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SOL CHILDREN THEATRE CLASSES SCHEDULE
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SPRING 2013 SESSION OF CLASSES
REGISTRATION:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
3:30 – 7:30pm at Sol Children Theatre
OPEN HOUSE SOCIAL:
Friday January 11 … drop in 6 – 8pm
FALL SESSION:
January 28 – May 31, 2013
NO CLASSES:
Feb. 18 – 21 & April 29 – May 2
REGISTRATION CLOSES:
March 8 is last call for registration
Late enrollment tuition will be prorated
TUITION:
16-week session:
1 hour classes:
$288
1 ½ hour classes:
$486
Once per lifetime per family registration fee of $50
YOUNG ACTORS TAKE THE STAGE SCHEDULE:
TECH & DRESS REHEARSALS:
Tuesday May 28 & Wednesday May 29
6 – 8:30 both nights
TWO PERFORMANCES:
Thursday May 30 & Friday May 31
5:30 call time, 7:00 performances both nights
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES:
TIMES AND LEVELS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED UPON
YOUR REQUESTS AND NEEDS!
MONDAYS
4:30 – 6:00 Improv/Acting Bootcamp
Todd Bruno
TUESDAYS
3:30 – 4:30 Creative Drama/Movement Shonna Rash
4:30 – 5:30 Acting I
Shonna Rash
5:30 – 7:00 Acting II continues
Shonna Rash
WEDNESDAYS
4:00 – 5:00 Acting II
5:00 – 6:30 Acting III continues
6:30 – 8:00 Musical Theatre II
Shonna Rash
Todd Bruno
Mary Huddleston Waxman
THURSDAYS
3:30 – 4:30 Creative Drama/Movement Mary Huddleston Waxman
4:30 – 5:30 Acting I
Mary Huddleston Waxman
5:30 – 7:00 Musical Theatre Dance
Alexandra Dow
CLASS SIZE: MINIMUM 4 STUDENTS; MAXIMUM 10 STUDENTS
GET TO KNOW YOUR TEACHERS:
ALEXANDRA DOW
Alex has been dancing and studying musical theater for the majority
of her life. A former resident of NYC, she attended the American
Musical and Dramatic Academy as a Musical Theater major, and also
studied with New Dance Group, and Roy Arias Studios in Manhattan.
She also studied with Alison Porter at Charlotte Klein Dance Centers
and Steps Off Broadway in Boston. She currently studies musical
theater, contemporary and jazz at MAD Dance Miami with Cherilyn
Marrocco. In addition, she works and performs professionally at
various Regional theaters, most notably Alpine Theatre Project, the
4th Wall Theater Company and Boca Raton Theatre Guild. She is
also the Assistant Director of the Broadway Collection Museum in
Pompano Beach. She is thrilled to be able to work with Rosalie, and
to teach kids what she is most passionate about in this world, which
is performance.
TODD BRUNO
is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and holds a Theatre degree
from Vanderbilt University. He's appeared locally in Cantorial and Knish Alley at the
Broward Stage Door, Stop Kiss at the Empire Stage, and Sex Drugs Rock & Roll at the
Sol Theatre Project. In Los Angeles, Todd performed at The Stella Adler Theater, The
Black Dahlia, The Theater at The Improv, Upfront Comedy Club, and Comic Relief's
American Comedy Festival. His first play, Three Man, was produced twice in L.A., first
at The Stella Adler Theater, then 2 years later at The Black Dahlia. Todd's film credits
include Triune Films' LOSSES, the FILM RIOT series on Revision3, and the new series
THE SLATE. He can also be seen in the indie films TELL (Triune Films) and CALLOUS
(Graystreet Productions), set to be released this year.
SHONNA RASH
Shonna’s experience in the theatre is vast and varied. After graduating from Idaho State
University with a Bachelor of Arts, Communications, and Theatre, Shonna moved to
Florida where she continued her education at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.
While in Florida, she combined her love of theatre with her love of children and teaching
as an Instructor at The Performance Project. After graduation, she began working as a
Production Stage Manager in professional theatres from coast to coast. In 2003,
Shonna landed in Idaho where she used the power of performance as a Developmental
Specialist to teach confidence, discipline, and teamwork to children with disabilities.
Since moving back to Florida, Shonna has continued to make theatre magic as a
Designer and Production Stage Manager. She is excited for the opportunity to share
that magic to the exceptionally, talented youth at Sol Children Theatre.
MARY HUDDLESTON WAXMAN
Graduated Florida International University with a Bachelor’s of Music in Applied Voice.
She is a versatile and experienced performer, writer, vocal coach and director and finds
great joy in sharing her knowledge and experience with her students. Mary is the
featured vocalist for the number one party/corporate band in South Florida, Soul
Survivors. With this band she has performed throughout the United States and abroad,
opening for such acts as Frankie Valle and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., Richard
Little, Regis Philbin, Donald Trump and José Feliciano just to name a few. Her 13 track
CD of original songs entitled Bring It On can be found on iTunes and CD Baby and her
songs can be heard on many internet radio stations. Mary is also the vocal coach for a
new reality vocal competition Recreating a Legend soon to be aired internationally.
Mary grew up performing in musical theater shows and some of her favorite roles have
been, Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar, Maria in West Side Story and Nellie Forbush in
South Pacific. She has more than ten years experience writing and directing for
children’s musical theater, her most recent book shows being You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown and Godspell and self-penned shows, Alice’s Magical Musical Adventure
and The Princess Brigade. Mary is so very happy and extremely excited to join the
family at Sol’s Children Theater Troupe.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
CREATIVE DRAMA & MOVEMENT 5 – 7 year olds
Intro to Acting and Musical Theatre
This class will be exploring the freedom of expression and movement while
also learning to work in an ensemble. A student will learn to explore the
imagination and to work as a team through basic movement, creative
singing, theatre games, and performance techniques.
ACTING I
8 – 10 year olds
The student will explore the craft of acting using exercises, scene work,
and theatre games designed to develop performance skills and
techniques. This class will develop the ability to explore the imagination
and utilize freedom of expression in front of the group and an audience.
This class will focus on basic improvisation, theatre techniques, and
creative expression through games and scene work.
ACTING II
10 – 12 year olds
This class will explore the craft of acting using exercises that further
develop the imagination and creative mind. A student will learn to create
believable characters using basic acting theories and techniques. This
class will focus on scene analysis, interpretation, and character exploration
while further exploring basic improv and theatre games.
ACTING III
12 and older
The student will explore the craft of acting in an approach that involves
exercises, scene work and theatre games designed to develop
performance skills and technique. The focus will be on theater basics:
opening the imagination, stirring creativity through imagery, pantomime,
basic improvisation, exploration of stage emotions, and basic stage theory
and terminology. A student should come out of this class more relaxed
and comfortable performing a monologue and scenes in front of an
audience.
MUSICAL THEATRE I
10 – 12 year olds
The class focuses on learning musical theatre songs and will concentrate
on basic skills in character development and vocal interpretation. Special
attention will be given to learning stage presence skills.
MUSICAL THEATRE II
12 and older
The class will focus on creating a believable musical theatre character
through song. The focus will be on the importance of telling a story
through song and students will be taught musical theatre techniques to aid
them in doing so. Creating a stage presence, uniquely their own, will be of
major importance. Many people have great voices, but that doesn’t mean
they are great singers. It is not about how great your voice is … It is about
how great you can tell a story!
ACTING BOOTCAMP
12 and older
This course will hone the students' skills and introduce them to The
Meisner Technique. Focus will be on developing the ability to "live
truthfully under imaginary circumstances". Students will learn the
importance of The Reality of Doing, and the simplicity of The Pinch-Ouch.
Finally, students will develop the ability to read behavior and react honestly
by mastering The Repetition Game. A student should come out of this
class with a new outlook on acting, as a craft that focuses not on yourself,
but on those around you.
IMPROV
12 and older
For experienced improv performers and newcomers alike, this course will
develop and strengthen the student's improvisation skills and confidence
on stage. By learning to set up the components of the Improv platform (the
"who", the "what" and the "where"), students will be given a practical
roadmap to creating any improvised scene from scratch. The students will
also learn important Improv skills like Accepting and Advancing and Give
Rather Than Receive.
MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE
10 and older
Alexandra Dow's specialty is that being from NYC she knows a lot of
original Broadway choreography and combinations. The workshop will
touch on the following disciplines which are designed to teach students to
understand their bodies through stretching and dance exercises. Emphasis
is on the body as a tool to interpret music and lyrics while combining
choreography and character work. Emphasis will be on theatre dance
generically and ballet and jazz specifically as can be applied to musical
theatre. Students will learn the discipline of dance through exercises,
movement and choreography. In the curriculum listed above, Ms. Dow will
take and implement all of the techniques, styles and choreography she has
learned over the years and apply it to conform to all different levels for
students. Allowing them to learn, thrive and grow at their own pace
individually.
Ms. Dow's teaching syllabus is aimed to be versatile and conducive to
every level from beginner to intermediate to advanced. It can work and be
applied correctly to every level, and as an instructor she will always strive
to make sure she teaches the appropriate techniques and movement that
is applicable and complies to that specific class' abilities and skills; to
master the process of picking up, interpreting and artistically
conceptualizing a processed or established piece of choreography and
movement, by transforming the piece to conform and intertwine with the
music it’s paired with.
Classes will touch on:
-Understanding your body through correct and proper movement, posture,
flexibility, coordination and performance
-Interpreting music and lyrics and combining that with choreography and
character work/development (ie. how would this person execute this
specific piece of movement in a particular song)
-The disciplines of jazz and ballet and how they are relevant to all aspects
of musical theater movement
-For singer/dancers, how to GET through, learn and pick up
choreography/movement at an open dance call or dance callback
-Dance improvisation and the importance of applying it in class, rehearsal,
auditions, etc.
-Comparing/contrasting different styles and genres of choreography and
movement in musical theater.
-Contemporary vs. Traditional