materials)

Please RSVP by April 19, 2010.

Questions? E-mail Amber Schmidt at schmidad191@potsdam.edu
or
Call Heather 701-5022 or Sally 434-0209

Phoenix Kids, Rising Stars
youth workshop ages 5 to 17.

Starting, July 6th
Tuesdays, Thursdays
6 PM - 8:30 PM
Saturdays
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

On stage program will teach singing, dancing and staging ending with the production of the LITTLE MERMAID at the end of September.

For more information on cost and registering please call Managing Director, Lee LaChette, at 991-1817