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Professional Training Workshop

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP
entering 6th – 12th grade, and college; younger students may be admitted by permission of the camp director

Carol Pribble, supervisor

Campers in the Professional Training Workshop all take a core curriculum of acting and scene study in the morning; in the afternoon they take audition technique, improvisation, singing for the theatre, dance and Shakepeare.

These options will be supplemented by other “one-shot” flex time options such as stage makeup, martial arts, stage combat, directing, and guest artists such as Tom Fulton and Seth Gordon.

The students in this program will be divided into groups by age and experience. An audition and interview (details on the faq page link) with camp director Fred Sternfeld are required for admission to this program and can be scheduled by calling 440-338-3171 or clicking on the link to the left.

The primary staff for this program are comprised of a dream team of local professionals: Carol Pribble, Mitchell B. Fields, Dudley Swetland and George Roth. Additional Staff to be announced soon.

SESSION 1
Three Weeks:  Mondays - Fridays, June 23 - July 11, 2008 **
10:00am – 4:30pm
**no camp on July 4
Fee:  $720*

SESSION 2

Three Weeks:  Mondays - Fridays, July 14 - August 1, 2008
10:00am – 4:30pm
Fee: $720*

*a camp t-shirt is included in the fee
**no camp on July 4

Campers may take one session or both. 

A TYPICAL DAY

9:00am An additional array of classes are offered. These are optional for an extra fee.

10:00am The regular FPAC day begins.

Acting Techniques, Auditioning & Scene Study – All PTW Campers will participate in acting workshops with the goal of creating truthful, three dimensional characterizations. Those principals will be applied to scene work, monologues and songs from the contemporary, Shakespeare and musical theatre repertoire. In addition, there will be voice work to develop diction and projection and audition techniques including the do’s and don’ts.

Noon Lunch. Students will have time to eat their bagged lunch and socialize!

12:30pm

Acting Techniques, Auditioning & Scene Study continues from the morning. See full description from 10:00am.

1:30pm – 2:30pm
&
2:30pm – 3:30pm

Each student will take all of these classes – each class will be offered for part of the three week session. There may be other core classes offered as well.

• “Improvisation” - A potpourri of improv techniques developed by Viola Spolin and Second City with the aim of freeing up each student’s spontaneity and creativity.
• “Singing for the Musical” - Learn a song that can be used at an audition, as well as putting it in the context of it’s scene.
• “Dance” - Varying dance styles will be explored through technique class and choreography: Broadway, ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop and others.
• “Shakespeare” – Learn a treasure chest of information about acting Shakespeare, bringing his remarkable characterizations and language in reach of the contemporary actor.
This class will spend part of the time developing your projection and diction.

3:30pm Flex Time – Choose between a recreational activity or an additional performing arts class each day: swimming, field sports, free time, dance class, improvisation, directing, stage management, stage makeup, stage combat, characterization through movement, vocal technique, Shakespeare, clowning, martial arts, yoga and many, many others. Guest Artists Tom Fulton, Seth Gordon and others will also lead workshops.
OR
For those who audition and are cast - attend rehearsal for FPAC PRESENTS: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat or Romeo & Juliet.

4:30pm The regular FPAC day ends.
OR
Rehearsal Continues for those who have auditioned and are cast in FPAC PRESENTS.

An additional array of classes are offered. These are optional for an extra fee.

5:30pm Optional classes end.

6:00pm FPAC PRESENTS Rehearsal ends.

The Fairmount Center —  8400 Fairmount Blvd —Novelty, Ohio 44072— Tel: 440-338-3171