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The John G. Shedd Institute for the ArtsSaturdays, Jan 13-Mar 16 - Eugene, OR.

A 10-week musical revue and training course dedicated to providing high school

performers with intensive skill building in the fundamental areas of acting, voice, and dance

towards the pursuit of their craft.

Registration: 541.434.7015 registrar@theshedd.netThe John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts

868 High Street - Eugene, OR 97401 – www.theshedd.org

The Shedd Institute Community Music School

MUSICAL THEATRE TRAINING ACADEMY

The RevueThe Words & Music of Cole PorterSaturdays, Jan 12-Mar 16, 2019The Shedd Institute - Eugene, Oregon

The Shedd Institute’s Musical The-atre Training Academy (MTTA)

Revue was established to provide a re-gional training opportunity for young performers, grades 9-12, to further de-velop and hone existing skills in the core musical theatre disciplines of voice, acting, and dance. Over the course of 10 weeks, students will work under the guidance of professional coaches, pro-duction staff and guest artists from The Shedd and The Shedd’s Theatricals. The course culminates with its Half-Past Re-vue, a ticketed concert featuring ensem-ble, duet, and solo repertoire associated with this winter’s theme, “The Words & Music of Cole Porter”. Repertoire will

showcase some of the greatest and most beloved songs from composer Cole Por-ter, with selections from musicals such as Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, The New Yorkers, Jubilee, Red Hot and Blue, and more! The 10 week course will finish with 2 performances in the Jaqua Con-cert Hall on Sunday, March 17. Enhancing the core training, partici-pants take part in workshops for mono-logue study, improvisation, audition preparation, and technical production skills, creating a rich and multi-faceted sampling of the kind of professional training required to succeed in a college program and beyond.

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Theatre professionals recognize the attributes of serious performers—those who have mastered the basics of their craft, and gone on to hone their acting, voice, and dance skills in equal measure Academy participants receive intensive professional instruction in the 3 essential aspects of musical theatre performance through daily core sessions and specialized workshops. Students will polish essential performance and presentational skills through the preparation of a staged, costumed revue-style show.

Musical Theatre Dance and Movement

In musical theatre, a dance can connect scenes to characters, and is often one of the most important means of advancing the show and entertaining

its audience. In addition to learning choreography, solo, and ensemble work, a musical theatre actor must learn how to perform the dance. In these ses-

sions, students will receive training in musical theatre dance choreography and technique, and learn the isolated movements that professional dancers use to heighten a stage perfor-mance. Along with learning

the foundations of musical theatre dance, and movement, they will participate in workshops on tap dance, integrating dance into a scene, earning to lead and follow, natural stage movement while acting, and more. By focusing on charac-ter-driven dances and choreography that establish a relationship and story line, students will emerge from this session with a set of dance skills that make them a true “triple threat.”

Musical Theatre Acting

Designed as an “actor bag of tricks” for the developing performer, these sessions will cover fundamental acting techniques utilized in the pro-

fessional world of theatre from stage presence and actor engagement to physi-cality and character development. Act-ing is an integral part of musical theatre, and not just when speaking your lines! MTTA Revue students will learn the im-portance of all aspects of acting, while talking, reacting, singing, and dancing. Whether shining in the spotlight or fill-ing in the chorus, acting requires a specific level of consciousness and a cer-tain degree of engagement (both contextually and physically) that each call for a precise spectrum of skills. This class will provide aspiring actors with the tools they need to excel in musical theatre and the confidence to perform in front of any audience.

The Disciplines

The Revue: The Music of Cole Porter

Musical Theatre Voice One of the most important skills that musical theatre performers must

develop is their voice. Beyond simply being able to sing in tune or keep a rhythm, singers must convince an audience that their songs are not just “performance” but rather, extensions of story, tone, and character. Learning how to be not just heard, but understood by audi-ences while both singing, and speaking is a skill many underestimate. In this session, students will be coached in the art of refining their voices for musical theatre. Over the course of the 10 weeks, they will participate in Group Voice sessions as

well as receive individual coaching on Revue repertoire, to develop their singing skills and perfect their technique on the chosen piece. All students will have the opportunity to be a featured soloist in The Revue.

The Revue is an intensive 10-week ses-sion that combines serious training

with serious rehearsal, all in the service of the creation of a classic musical revue, which will be presented to the public twice on Sunday, March 17 in The Shedd Institute’s Jaqua Concert Hall set in caba-ret formation at 4:30 and 7:30 pm (“Half Past Four” and “Half Past Seven”!)

Special emphasis will be placed on historic performance practice on all fronts—voice, acting, staging and dancing—and on emulating the protocol and atmosphere of a full professional production of the highest order.

This term, we will be focusing on the music of legendary composer and songwriter Cole Porter. Known for songs like “Night and Day”, “Begin the Beguine”, “I Get a Kick Out of You”, “Well, Did You Evah!”, “I’ve Got You Un-der My Skin”, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” and “You’re the Top”, Porter’s repertoire is full of classics from the traditional American Songbook.

Unlike many of the successful Broadway composers of the time, Cole Por-ter wrote both the music and lyrics to his songs. Porter saw great success in the 1920s and 30s, and in 1948 his well known musical “Kiss Me Kate” won the first Tony Award for best Musical.

Workshop ExamplesMusical Theatre Dance: Incorporat-

ing the styles of jazz, modern, and bal-let, this workshop will give students the foundational skills needed to under-stand choreography in both auditions and full musical productions. We will include barre, across the f loor, and un-derstanding what a “dance call” audi-tion is all about.

The Voice on Stage: Though we all use our voices as a means of communication and expression, the voice of a performing artist is an instrument that requires specific care and use: voice brightness and darkness, volume and projection, will be among the key tech-niques and practices covered.

Working with an Accompanist: When you audition, you are likely meeting your accompanist for the first time. In this workshop, students will learn how to connect with the pianist to make for the best showcase of their talent, how to prepare music for anyone to easily read it, and how to create a solid perfor-mance team.

From Speech to Song: Speaking and singing are both important aspects of musical theatre, but how do you transition from one to the other seamlessly? This workshop will explore the relationship between text and song lyrics, while giving students the skills and techniques they need to combine both aspects into one seamless performance.

Daily schedule9:00 Daily Check-in & announcements9:15 Theatre Arts Workshops (1-2 per day)11:15 Break11:30 Revue Rehearsals2:00 Day Ends

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SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID

MTTA at The Shedd is supported by a gift in honor of E. Y. “Yip” HarburgNeed-based financial aid is available. Please call for an application or you can get it

from our website at www.theshedd.org/aid. A limited number of Ed Ragozzino Merit Scholarships are available to MTTA ap-

plicants through the generosity of Shedd donors in honor of Eugene musical theatre legend Ed Ragozzino (1931-2010).

Call 541-434-7015 to register or for more information.

REGISTRATION & TUITIONFor a registration form, contact The Shedd Registrar (541.434.7015, reg-

istrar@theshedd.net). Tuition for the course is $425. Ed Ragozzino Merit Based Scholarships are available, as well as need-based financial aid.