Workshops
NEW!
ACTING AND DANCING INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
Red Mountain Theatre Company announces a new one-week acting and dancing intensive workshop from July 19-23, 2010, at Steeple Arts Academy of Dance (36 Church Street) in Crestline.
Times:
Acting Intensive - 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Dancing Intensive - 1:00-5:00 PM
*Applicants may attend one or both sessions. For those attending both sessions, there will be a one hour break (lunch is not provided).
Both the Acting Intensive and Dancing Intensive Workshop are open to those who have attended the RMTC 2010 summer workshops in June (ages 13+). Those who are interested but have not attended a prior RMTC workshop may be asked to audition in order to participate. There are a limited number of places available and will be assigned on a first come/first serve basis.
Cost: $100 (for each workshop)
*There is a discount for attendees who choose to do both the acting and dance portion. The total fee will be $180 (instead of $200).
Workshop Instructors:
Acting Intensive – Michael Flowers
Michael Flowers is Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Birmingham-Southern College, where he has been a faculty member since 1984. At BSC Michael teaches courses in musical theatre, acting, stage movement and directing, and also directs two theatre productions annually. Michael’s work as a director has been acknowledged on both the regional and national levels of the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival, with his productions of Tracers, Passion and Urinetown, among others. Most recently, he appeared on stage with RMTC as “Jacob” and “Potiphar” in last summer’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and as “Maurice” in RMTC’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
Dancing Intensive – Matt Bauer
Matt Bauer has appeared on Broadway in Gypsy with Bernadette Peters and in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. His national tour credits include Spamalot and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Matt holds a BFA from the Boston Conservatory with a concentration in theatre dance. He is proficient in tap, jazz, ballet, modern and hip hop. Matt can be heard on the original cast recording of Gypsy starring Bernadette Peters and RMTC audiences will remember his performance as "Tulsa" in the 2005 production of Gypsy.
Contact: RMTC Managing Director Kristin Staskowski by phone (205) 324-2424 or by email (management@redmountaintheatre.org) to reserve your spot. Tuition for the workshop must be paid in full by July 16.
Summer Workshops
Youth Musical Theatre Workshop
Each June, Red Mountain Theatre Company offers more than 300 children ages 7-18 an intense, two-week musical theatre education with the help and instruction of nationally recognized performers and instructors.
Students are accepted into the workshop by audition. The purpose of the audition is primarily to identify levels for dance and voice classes. If you attended the summer workshop either of the previous two years, or you are a member of the Youth Programs, you do not have to audition. The cost of the workshop is $500 (financial assistance available upon request).
The 2011 Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will take place June 6-17 at the Hoover Freshman Center. The Workshop Showcase will be held on Friday, June 17 (location TBA). Doors open at 7:00 PM and the performance begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door.
Advanced Workshop
For the student who thrives on intensity, RMTC brings you the most in-depth acting, dancing and singing workshop in the state! Featuring over 60 hours of quality instruction with remarkable performers in an intimate class setting, the new Advanced Workshop is a two-week course offered to a select group of 60 students ages 13 and up (including Spotlights and college ages).
Created to give outstanding students a unique chance to shine, the Advanced Workshop focuses on sharpening the skills of participants through concentrated study of musical theatre and enhanced methods of character development, scene work and choreography. Comprised of three main groups, students will have the opportunity to rotate through extensive two-hour classes on acting, dancing and singing with each professional instructor.
Classes will also be combined throughout the course, giving each student the chance to perform portions of the latest contemporary musical sensations, like CHICAGO, RENT, and WICKED, with all the Advanced Workshop instructors.
All students must audition (including members of the RMTC Youth Programs and those who have attended previous advanced workshops). The cost of the workshop is $800 (financial assistance available upon request).
The 2011 Advanced Workshop will take place June 6-17 at the Hoover Freshman Center. The Workshop Showcase will be held on Friday, June 17 (location TBA). Doors open at 7:00 PM and the performance begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door.
Exceptional Workshop
The Exceptional Workshop is a new one-week workshop opportunity for exceptional students (ages 11 and up) with special needs. These students participate in areas of musical theatre, including singing, acting and movement games and techniques. Workshop participants will also perform in the annual Workshop Showcase.
Those interested in participating in the Exceptional Workshop do not have to audition, however participants must meet the qualifications set by the Exceptional Foundation of Alabama (listed below).
Participant Qualifications:
- Must have independent self-help skills
- Must be able to follow simple commands and participate in activities with minimum assistance from staff
- Must have established social maturity to the degree that they are able to interact in a meaningful way with program participants
- The physical, cognitive and medical needs of participants must be such that they do not require one-on-one assistance or exceed established participants/staff ratio.
The cost of the workshop is $100 (financial assistance available upon request).
The 2011 Exceptional Workshop will take place June 13-17 at the Hoover Freshman Center. The Workshop Showcase will be held on Friday, June 17 (location TBA). Doors open at 7:00 PM and the performance begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door.
Junior Workshop
The Junior Workshop introduces 5-6 year olds to the world of music, theatre, movement and instrument playing, which culminates in an open classroom performance.
Those interested in participating in the Junior Workshop do not have to audition. The cost of the workshop is $210 (financial assistance available upon request).
The following four sessions are available for the 2011 Junior Workshop at the Hoover Freshman Center:
June 6-10: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
June 6-10: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
June 13-17: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
June 13-17: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Spring Workshops
Creative Drama Workshop
This spring workshop takes place every Saturday for six weeks and focuses on developing student actors' creative thinking and writing skills through playwriting and theatre activities. Developed in conjunction with composer Stephen Sondheim's Writing on Your Feet, the Creative Drama Workshop allows students to explore the world of acting, not only as an actor, but as a playwright as well. By acting in and experimenting with scenes they have written themselves, students will develop a better sense of how setting, character, plot and raising the stakes influences the choices we make as actors. This workshop is for students ages 7-18. The cost of the workshop is $300 (financial assistance available).
Students are accepted into the workshop by audition. If you attended the spring workshop in the previous two years, or you are a member of the Youth Programs, you do not have to audition.
This workshop is currently not available for 2010.
Acting Intensive Spring Workshop
Whether you're a professional or a student of acting, it's vital to continue working and improving your performance skills. The Acting Intensive Workshop creates an environment that any actor can work in to explore their craft, ask questions, take risks and play!
This hands-on, participatory class/workshop will allow students to learn warm-up techniques, polish improvisation skills, identify essential acting elements and work on prepared text. Participants should have a (memorized) monologue prepared prior to the workshop, to share at the first session. Participants will then work to incorporate initial critique notes and showcase their revised monologue during the second session. This workshop is limited to 20 participants and is geared towards students ages 11-18. The cost of the workshop is $350 (financial assistance available).
This workshop is currently not available for 2010.