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KidStage Summer Camps - starts 6/23/08 - (posted by KidStage)
Summer Camp KidStage
Camp KidStage is a fun filled two week camp where KidStage Kids work on acting skills, pantomime, improv, singing, skits, and special talents and put together a KidStage Follies Showcase. KidStage Kids may choose the full two week camp or the one week camp option (last week). Everyone will participate in Camp KidStage Follies at Hoyt Park at the end of the camp. The camp is open to Level 1: K-2nd Gr. and Level 2: 3rd-6th Gr. Summer Camp coached by Emily Ciha and Assistant Paul Jacobson.
ALL CAMPS: Hoyt Park 3902 Regent St. Madison, Wi TIME: 1:00-4:00pm
June Camp KidStage:
Week 1- Monday June 23rd � Thursday June 26th
Week 2- Monday June 30th- Thursday July 3rd
July Camp KidStage:
Week 1- Monday July 21rd � Thursday July 24th
Week 2- Monday July 28th- Thursday July 31st
August Camp KidStage:
Week 1- Monday August 11th � Thursday August 14th
Week 2- Monday August 18th - Thursday August 21st
QUESTIONS: Contact us at www.kidstage.net or madisonkidstage@yahoo.com
TO ENROLL, CUT AND COMPLETE REGISTRATION FORM AND MAIL IT TO
KIDSTAGE C/O Emily Ciha 4446 Hillcrest Dr Apt 6, Madison,WI 53705
OR REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.KIDSTAGE.NET
Two week Camp Fee: $120 ______
One week Camp Fee: $60 _____
(LESS) Sibling Discount $5.00 per child ����______
Total _______
Super Center Arts Camp - starts 6/23/08 - (posted by Madison School and Community Recreation)
This camp is great for children entering grades 1-5 who would prefer more exposure to music, art and drama than a general camp provides. Participants are grouped by age and rotate through music, drama and art each day, revolving around a weekly theme. Includes swimming, field trips and outdoor activities. Field trips or special performances usually take place on Fridays. A detailed weekly schedule is available on Monday of each session. Extended day option consists of quiet games, self-directed art activities and supervised outdoor play. Children should bring lunch, snacks, beverages, swimming suit and towel daily. For more details on weekly themes please check out www.mscr.org/EZREG. No camp 7/4.
For more information visit www.mscr.org or call Stephanie at 608-204-3021.
INTRO TO STAGE COMBAT, AUG. 2-3 - starts 8/2/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
INTRO TO STAGE COMBAT with BLAKE BRADFORD & MATT KLAN (August 2 & 3, Sat. & Sun: 10-noon) You will be introduced to the basic techniques inherent in all fight choreography, with an emphasis on safety and believability. Matt, a New York fight choreographer and Blake, a New York stage director/writer/actor will demonstrate combat scenes from such classics as Romeo and Juliet and Roadhouse, to give you a dynamic education in the history and practice of modern stage combat systems and the historical fighting styles they are derived from. You will learn basic fight techniques such as "cooperative energy," unarmed combat including punches and naps, fighting for film vs. theater, and standard fight vocabulary. By the end of the second class, you will be able to perform a choreographed four-phase unarmed fight sequence with a partner. (All ages over 14 yrs.) Class Code: 8B951. Fee: $60.
Full information and registration online:
www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
"NORTHERN LIGHTS" SHOWING and Q&A WITH FILMMAKER JOHN HANSON - starts 8/2/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
Saturday,Aug. 2, 1:30-3:30)
A great opportunity to see this classic independent film with its creator, John Hanson. Winner of the prestigious Camera D'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Northern Lights was John's first feature film. The script won the Neil Simon Award for Best Screenplay for a dramatic television series (American Playhouse on PBS.) Currently The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is planning a complete restoration of Northern Lights for the Academy Film Archives and for screening at the Academy Theatre. Free to Stage and Screen workshop students. Class Code: 8B952. Fee $10.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
A PROFESSIONAL AUDITION: A SIMULATED SESSION - starts 8/2/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
August 2 & 3, Sat. & Sun. 3:30-5:30)
A fantastic opportunity to get real feedback on your auditioning skills. A group of film, television, and theater professionals ("Seinfeld" acting coach, director of MASH, producer of ConAir, Strasberg Institute acting instructor, award-winning screenwriter, and others) will create an opportunity for you to experience what really happens in a professional audition. You'll audition in front of these industry pros and get feedback on your interview, photo, resume, and your performance. This is a simulated session, so you have nothing to risk, and everything to gain. You'll get the perspective of a professional director, producer, writer, and casting director with an honest, constructive critique on how you did, whether you would get the job, a call back, or go home empty handed, and what you can do to improve in all areas. You will pick up great insights and helpful information, not only from your audition but also from observing the auditions of fellow students. Bring a three-minute monologue. Copy for readings will be provided. Class Code: 8B953. Fee: $60. Adults, ages 16 and older.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
Stage and Screen Workshops, August 2-8 - starts 8/2/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
Sixteen outstanding workshops with leading film, television, and theater professionals during the week long Stage & Screen Workshops at Shake Rag Alley in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Workshops cover acting, directing, screenwriting, independent filmmaking, stage combat, auditioning for the camera, acting career workshops, about the biz, plus movies & Q&A with the movie makers, performances, and networking opportunities. (workshops qualify for college credit throughout the UW system and may be transferable to other colleges with authorization) These are experiential workshops, not lectures.
Age requirement: 16 years and older. This is an adult oriented program. Cost based on individual classes, ranging from $10 to $190. Enrollment limited. Early registration recommended.
Instructors include:
• Cannes Film Festival winning filmmaker teaching Independent Filmmaking
• Sundance Film Institute Creative Advisor for 16 years, Director of MASH, DGA & Emmy winning director, & Emmy winning actress, teaching Acting for Stage and Screen
• Seinfeld acting coach, and best-selling author of Acting as a Career, teaching Auditioning for the Camera and Acting Career workshop
• Award winning playwright, songwriter, & screenwriter, teaching Writing for Stage and Screen
• Strasberg Institute instructor teaching Strasberg Sense Memory Acting Techniques
• From assistant director to production manager, producer to executive producer of feature films such as Midnight Cowboy, French Connection, Blue Lagoon, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Dangerous Minds, ConAir, showing 3 of his films with Q & A
Plus
• Meisner Acting Techniques, Beginning and Intermediate
• Stage Combat
• Creating a One Person Show
• Directing for Stage. Live!
• Film Production: Behind the Scenes
• Professional Auditioning Sessions
• All About the Biz with a full panel, directors, actors, producers, screenwriters, filmmakers
ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
OR CALL: 608-987-4499 OR 987-3292
Sandra Scott
ABOUT THE BIZ - starts 8/3/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
ABOUT THE BIZ: PANEL DISCUSSION / Q&A (AUGUST 3, Sunday. 1:30-3) Here's your chance to get answers to your questions about the real world of film, television, and theater from a remarkable group of professional actors, directors, producers, and writers. You'll pick up some great insights and tips about what it takes to break into the business and hear about some fascinating and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories and experiences. Class Code: 8B955. Fee $15. Adults, Ages 14 and older.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
Musical Theatre Camp - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Middleton School of Performing Arts)
Musical Theatre Camp
August 4-15
Ages: 4th - 7th Grade
Pete Rydberg and J.S. Fauquet haven't agreed on a title, but the best director and musical director in town will work up a show in two weeks. Students will learn techniques for singing musical theatre, dance combinations, and character development while rehearsing a musical which will have a public performance on August 14.
Time: 9:30-3:30
Cost: $450, or $400 if registered by July 1
For e-registration form contact Pete Rydberg at artisticdirector@gmail.com or 608-843-1282
Summer Drama School: Theatre Week: Places, Please! - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Children's Theater of Madison)
Session III: An Introduction to Theater Arts
August 4-8, 2008
For Ages 9-14
9:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Final Presentation: Friday, August 8 at 2:00 pm
Theater Week introduces young performers to acting, movement, vocal techniques, stage combat and many aspects of technical theater. CTM's Teaching Artists Talish Barrow and Tammy Moschae lead the session, Guest Artists introduce new skills each day, and the young performers work on scenes from a contemporary play or adaptation. Theater Week is designed for students who are new to the theater as well as those with previous experience. Family and friends are invited to the informal presentation on the last day of class.
Tuition: $250
Talish Barrow returns to CTM's Summer Drama School for his fourth summer.He earned his BFA in Theater from New York University and taught at NYU and The Atlantic Theater Company School. He was active in the New York theater for 13 years, where he worked and studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman and Anne Bogart. Talish is currently pursuing his MFA in Directing from UW-Madison.
Tammy Moschea is a familiar face at CTM, teaching acting and movement classes. She received a BFA in performance from Milliken University in Illinois. Since 2005, she has worked as an educator, director and choreographer at numerous schools in the Madison area. She has also performed here in Madison with CTM and The Madison Repertory Theatre.
Register online at www.ctmtheater.org or call 608-255-2080.
MEISNER ACTING TECHNIQUES: ONSTAGE! INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
August 4-8, M-Tu-W-Th-F: 10:30am-12:30PM
Instructor: JEFFERY WEST:
Students should have onstage and classroom acting experience (not necessarily in Meisner Technique). Jeffery is a master of Meisner methodology. You will spend the week applying Meisner's principles to onstage work. Scenes from Lee Blessing's play, Two Rooms, will be sent to you before the class meets, and you will select a scene which you will work on during class. The focus will be on finding how the "reality of doing" contributes to the development of life onstage. On Friday, scenes will be shared with the Shake Rag community in a showcase highlighting students' work. (NOTE: Students may audit (observe) the Introduction to Meisner workshop from 9:00-10:30 at no additional cost.) Class Code: 8B957. Fee $190.
JEFFERY WEST: Actor, director, producer. Jeff's TV credits include NBC's episodic Surface, the Knowledge series, One Tree Hill, Dawson's Creek, All My Children and The Guiding Light. His film credits include: The Dangerous Lives of Altarboys, Brookfield, and Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors. He has worked extensively in live theater as actor, director, and producer. He served as the Artistic Director of the Raleigh Ensemble Players, Chair of the Professional Division of the North Carolina Theatre Conference, and President of the Triangle Network of Theatres. He has taught at UNC Chapel Hill, St. Mary's College, Peace College, for REP, and 13 years as Senior Lecturing Fellow in Theater Studies at Duke University.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
INTRODUCTION TO MEISNER ACTING TECHNIQUES - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4-8 (Monday-Friday, 9:00am-10:30am)
Instructor: JEFFERY WEST
Jeffery has taught Meisner methodology for over 15 years. He will introduce you to the technique developed by one of the most famous, well-respected acting instructors of the 20th century, Sanford Meisner. You'll spend the week on stage doing exercises, picking up background, doing scene work, and you'll end the week working on scenes. Meisner's technique centers on being fully "in the moment" and complements "The Method" techniques made famous by Strasberg. Adults, 16 and older. (NOTE: Students may audit (observe) the Intermediate/Advanced session from 10:30-12:30 at no additional cost.) Class Code: 8B956. Fee $150.
Full Information and Registration:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
608-987-3292
Questions? Contact:
608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy Scott
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
WRITING FOR STAGE AND SCREEN - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
August 4-7, (M-Tu-W-Th: 10-noon)
Instructor: BILL SVANOE
Explore the fundamentals of screenwriting and playwriting with award winning playwright and screenwriter, Bill Svanoe. You will learn how to create story, plot, structure, scenes, character, and dialogue. Bill will also cover other writing-related subjects such as rewriting, inspiration, and criticism, and he will lead you through in-class exercises. Plan on some homework between classes. (NOTE: If you have taken Bill's workshop previously, he will work with you on a more advanced level.) Adults, 16 and older. Class Code: 8B958. Fee $160.
BILL SVANOE: Award-winning screenwriter and playwright, Bill launched his career by writing the #1 hit song "Walk Right In." His screenwriting credits include Returning Home (Tom Selleck), Miles to Go (Martin Balsam), which won the Christopher Award for Outstanding Writing, Terror on the Beach (Dennis Weaver), Waltz Across Texas (Ann Archer), and Fatal Beauty (Whoopie Goldberg). He also wrote Sparks (Victoria Principal), Seduced by Evil (Suzanne Sommers), and Superdome (David Jansen) and for TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and Grif. Bill's first play won New Playwright awards in New York and Holland. He has taught at the University of North Carolina and his new play, Lost and Found, premieres August 8 in Mineral Point.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
DIRECTING FOR STAGE. LIVE! - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4-8, (M-Tu-W-Th-F: 10-noon & Fr. 4-9)
Instructor: BLAKE BRADFORD
You'll work side by side with a professional director and become fully immersed in a live production. You will follow director/writer Blake Bradford through the process of directing a new play which will open on Friday night. You will attend rehearsals for Bill Svanoe's new comedy starring Emmy Award-winning actress Joan Darling and a cast of professional stage and screen actors. After rehearsal each day there will be a talk back session with Blake about the process. Class times may vary slightly. Plan on being a part of the live production on Friday evening, August 8. Directors and actors welcome. Class Code: 8B959. Fee $150.
BLAKE BRADFORD: A NYC-based writer/director, Blake is currently on the writing/script staff for Showtime at the Apollo (NBC), Live at Lincoln Center (PBS), Drama Desk Awards (PBS), Tony Awards (CBS) and Rosie O'Donnell's Big Gay Sketch Show (LOGO/MTV). His film, Welcome to the Rutters, is scheduled for production in 2008. He co-founded the NYC theatre company Phare Play Productions, where he serves as Artistic Director. Blake's original plays are actively seen in regional circuits and have all been produced in NYC. He has directed Bill Svanoe's Pants on Fire, Callback, The Last Silver Zephyr, and The Last Laugh and has many NYC directing credits including the multiple award-winning revival of Dark of the Moon.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
ACTING FOR STAGE & SCREEN: SCENE STUDY & MONOLOGUE - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4, 6, 7 (M-W-Th: 2:30-5:30)
instructor: JOAN DARLING
For Actors & Directors: Award-winning director and actress and creative advisor to Redford's Sundance Institute, Joan is recognized as one of the finest acting and directing coaches in the business. Through active participation you will review acting techniques, sense memory, personalization, how to read a play, how to select work to create a role, character development, how to pick an event for a scene, and how to bring your vision to life. You will perform a monologue and a two-person scene with one-on-one attention. Directors: Learn the language that helps an actor deliver the performance you want as a director. (NOTE: Joan recommends Sense Memory & Strasberg Techniques for Actors as a warm up.)
JOAN DARLING: Emmy and Director's Guild Award-winning actress and director, Joan created the "Directing the Actor" workshop for Robert Redford's Sundance Institute, where she has served as creative advisor for the past 16 years. Regarded as one of the finest acting coaches in the business, her directing credits include MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Magnum PI, Doc, Rich Man, Poor Man, Rhoda, Spielberg's Amazing Stories. In addition to starring roles on stage and television and picking up another Emmy for acting, she appeared for four years in the award-winning improvisational production, The Premise with Gene Hackman and George Segal. She has taught at UCLA, USC, American Film Institute, and of U of North Carolina.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4-8 (M-Tu-W-Th-F: 3:30-5:30)
Instructor: JOHN HANSON
Cannes award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter John Hanson will focus on the transformation of the screenplay to the imagery and magic of film. Using scenes from three of his independent feature films, Northern Lights, Wild-rose, and Shimmer, John will discuss the intent of the written scene and then show how that scene was filmed and edited. You will be provided scenes from the screenplays and will have a chance to analyze and compare written and filmed scenes. John will also show how he approached shooting and editing with the larger story in mind when creating Sisters, a documentary on Benedictine nuns for PBS and Drums of Passion, his latest documentary, on Babatunde Olatunji, the great Nigerian drummer and visionary. Adults, 16 and older. Class Code: 8B962. Fee $190.
JOHN HANSON: Award-winning Director/Producer/Screenwriter and a veteran of independent film. John's credits include the dramatic features Northern Lights (Camera D'Or Award at the Cannes International Film Festival), Wildrose (New Directors/New Films Series) and Shimmer (Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival), the television special Talking Pictures (Regional Emmy), the documentary Sisters (PBS series, Independent Lens) and a new documentary feature, Drums of Passion, slated for release in 2008. He was selected as a directing fellow at the Sundance Institute, has led filmmaking workshops at numerous colleges and universities and has been a frequent panelist at film festivals and seminars in the U.S. and abroad.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
SENSE MEMORY & STRASBERG ACTING TECHNIQUES - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4, 6, 7 (M-W-Th: 12:30-2:30)
Instructor: KERRY SHEAR
You will explore and strengthen your acting skills through the Lee Strasberg method used by such greats as Brando, Hoffman, DeNiro, and Pacino. An accomplished stage and television actress and acting coach, Kerry will guide you through a series of sense memory exercises to enhance and tone your acting skills. You will learn invaluable relaxation and concentration techniques that will help you discover the depth of your own creativity. Through improvisation and monologues you will learn to approach your work from an imaginative, intuitive base rather than an intellectual one. Ages 16 and older. (NOTE: Recommended as a warm up for Joan Darling's Acting for Stage and Screen.) Class Code: 8B960. Fee $120
KERRY SHEAR: Professional actress and acting coach, Kerry studied with Lee Strasberg in New York and Los Angeles and taught acting and sense memory at the Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles for many years. She has appeared in film and television (The Waltons, The Hitchhikers, Divorce Court, Unsolved Mysteries) and in leading roles in numerous stage productions, including Love Letters, Hopscotch, Cowards, Waiting for the Word, Commitment of Bob, The Woods, Glass Menagerie. Her commercial credits include Xerox, Mattel Toys, Hallmark Cards, and more. She is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and a founding member of the Los Angeles Actors Theater.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
INTRODUCTION TO MEISNER TECHNIQUE: THE REALITY OF DOING - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
August 4-8, M-Tu-W-Th-F: 9:00am-10:30am
Jeffery West has taught Meisner methodology for over 15 years. He will introduce you to the technique developed by one of the most famous, well-respected acting instructors of the 20th century, Sanford Meisner. You'll spend the week on stage doing exercises, picking up background, doing scene work, and you'll end the week working on scenes. Meisner's technique centers on being fully "in the moment" and complements "The Method" techniques made famous by Strasberg. Adults, 16 and older. (NOTE: Students may audit (observe) the Intermediate/Advanced session from 10:30-12:30 at no additional cost.) Class Code: 8B956. Fee $150.
JEFFERY WEST: Actor, director, producer. Jeff's TV credits include NBC's episodic Surface, the Knowledge series, One Tree Hill, Dawson's Creek, All My Children and The Guiding Light. His film credits include: The Dangerous Lives of Altarboys, Brookfield, and Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors. He has worked extensively in live theater as actor, director, and producer. He served as the Artistic Director of the Raleigh Ensemble Players, Chair of the Professional Division of the North Carolina Theatre Conference, and President of the Triangle Network of Theatres. He has taught at UNC Chapel Hill, St. Mary's College, Peace College, for REP, and 13 years as Senior Lecturing Fellow in Theater Studies at Duke University.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
HOLLYWOOD MOVIES: Â BEHIND THE SCENES: FILMS & Q&A - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4, 5, 7 (M, Tu, & Th: 6:30-9:00pm)
Instructor: PETER BOGART
Each evening you can enjoy watching a different award-winning film Peter helped create, with an open invitation after the movie to tap into Peter's wealth of experience in nearly every facet of film production, whether setting up a car chase on the streets of New York, running over budget on an 80-million dollar film, or dealing with huge casts and difficult super stars. You can ask him almost anything. Peter will share his behind-the-scenes perspective along with some great production "war stories." It's all very casual and tons of fun.
Class Code 8B963. Fee $10 per session/$25 for all three sessions.
PETER BOGART: Whether Executive Producer or Director or Unit Production Manager for major production companies like Disney/Touchstone/Hollywood Pictures, Peter has racked up some impressive movie and television experience and credits. They include ConAir, Ace Ventura-Pet Detective, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Dangerous Minds, Lake Placid, Beverly Hills Cop I & II, Torch Song Trilogy, Ali, Blue Lagoon, American Gigolo, Testament, The French Connection, Klute, Lou Grant, Sinatra, Love Story, Midnight Cowboy, Good-bye Columbus, and tons more. Peter has worked with MGM, Columbia, 20th Century, Warner Brothers, CBS, ABC, NBC, Universal, United Artists, New Line, Fox, Lorimar, Paramount, and many independents.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
AUDITIONING FOR THE CAMERA with "Seinfeld" Acting Coach - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4, 5, 7 (M-Tu-Th: 6:30-9 pm)
Instructor: JUDY KERR
You'll be working with the very savvy, highly sought-after acting coach from the popular television series, Seinfeld. Judy will quickly have you primed for action, on your feet and in front of the camera, coaching you in how to expand and fine tune your auditioning skills. You will work with monologues, commercials, day-player television scripts, and two-person television scenes. You'll learn how to stay focused, how to act...and react...to get the part. Your scene work will be videotaped; edited segments of your best work on camera may be presented (with your permission) on Judy's website and may be shown on Friday afternoon at a showcase of students' work. Adults, 16 and older. Class Code: 8B964. Fee $150.
JUDY KERR: Acting coach, actress, on-set dialogue coach and author. On the hit series Seinfeld, Judy coached series regulars Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander and guest stars Teri Hatcher, Janeane Garofalo, Raquel Welch and Bette Midler. Judy's acting credits include Breaking the Silence (MOW), Falcon Crest, Step by Step, Murder She Wrote, The Jeffersons, and many more. Her TV coaching credits also include: It's All Relative, All About The Andersons, Bob Patterson, The Ellen Show, The Michael Richards Show, The Single Guy, and Alright Already. Judy's Best-Selling book Acting Is Everything: An Actor's Guidebook for a Successful Career in Los Angeles, is in its 11th Edition.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
THE ONE MAN SHOW IN YOU: CREATING A SOLO PERFORMANCE - starts 8/4/08 - (posted by Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts)
AUGUST 4, 5, 7 (M-Tu-Th: 6:30-9:00 pm)
Instructor: MIKE WILEY
Actor and playwright Mike Wiley will teach you how to pull imaginative stories from your own life and family using the principles of storytelling. You will learn how to create solo plays from ordinary and perhaps extraordinary daily incidents, events, and characters you met along the way. By filling in the details of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching, you will paint the setting, time, and emotions through words and action. These important and minute details of a story can affect our voices and bodies and eventually help create multiple characters and scenes plus wonderful solo plays. Individuals who have never performed in public have discovered new methods of expressing themselves. Experienced performers come away with a fresh understanding of the relationship between everyday experiences and theater presentations. Class Code: 8B965. Fee $150.
MIKE WILEY: Actor and playwright, Mike has ten years experience in the field of "Theatre for Young Audiences." Formerly of Richmond's Theatre IV and Staunton's Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, he has spent the past four years earning a Masters of Fine Art from the University of North Carolina and starting a production company specifically to shine light on untold stories from the African American past. Mike blends art and education in his inspired one-man performances and appears in film, television, regional theater and school performances across the country that expand cultural awareness through dynamic portrayals based on pivotal moments in African Amercian history.
Full information and registration online:
http://www.shakeragalley.com/pages/workshops/stage.html
Questions? Contact:
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Sandy Scott, 608-987-4499 or 987-3292
Sandy@shakeragalley.com
Summer Drama School: Theatre Week II: Curtain Going Up! - starts 8/11/08 - (posted by Children's Theater of Madison)
Session IV: An Introduction to Theater Arts
One Week from August 11-15, 2008
For Ages 9-14
9:00 am - 3: 30 pm Monday through Friday.
Final Presentation: Friday, August 15 at 2:00 pm
Theater Week II continues the introduction of acting, movement, vocal techniques, and technical theater. CTM's Teaching Artists Talish Barrow and Tammy Moschae lead the session and work on a new set of scenes, and can provide new challenges for students who wish to participate in both Theater Week I and Theater Week II. Guest Artists introduce costume design, make-up, stage combat and more. The workshop is designed for students who are new to the theater as well as those with previous experience. Family and friends are invited to the informal presentation on the last day of class.
Tuition: $250
Talish Barrow returns to CTM's Summer Drama School for his fourth summer.He earned his BFA in Theater from New York University and taught at NYU and The Atlantic Theater Company School. He was active in the New York theater for 13 years, where he worked and studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman and Anne Bogart. Talish is currently pursuing his MFA in Directing from UW-Madison.
Tammy Moschea is a familiar face at CTM, teaching acting and movement classes. She received a BFA in performance from Milliken University in Illinois. Since 2005, she has worked as an educator, director and choreographer at numerous schools in the Madison area. She has also performed here in Madison with CTM and The Madison Repertory Theatre.
Register online at www.ctmtheater.org or call 608-255-2080.
Shakespeare's "The Tempest" - starts 9/13/08 - (posted by Young Shakespeare Players)
Now Accepting Registrations: Shakespeare's The Tempest
Then, in the fall (rehearsing mainly on weekends) we will once again produce The Tempest — Shakespeare’s magical, beautiful story of Prospero, Arial, Caliban, Miranda, Ferdinand, and the "Men of Sin" who wrongly took over Milan. The Tempest, most likely Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, is about redemption and forgiveness -- and reminds us that "We are such stuff as dreams are made on." [begins September 13; performs in December]
All contact and registration information is available on our web site at http://www.ysp.org/. Scholarships are available for those who need them. Details are on the registration form at http://www.ysp.org/register.php
Creative Movement and Drama for 3-6 year olds - Ongoing - (posted by Donna Peckett)
A nurturing introduction to dance, movement and drama using story telling, song and music to spark a creative physical response. Instructor: Donna Peckett. Please call 244-2938 or email: info@tapitnewworks.org.
Youth and Adult Drama Classes - Ongoing - (posted by Middleton School of Performing Arts)
Tackling the works of Shakespeare to American Girl plays, and even the occasional romp through deep space. The classes are taught by Pete Rydberg, a recent Masters graduate in Theatre, and current PhD student in Theatre for Young Audiences, also serving as the Artistic Director of Mercury Players Theatre from 2002-2007.
1st-3rd grade Drama
3:30-4:30, Mondays $150
4th-6th grade Drama
4:45-5:45, Mondays $150
7th-adult please call the school for more information
(608) 831-8222 or visit our website at www.msopa.net.
Private Acting Classes - Ongoing - (posted by Middleton School for the Performing Arts)
Middleton School of the Performing Arts is pleased to announce it's Fall session of Private Acting Classes. Taught by Pete Rydberg, the Director of Theatre at Middleton School of Performing Arts. He served as Artistic Director for Mercury Players Theatre in Madison from 2003-2007. Locally he has directed Lee Blessing's "Chesapeake," Jane Martin's "Cementville," Terrence McNally's "Corpus Christi," and Jill Morley's "True Confessions of a Go-go Girl," Paula Vogel's "the long christmas ride home" and Kevin Murphy & Dan Studney�s "Reefer Madness � The Musical," among others. He is currently pursuing his PhD at UW-Madison.
Private Lessons are available to anyone regardless of age and experience, but a strong interest in learning and experiencing theatre arts is a must. Private lessons include a 45 minute one on one session, once a week, and a hour and a half group session with all of the private acting students once a week on Thursday nights. A four week session cost $150, and the group lesson is included with that fee. Call us at 831-8222 for more information!
Private Acting Lessons - Ongoing - (posted by Spotlight on Kids)
Teens & Adults: College auditions coming up? Want to fine-tune your acting skills? Practice job interviews? Call for private or semi-private lessons: 608-758-1451 or email: spotlight@ticon.net
Private Voice Lessons and audition coaching - Ongoing - (posted by Meghan)
Musical theatre and opera for ages 15 and older. Best training and prices in the area! Email PerforMeg@aol.com for more info and clips of instructor’s work.
Makeup Workshop for Students - Ongoing - (posted by Blue Dot Theatre)
Great for the entire cast, this 3-hour workshop (held at your school) explores the basic foundations of corrective make-up for the stage. Students will receive a make-up kit and supplies with the cost of the workshop.
Workshop cost: $45 per student (4-10 students) or
$35 per student (11-30 students)
Workshop time: Call or email to schedule a time.
For more information or to register, please visit our website at www.bluedottheatre.com or call 608-835-3950.
Improv Classes and Workshops
Dance Classes and Workshops
Crazy Turns - starts 1/1/07 - (posted by Dando Mambo Dance Company)
Thursday 8 PM
Crazy Turns
STYLE: On1 All levels
The Cardinal Bar 413 E. Wilson St. Madison
If you already know how to dance but are looking for some new moves, then you have found the right class! Come and learn how to take the basics up a few notches! You will learn how to smoothly lead Hand-tosses, Copas, 180 Rotators and dozens of other great Salsa moves! This class is guaranteed to twist you perspective of Salsa and leave you challenged and happy!
For more information, please contact Hallie at info@dandomambo.com or call (608) 669-1175
Creative Dance & Drama - starts 6/6/08 - (posted by Donna Peckett Creative Arts Programming)
A nurturing introduction to dance, movement and drama using story telling, song and music to spark a creative physical response. Instructor: Donna Peckett. Please call
244-2938 or email: info@donnapeckettcreativearts.com. On-going.
Salsa FUNdamentals - Ongoing - (posted by Dando Mambo Dance Company)
Monday 6 PM
Salsa FUNdamentals
STYLE: On2 All Levels
Kanopy Dance Studio 341 State St., Madison (above the Gap)
In this introductory Salsa class, you will learn the basics of “lead and follow,” how to use the music to stay on beat, and most importantly, you will learn how to execute simple yet stylish basic steps that you can take right to the dance floor! Seasoned dancers and beginners alike will love this class! How can you say no? Join us and see for yourself!! (No partner required)
* This class session begins the first Monday of the month
contact us at info@dandomambo.com or call us at (608)669-1175 to register!
Salsa FUNdamentals - Ongoing - (posted by Dando Mambo Dance Company)
Wednesday 8:30 PM
Salsa FUNdamentals
United Community Center, Milwaukee
In this introductory Salsa class, you will learn the basics of “lead and follow,” how to use the music to stay on beat, and most importantly, you will learn how to execute simple yet stylish basic steps that you can take right to the dance floor! Seasoned dancers and beginners alike will love this class! How can you say no? Join us and see for yourself!! (No partner required)
* This class session begins the first Wednesday of the month
Contact Hallie at info@dandomambo.com or by phone at (608) 669-1175
Latin Move n’ Groove - Ongoing - (posted by Dando Mambo Dance Company)
Thursday 7 PM
Latin Move n’ Groove
All levels
The Cardinal Bar 413 E. Wilson St. Madison
Dance, relax and laugh! This class will definitely get you motivated to move. Come and see why dancing is a phenomenal way to forget the “work” in “workout” and just have fun – you will learn new dance moves and learn how to incorporate freestyle moves into your dance style! Learn about Afro-Cuban movements and dancing on 1, on 2 in this dynamic, all-inclusive class!
For more information, please email Hallie at info@dandomambo.com or call (608) 669-1175
Big Apple Turns - Ongoing - (posted by Dando Mambo Dance Company)
Sunday 7:30 PM
Big Apple Turns
STYLE: On2 Intermediate
The Cardinal Bar 413 E. Wilson St. Madison
If you have ever seen some of the Salsa greats in action from New York City and wonder how they look so smooth and fluid, then you must take this class! You will learn about adding body-rolls, should styling and more to your turn patters. You will also learn about leading and following multiple spins and showing you partner off so that you both shine on the dance floor! If you want to learn about the roots of Salsa, then look no further!
* This class session begins the first Sunday of the month
For more information, please contact Hallie at info@dandomambo.com or call (608)669-1175
Ballroom Dancing - Ongoing - (posted by Spring Into Motion School of Dance)
Ballroom Dancing for ages 13 - adult. Instructor Danielle Gates teaching American Smooth, and American Rhythm styles. Introductory package of foundation lessons for $250 consisting of: Five private lessons*, unlimited group lessons and unlimited dance parties. Call for more information and to set up your first lesson. Wedding packages also available for the bride and groom. Contact Dianna at 574-5512. Classes located in Spring Green WI.
*First lesson free with the purchase of the package
Open Ballroom Dance - Held at JB's Bowling Green of Spring Green
- Friday Jan. 19th Free Lesson @ 7:30
- Friday Feb.16th Theme, Latin Love Party
Free Lesson @ 7:30
There are both open and closed to the public parties.
Creative Movement and Drama for 3-6 year olds - Ongoing - (posted by Donna Peckett)
A nurturing introduction to dance, movement and drama using story telling, song and music to spark a creative physical response. Instructor: Donna Peckett. Please call 244-2938 or email: info@tapitnewworks.org.
Irish Dance for Adults Drop-In Class - Ongoing - (posted by Dance Fabulous, LLC)
This class brings the best of Irish Dance to get you steppin’ and circling with the best of them. Fusing the fundamentals such as basic posture and steps with fun choreography that pulls from a number of Irish traditions makes for an exciting class and excellent workout.
When: Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Dance Fabulous, LLC - 212 N Henry St (behind the Overture Center)
Cost: $12.00/class drop-in or $10.00/class with a 10-class pass
Attire: Dress comfortably and cool (you will sweat!)
Shoes: No street shoes in the studio please. Smooth soled shoes (for example, ballet slippers or dance sneakers) work best, but are not required.
Questions? http://www.dancefabulousmadison.com or hahakseth@gmail.com
* ABOUT DANCE FABULOUS, LLC *
Dance Fabulous, LLC is a drop-in only dance studio. Advance registration is never required. Just come to class when it fits your schedule! There are a variety of classes, from hip-hop to Irish, ballet to belly dance. Dance Fabulous has something for everyone.
All classes are for adults (18 and over). Beginners are always very welcome.
Indian Classical Dance Lessons - Ongoing - (posted by Natyarpana School of Dance)
Indian dance lessons are offered at Studio One Dance School on Gammon Road. Natyarpana dance Company specializes in Bharatnatyam, one of South India's oldest and purest classical dance form. The company offers lessons in Bharatnatyam and folk dances of India. Classes are offered for all age groups starting from children above 5 years. New adult classes for 25 and above would be commencing this month with a totally new fun filled lesson plan. Classes are offered by Kripa Baskaran, Director of Natyrpana Dance Company. Kripa has been performing and teaching this art form for over two decades. For more information on Natyarpana dance classes at Studio One dance school, contact 608 831 6873 or visit their website www.natyarpana.com.
Tap Dance Classes - Ongoing - (posted by TAPIT/new works)
Tap dance classes, for ages 8 to 80+, offered at TAPIT/new works, 1957 Winnebago Street, focusing on rhythm tap, technique, timing, exploration of improvisation, and a dramatic twist.
Classes taught by Donna Peckett. Schedule and information: 608.244.2938. Workshops and master classes offered with leaders in the form.
ballet,pointe,jazz,lyrical,hip hop,poms,tap,competition team, wo - Ongoing - (posted by Dance Attitudes)
Ballet, our classes emphasize technique, terminology, strength, flexibility, and choreography. Proper body placement is taught to prevent
injury. All levels are offered. Ages 3-adult.
Jazz is a progressive form of dance that uses traditional ballet technique and is performed to the latest upbeat music. Jazz is presented
through creativity, style, and fast skillfulmovements. All levels offered. Ages 7-adult
Tap is a form of dance based on rhythmic patterns. This class is taught under the Al Gilbert method, with our own style and pizzazz to make it
fun and innovative. all levels offered. Ages 5-adult.
Lyrical dance is choreographed to interpret the emotions of the music with the intention that the audience will feel the lyrics to the song.
Lyrical is a technically strong creative mixture of both ballet and jazz. Ballet background is required. Ages 11-adult.
Hip Hop is an exciting, upbeat, fun, fast-paced form of dance and exercise that is choreographed to the latest hip hop and pop music. Ages
7-adult
Poms class teaches a variety of routines that prepares students for high school teams. Ages 7-adult.
Worship Dance is dance class that is done to all christian pop and rock music with the purpose of glorifying God.
Competition Team, this class is chosen through an annual audition for the sole purpose of learning choreography for performing and competing.
Any questions, please contact Tanya Adkins, studio director
608-359-1290, 10 1/2 South Main St. Janesville WI.
ABOUT OUR TEACHERS
Tanya Adkins has over ten years experience teaching. She has choreographed countless musicals including Fame and Cabaret. Tanya has
choreographed commercials and concerts. She has had the opportunity to dance
with choreographers for
Madonna, Prince, Brittney Spears and The MTV Music awards. Tanya won the "Best Choreography Award" at Dance Idols Of America, and danced with the semi-professional dance company Mid West
Movement for 5 years.
Voice and Music
Vocal Coaching - starts 10/26/07 - (posted by Hillestad and Harris Training)
Homeschool Vocal Coaching 10/26/07 - (posted by:Mary Harris - http://www.hillestadandharris.com)
Homeschool Vocal Coaching resumes Friday October 26, 2007. Resurrection Church, Monroe, Wisconsin.
Vocal Coaching: 9:00-11:30pm...ages 10 through adult. $60/four 30 minute sessions
Vocal classes are taught by Mary Harris. Mary has trained and performed in Chicago and Los Angeles and is experienced in teaching Improv. for children and adults of all ages.
Contact Mary at 224-577-8130. Mary is available for workshops and classes. Please call for info on her upcoming Musical Theater Class, Song & Dance.
On the Web at http://www.HillestadAndHarris.com
African Drum Class - Ongoing - (posted by WADOMA)
Drum class with Shawn Barry of the WADOMA, Wednesday's 6-7:30 p.m. at Wooden Voices, 1348 Williamson Street. Cost: $15
West African Drum Classes - Ongoing - (posted by WADOMA (West African Dance of Madison))
West African drumming with Paddy Cassidy
(608) 335-2997
padraic1@gmail.com
Class meets every SUNDAY NIGHT, 6:30 - 8 pm.
Location: Kanopy Dance Studio, 341 State St.
Cost: $12 per class or 4 for $40
Rhythms from Guinea and Mali, on Djembe and Dunun. Multiple parts, including first and second accompaniment djembe, bass djembe, ballet-style dunun and traditional dunun (3 bell parts). This class is open to all levels, though it is geared toward serious learners. Beginners will learn the fundamentals of technique and rhythm, while more advanced students learn solo phrases and repertoire. Experienced drummers are guaranteed a new challenge.
Paddy Cassidy has studied and performed drums for over ten years. He has studied djembe and dunun in Guinea and the USA with artists from Les Ballets Africains and Ballet Djoliba. Paddy currently performs with the UW Dance Program and WADOMA, and has been a guest instructor for the UW percussion studio.
Private Music and Voice Lessons - Ongoing - (posted by Middleton School of Performing Arts)
MSOPA offers private and group instruction in Voice, Piano, Drums, Fiddle, Violin, Guitar and acting. Call (608) 831-8222 for more information or visit our website at www.msopa.net
Voice and Instrumental Lessons - Ongoing - (posted by Middleton School of Performing Arts)
MSOPA offers voice, piano, violin, Suzuki violin, fiddle, viola, bass, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, and all other school band instruments. The lessons are available between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and are taught by qualified, energetic supportive instructors. Give us a call at (608) 831-2222 for more information!
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