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Youtheatre Programs for 2011

In an effort to accommodate a variety of schedules we have included one, two and three-week workshops in our summer program. Check your calendar and see when you can join us, and please note age requirements to be sure the program is a good fit. Enrollment is limited in most workshops; minimum enrollment required for some workshops.

Workshop space is limited, and space will be reserved in the order that applications with deposits are received. Please note that deposits are not refundable after April 1, 2010; balance of tuition is due one month prior to the start of each session. For tuition assistance and scholarship information, please e-mail audrey@triarts.net. Please note that the deadline for financial assistance applications is April 30, 2010.

To reserve a place for your child, please mail the required forms with your deposit for each program (payable to TRIARTS) to: TriArts Youtheatre, POB 1187, Sharon, CT 06069. Questions? Call Audrey at 860-364-7469, ext 100

3-Week Musical Theatre Performance Workshop: Seussical Jr.
July 25th to August 13th / Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm / Ages 8 – 18
Director: Heather Holohan
Rate for 3 weeks: $799

Experience the fun, the challenge, the excitement of a TriArts Musical Theatre Performance Workshop. Extended day with theatre pros will benefit students of all levels. Students’ acting, singing and dancing skills will be developed while rehearsing Seussical Jr. Workshop will culminate in two performances on TriArts’ Main Stage at the Sharon Playhouse. (Children under 8 years of age may be included at teacher’s discretion.) Add $15 materials fee for costumes. The class will attend TriArts production of Hairspray and meet the actors afterwards.

Theatre Rocks!
June 27th to July 1st / Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm / Ages 8 – 18
Instructor: Heather Holohan
Rate for 1 Week: $250

Develop your performing skills through scenes, songs and dance from pop Broadway
musicals like American Idiot, Rock of Ages, Shrek, Thirteen, Billy Elliot & Hairspray.

Dance with “glee”!
July 5th to July 8th / Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm / Ages 6 – 12
Instructor: Melissa Grayson and Henry Staats
Rate for 1 Week $200

You love the hit TV show “glee”, and here’s your chance to work on choreography
and music to help create Your own “glee club”, TriArts’ style!

Acting Through Dance
July 5th to July 8th / Monday – Friday 10am – 12:30pm / Ages 10 – 18
Instructor: MK Lawson
Rate for 1 Week: $150

Performing at dance calls is mandatory for anyone who plans on auditioning. Learn the power of
communication through dance and compete at auditions at a whole new level. MK Lawson, choreographer of RENT at TriArts will help you improve your skill level through working on powerful combos.

Into the Woods Jr.
July 11th to July 22nd / Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm / Ages 10 – 18
Director: Heather Holohan
Rate for 2 Weeks: $450

The Brothers Grimm "go Broadway" with this fractured fairy tale. Your favorite characters-Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), Rapunzel, a Prince, a Witch and others meet up in a cockeyed story that will have you rethinking fairy tales! Performance on the TriArts Main Stage on Sunday July 24th (no class on Sat.)

Creative Dramatics
July 11th to July 22nd / Monday – Friday 9:30am – 12pm / Ages 5 – 7
Instructor: Jill Fay
Rate for 2 Weeks: $340

Our youngest aspiring actors will explore the performing arts in a relaxed and fun environment through theatre games, singing, storytelling and creative movement. Parents invited to a brief showcase on the final day.

Disney Dance Styles
July 25th to July 29th / Monday – Friday 10am – 12:30pm / Ages 8 – 18
Instructor: Cindi Parise
Rate for 1 Week: $150

Disney’s on Broadway and you can learn the steps from Cindi Parise, choreographer of Hairspray at TriArts. Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and you’ll even “Step in Time” with Mary Poppins’ chimney sweeps. Cindi will also feature African Jazz day for Aida!

Star Power: Musical Theatre Song Interpretation
August 1st to August 5th / Monday – Friday 10am – 12:30pm / Ages 8 – 18
Instructor: Michael Berkeley
Rate for 1 Week: $150

Learn the tricks and techniques of “selling a song” with star quality. Artistic Director/Musical Director Michael Berkeley guides you through the art of bringing the scene into the song. Students will leave with a better understanding of how to connect with the audience and leave a lasting impression.

In the Spotlight
August 8th to August 12th / Monday – Friday 10am – 12:30pm / Ages 8 – 12
Instructor: Liz O’Neal
Rate for 1 Week: $150

Develop and hone your acting skills through improvisation to develop a brand new musical! Students will create story, characters, dialogue and songs. Led by the original Lucy in Broadway’s You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, kids will have a ball exploring their innate creativity and talent.

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*Required Forms To Register

» Enrollment Application Form*

» General Information Form*

» Emergency Contact Form*

» Scholarship Application Forms

Youtheatre Staff

Heather J Holohan owner of The Studio: School for Dance and Theatre Arts and TriArts Youth Theatre Director, is also a Tap dancer, singer, actress and choreographer. She performed in the National Tour of "Thank you Gregory”, which featured an all star Tap cast of 8. She is a protégé of the internationally acclaimed Tap dancer and choreographer, Brenda Buffalino and performed as part of her "American Tap Dance Orchestra" at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space and other theatres around NYC. She has performed in many TriArts productions over the years, most recently: Amneris in "AIDA" and Linda in "The Wedding Singer". Other favorite roles include, Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" and Cassie in "A Chorus Line". Heather graduated in '02 from Ithaca College with Honors and a BFA in Acting and a Minor in Dance. She is currently working on her personal training certification and on her one woman show which will premiere in NYC this July.

Michael Berkeley TriArts Artistic Director, musical director, director, composer and arranger brings his many years of theatre experience to TriArts’ Youtheatre. His youth musicals, Imagine That! and Off The Wall are enjoying worldwide productions through the licensing company Miracle Or 2 Productions. His Irving Berlin revue, I Love A Piano (licensed through Rodgers & Hammerstein) has been touring the US and Japan to critical acclaim. www.michaelberkeley.com

Jill Fay received her BS in Elementary Ed from Boston University, where she was a member of B.U. Stage Troupe, and her MA as a Literacy Specialist from Columbia University's Teachers College. She teaches fourth grade and directs the drama club at Sharon Center School. Jill also works with TheatreWorks in New Milford, CT as a proud member of the Board of Directors. She is a proud supporter of live, local theatre in Connecticut.

MK Lawson MK is a graduate from NYU Steinhardtʼs Vocal Performance Masters Program, and has been providing choreography for a number of productions at NYU including Baby, the NY premiere of The Fix, and most recently Fantasy Football: the Musical? For the Playersʼ Club at NYU she has directed productions of Smile, Bat Boy, and she also directed, choreographed, and co-conceived the Playersʼ Club revue One Step Closer: the Music of Alan Menken. MK choreographed The Wedding Singer last year at TriArts and is choreographing RENT this summer. She has also worked extensively with schools in the tri-state area as a teaching artist and choreographer, choreographing for a number of shows including Little Shop of Horrors, Working, and Bye, Bye, Birdie.

Cindi Parise Cindi is a member of Actor’s Equity Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society she has choreographed many productions regionally and locally including TriArts’ Joseph…Dreamcoat, Footloose, Annie Get Your Gun, Aida and Disney’s High School Musical. Ms. Parise is an Artist in Residence teaching Dance at Arlington High School and she is a student at Manhattanville College where she has obtained a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Studies and is currently in the MAT/Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy program. She has been certified as a health fitness specialist with Physical Best and is a member of NYSAHPERD.

Liz O’Neal Liz has performed leading musical theatre roles in New York and across the U.S. She played Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown during the original Off-Broadway run and on Broadway. A former school teacher as well as a singer, actress, and director, Liz loves to help young talent shine “In the Spotlight!”

All Information Subject to Change Without Notice

Alice Bemand, Executive Director / Michael Berkeley & John Simpkins, Artistic Directors


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