• Shakespeare 101

Are you and/or your students new to working with Shakespeare or other classical texts? This workshop will “unlock” the language and its playful nature, allowing all to access the characters and plays. Grades 6-12

• Learning to Use the Text: the author can direct you!

Shakespeare was also an actor -- and it shows in the way he helps performers understand character and action through the words they speak. Let us show you how to find the hidden direction in the text! Grades 6-12

• The Shakespeare Shortcut: How to sound great & show character with very little training!

10 steps to sounding like you’ve been working with Shakespeare for years! We can share tried-and-true methods to help you “own” the words for an audition, cold reading, or rehearsal work. This work will prepare you to be able to deepen your understanding and work, no matter your experience. Grades 6-12

• YOU Are the Special Effect: using your whole self to tell the story in Shakespeare

Shakespeare is PHYSICAL. Without modern scenery and technology to create atmosphere and action, Shakespeare and his contemporaries wrote it instead! Learn how to engage the whole body to tell the story and interpret the text. Grades 6-12

• Musical Theatre Dance

Wonder what it’s like to be in a Broadway ensemble? Focus on the dancing part of becoming a triple threat by learning a show-stopping dance routine from a Broadway hit. It all begins with a 5, 6, 7, 8...

• Song into Scene

Why do people who hate musicals hate musicals? Because they don’t understand why people break out into songs in the middle of thought or conversation. Let’s work on ways to bridge that gap and gain some new lovers of the art form.

• Acting the Song

Make any song come to life. Use this approach on any song to give it dimension so you will stand out at an audition or in a performance. We will walk through a song together focusing on textual analysis, character motivation, and subtext. You will be surprised to see what happens when you focus on acting rather than singing.

• Song & Dance: Learn a musical theatre song & dance to perform

Learn a production number from a major Broadway show. Music and choreography will be taught with an emphasis on style and performance techniques. We will have a blast! Dress to dance.

• Wanna Love Being in the Ensemble?

Playing a lead role seems glamorous but being in the chorus can be a blast. Create a character from scratch and collectively bring a production number to life. Using “At The End of the Day” from Les Miserables, learn how to become the star of the chorus.

• Voice for Musical Theatre (Adam)

• Performing a Solo

Working on audition songs? Preparing for a solo in a show? Preparing for a solo musical theatre competition? We will guide you through how to approach a solo and workshop as many performances as we can in the allotted time.

College Auditions 101

This workshop walks you through the process from researching schools to prescreens, to Unifieds. It is more of a lecture and Q&A from a team that has prepared students for acceptance to most of the major acting and musical theatre programs in the country.

Mock Auditions

Choose a mock audition style and we will do the rest. For college mock auditions we will bring mock college reps and students will rotate between classes for a similar experience to that of Unifieds or Moonifieds. For community theatre or school auditions, we will set up a dance call and a vocal/acting call and run it like an audition. We can create any scenario you would like for your students. At the end, we will provide feedback and answer questions.

The Art of Cold Readings

Put your cold reading skills to the test in this mock audition-style workshop. Through a series of cold reading exercises, learn simple tips for making the most out of the small amount of time you have in the audition room. Stop focusing on reading lines and place your efforts on the things that count...character, objectives, and relationships.

Musical Theatre Dance Call

This is for trained dancers as well as those wanting to feel less intimidated at a dance audition. Go through a mock audition and learn ways to be noticed for the right reasons. Learn to make the process work for you so you can sell yourself as a performer, whether you consider yourself a dancer or not. Dress to dance.

Uta Hagen’s Six Steps:

Discover Uta Hagen’s six simple, clear steps for “scoring” a role. This technique can help you start to create the “I” that lives in the world of the play, using the circumstances, relationships, wants, and obstacles present in the script. Grades 6-12

Meisner Technique Take-and-Use:

The technique developed by Sanford Meisner can help students and teachers find more freedom in their acting, by focusing on truthful behavior. Mastery of this technique takes extensive study, but the building blocks can be used right away! Grades 6-12

Text Dynamics: A Shortcut to Finding the Heart of a Scene:

Sometimes it helps to work backward! Learn easy and immediate ways to inject variety, surprise, and honest reaction into your scenes -- and find your way to the heart of the character. Grades 6-12

Period silhouettes: how to shop the thrift stores for period looks

Did you know that the basic forms for incredible period costumes are waiting for you in your local thrift and re-use shops? Find out how to spot a great Edwardian frock lurking in a 1970s tunic, or a fabulous men’s morning coat from a ladies’ jacket.

Make sense of your costume shop/closet:

Has it been a while since you’ve seen the floor of your costume closet? We can help you create a system for storing and organizing your costumes and accessories that is usable and maintainable by you AND your students.

Maybe you’ve been doing technical theatre for years, or maybe you’re just starting out. Maybe you’d like training in a specific area of tech, or some fresh ideas to try. Our technical theatre consultation service will come out and work with you and your students to create a plan to take your program to the next level.