Training Opportunities
SUMMER: WEEKLONG WORKSHOPS:
These one week workshops will break down the various steps involved in rehearsing, staging and performing a scene and song for musical theater.
No audition necessary. Participants are accepted to the workshop on a first come first serve basis: class size limited to twenty. Students will gain techniques for learning music quickly, rehearsal etiquette, taking blocking notes, vocal technique, and developing character and relationships through the rehearsal process.
All levels welcome; we will meet students where they are and push their skills farther. At the end of the week, students will present works-in-progress performances of the material, without sets or costumes and minimal lights, but with a strong focus on excellent performances.
When:
JULY 23rd - JULY 27th, 9am-3pm (Grades 10 to 12)
Instructors: Jennifer Boesing and David Moschler
JULY 30th - AUG. 3rd, 9am-3pm (Grades 7 to 9)
Instructors: Dave Garrett and Evan Alparone
Where: Fellowship Hall, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley
How Much: $ 395.00
To reserve a spot in either of these workshops, please complete our Registration Form and mail it in with a tuition deposit. Class size limited to 20 students.
Tuition assistance is available. Deadline for tuition assistance applications is April 16. Tuition Assistance Application [PDF] »
Students will explore the craft of playwriting through a series of theater games, brief lectures, writing exercises and readings of their work. Topics covered will include- developing characters with objectives and motivation, creating dramatic tension, meter and scansion, setting words to music and writing dialogue. The class will culminate with a final presentation of scenes and lyrics written the students.
Prerequisites: No acting or playwriting experience required.
When: AUG. 6th- AUG. 10th, 9am-3pm Instructor: Dave Garrett
Where: Fellowship Hall, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley
How Much: $ 395.00
To reserve a spot in either of these workshops, please complete our Registration Form and mail it in with a tuition deposit. Class size limited to 20 students.
Tuition assistance is available. Deadline for tuition assistance applications is April 16. Tuition Assistance Application [PDF] »
Feel free to contact us with any questions at info@ymtcberkeley.org
