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Early Childhood experiences at STAGES foster creativity and expression, promote language development and encourage social, physical and emotional growth. Our half-day workshops allow students focused time to grasp beginning performance concepts and learn the dynamics of working together as an ensemble, while our evening sampler classes are a fun and inviting introduction to a world of creativity! |
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Adventures in Wonderland |
$155.00 |
Guide your child through the looking-glass as we immerse ourselves in the world of Lewis
Carroll and meet and re-create the wacky characters and situations that Alice encounters.
This inventive one-week workshop will provide hands-on fun for students as they use creative
drama to create their own wonderland and perform classic songs including “The Unbirthday
Song” and “I’m Late!” |
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June 8 - 12 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 12 |
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July 20 - 24 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: July 24 |
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Wish Upon a Star… |
$295.00 |
Bring your rising star to STAGES for two-weeks of singing, dancing and creative drama! Your
child will enjoy performing such classic magical songs as Jiminy Cricket’s “When You Wish
Upon a Star,” Cinderella’s “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” and Dorothy’s “Somewhere
Over the Rainbow.” Boys and girls will have an enchanted time performing and also creating
simple yet magical props to bring these and other classic characters and songs to life! |
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June 15 - 26 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 26 |
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July 27 - Aug 7 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: Aug 7 |
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Fairytale Mix-up |
$160.00 |
Cinderella met the dwarves; Little Red’s wearing green. What has happened in Fairytale Land? Come help us answer this question as we use creative drama, music and movement to develop these mixed up versions which bring to life our original creations of some classic characters! |
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Aug 10-14 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: Aug 14 |
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I Won’t Grow Up! |
$85.00 |
For young ones who love to sing, dance, and act! We’ll learn about musical notes and rhythm,
beginning dance combinations and how to create characters as we perform classic
age-appropriate musical theatre numbers. |
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6/15-7/27 |
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5:30 - 6:15 pm |
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| Showcase: July 27 |
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| I Wont' Grow UP! above is full. Please call the Academy at 636.530.5959 to be added to the waitlist. |
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Pirates and Princesses |
$95.00 |
From Captain Hook to Cinderella, in this seven week course we’ll have many adventures as we
enjoy using drama to recreate classic stories and contemporary characters from everyone’s
favorite books and fairy tales. |
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6/17-7/29 |
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5:00 - 6:00 pm |
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| Showcase: Aug 7 |
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| Pirates and Princesses above is full. Please call the Academy at 636.530.5959 to be added to the waitlist. |
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Workshops and classes for elementary age students
provide both
a fun introduction to the world of performing as well as valuable
experiences in learning the specific art of musical theatre. While
establishing a creative class environment, teachers will develop in
students the proper technique in the disciplines of voice, acting
and dance. |
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A Giraffe and a Tree and Me! |
$155.00 |
Where does the sidewalk end? What is a giving tree? What do you get when you add a half
to a giraffe? Find answers to these questions and more as budding actors bring to life the
world of Shel Silverstein! In our week together we’ll have fun learning performance skills as
we create characters and dramatize poems and stories from this zany, yet thoughtful author. |
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June 8-12 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 12 |
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July 20-24 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: July 24 |
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Classic Kids Musicals (NEW SECTION of CKM) |
$295.00 |
STAGES’ most popular summer workshop returns! Whether you have a new or returning
student, this is the perfect chance for singers, actors and dancers to have fun building musical
theatre skills. Over the two weeks the class will produce scenes and songs from such family
favorites as ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and SEUSSICAL! Don’t be left
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This class is underwritten by the Fox Performing
Arts Charitable Foundation |
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The Classic Kids Musicals section below is full. |
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June 15 - 26 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 26 |
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The Classic Kids Musicals section below is full. |
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July 27 - Aug 7 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: Aug 7 |
| Instructor: Jeana Smith |
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| NEW section of Classic Kids Musicals |
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July 27 - Aug 7 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: Aug 7 |
| Instructor: To Be Announced |
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Movin’ and Groovin’ |
$295.00 |
Feel like dancing? Come join STAGES for an intense, high-energy musical theatre dance
workshop featuring choreography from favorite shows such as the contemporary hits HIGH
SCHOOL MUSICAL and HAIRSPRAY to classics such as ANNIE. You’ll have fun learning and
refining dance technique while broadening your musical theatre horizons. So get your dancing
shoes on and show off your moves! |
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| The Movin' and Groovin' section below is full. Please call the Academy at 636.530.5959 to be added to the waitlist. |
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July 6 - 17 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: July 17 |
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Musical Theatre: Alice in Wonderland |
$110.00 |
Drop down the rabbit hole for your own magical adventure in Alice’s wonderland of friends! Don’t miss your opportunity to build your musical theatre strengths while performing the famous songs “I’m Late,” “The Un-birthday Song” and “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!” |
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Voice: Contemporary Broadway |
$110.00 |
Develop your vocal skills with challenging material from contemporary classic shows such as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods. This class will work on solos as well as ensemble singing. |
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6/17-7/29 |
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5:00-6:00pm |
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In programming for older elementary and middle school-aged
students, STAGES provides young people a fun and nurturing
environment to grow their interest in the performing arts.
Through these daytime workshops and evening classes, performers
have a chance to learn musical theatre technique while also
gaining valuable exposure to important influences in the history
of musical theatre. |
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Movin’ and Groovin’ |
$295.00 |
Feel like dancing? Come join STAGES for an intense, high-energy musical theatre dance
workshop featuring choreography from favorite shows such as the contemporary hits HIGH
SCHOOL MUSICAL and LEGALLY BLONDE to classics such as WEST SIDE STORY. With your
professional instructor you’ll learn and refine dance technique while broadening your musical theatre horizons. So get your dancing shoes on and show off your moves! |
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July 6 - 17 |
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: July 17 |
| Instructor: Megan Vickers |
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Singular Sensations |
$415.00 |
“One” from A CHORUS LINE, the title songs from 42ND STREET and FOOTLOOSE…musical
theatre is often defined by these and its many other famous flashy, show-stopping song and dance numbers. Here’s your moment in the spotlight as you perform many of these songs in
one fast-paced and educational workshop. You’ll learn about the special place these numbers
have in musical theatre history and their role in that musical’s story while at the same
challenging your musical theatre skills with these classic hits! |
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June 8 - 26 |
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 26 |
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July 20 - Aug 7 |
M-F |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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| Showcase: Aug 7 |
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Voice: Contemporary Classics |
$110.00 |
Develop your vocal skills with challenging material from contemporary classic shows such as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods. This class will work on solos as well as ensemble singing. |
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Dance: Broadway Styles |
$145.00 |
Broaden your musical theatre skills as you learn choreography styles and various musical theatre combinations while working with material from different genres and choreographers. |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
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Acting: Character Development |
$145.00 |
| Learn how to create dynamic and believable characters by learning how to use your body, voice and mind. Students will use a variety of acting and improvisation exercises to make new characters come to life. |
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Acting: Comedic Style |
$145.00 |
It has been said that acting comedy is the most difficult kind of acting to master. Learn the essential tools of comedic acting including timing, physicality and character to earn genuine laughs from your audience. |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
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Musical Theatre: Acting the Song |
$145.00 |
Don’t just sing a song… Mean it! This class will combine vocal technique with using the power of emotion and character to create a memorable performance. |
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AGES 9-11 |
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7:00 - 8:30 pm |
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AGES 12-16 |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
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As students mature into their teens, STAGES continues to
emphasize fun, quality performance training for beginners to
more experienced, advanced students. In addition, an increased
focus is placed on preparing students for higher levels of training
and performance by providing a broad education in the theory
and history behind the craft of musical theatre performing. |
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We Will Rock You! |
$415.00 |
Not your stereotypical “camp rock”—this cutting-edge workshop will trace the development
of rock music’s transformative influence on musical theatre as students perform its
important scenes and songs. From 1968 with the musical HAIR, through its development in
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and TOMMY, up to today’s modern rock musicals such as RENT
and SPRING AWAKENING, we’ll see how rock musicals reflect the changes in American
culture and reflect the musical style, issues and ideals of the young generation. |
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June 8 - 26 |
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 26 |
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Advanced Intensive:
The Music of Jason Robert Brown |
$190.00 |
(Prior musical theatre experience required.) Serious musical theatre students will have the
unique opportunity to investigate the work of one of today’s smartest and most extraordinary
musical theatre songwriters in this fun and challenging one-week workshop. You’ll stretch
your musical theatre skills while working with professionals analyzing and performing songs
from Jason Robert Brown’s important works such as SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD and the
new hit musical 13. Don’t miss out! |
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July 13 - 17 |
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12:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Showcase: June 26 |
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Voice: Contemporary Classics |
$110.00 |
Develop your vocal skills with challenging material from contemporary classic shows such as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods. This class will work on solos as well as ensemble singing. |
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Dance: Broadway Styles |
$145.00 |
Broaden your musical theatre skills as you learn choreography styles and various musical theatre combinations while working with material from different genres and choreographers. |
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6/17-7/29 |
Wed |
7:00 - 8:30 pm |
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Acting: Character Development |
$145.00 |
Learn how to create dynamic and believable characters by learning how to use your body, voice and mind. Students will use a variety of acting and improvisation exercises to make new characters come to life. |
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Musical Theatre: Acting the Song |
$145.00 |
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 6/15-7/27 |
AGES 9-11 |
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7:00 - 8:30 pm |
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AGES 12-16 |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
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Sing, Dance, Act! |
$300.00 |
This EXCITING one-week day-camp will immerse students in a high-energy, intensive all-day learning experience consisting of instruction in acting, singing and dancing. By focusing on process and technique-based coaching by professionals, students will experience the collaborative nature of theatre at its most thrilling. A culminating production of the material worked on will be presented for family and friends. |
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| Students will break out into groups during the week to work on Pop Sensations and to Make-A-Musical using the skills they learn during their process and technique-based coaching. |
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Pop Sensations! |
Ages 6-11 |
Feel the beat in this one-week workshop featuring show-stopping numbers from throughout the decades of Broadway pop musicals. Students will work as an ensemble on singing, musical comedy skills, a variety of dance styles and acting while having the chance to shine performing some of musical theatre’s hottest pop hits. The program will feature songs and choreography from current Broadway hits to earlier pop musicals from the 1960’s and 70’s. |
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MAKE-A-MUSICAL |
Ages 12-16 |
Love to act, sing and dance? Well here’s your chance to do just that while starring in your very own original musical! Come prepared with your creativity as the workshop moves quickly from an initial idea, to writing and design stages and finally into rehearsal—all in a jam-packed, fun-filled one week of theatre creativity. |
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Aug 10-14 |
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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While continuing to emphasize the development of each student’s musical theatre talents, the Broadway Performance Workshops place emphasis on the rehearsal and production process. In these full-day programs students will be immersed in a challenging curriculum of acting, voice and dance classes taught by professional directors and choreographers. These same educators will cast and stage the production, providing a performance outlet for techniques learned in daily class sessions. |
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| Admission into the Broadway Performance Workshops is by audition only. For the audition, please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song and a short monologue. A simple dance combination will be taught. |
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| Contact the Academy at 636.530.5959 for additional audition dates and to schedule your audition. |
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| Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND Jr. $695.00 |
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Drop down into the famous rabbit hole for your own magical adventure in Alice’s wonderland of friends! She’ll chase the White Rabbit, race the Dodo Bird and beat the Queen of Hearts at her own game in this story filled with fun special effects and every curious character you can imagine. While challenging your musical theatre skills with special classroom opportunities, we’ll also bring this classic story and these zany characters to life as we rehearse and produce Disney’s fun, new stage adaptation of the fast-paced literary adventure. Don’t miss your opportunity to perform the famous songs “I’m Late,” “The Un-birthday Song,” “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” and more! |
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| Ages 8-13 |
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June 29 - July 24 |
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9:00 am - 3:30 pm |
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Showcase performance on July 25 | No Class on July 3
Director: Rob Grumich, Director of Education and Outreach, STAGES Academy
Choreographer: Megan Vickers
Music Director: Peggy Plesia |
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Hear My Song:
An Original Musical Theatre Piece for Teens $550.00 |
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| Ever found that song you think was unquestionably written for or about you? Ever wanted to let your voice be heard by creating a show that says what you want to say? Well, here’s your chance! |
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In this three-week workshop advanced musical theatre students will have the opportunity to work with professionals to create their own personalized musical revue of today’s hottest pieces to those from classic creators. You’ll analyze and uncover the emotional messages and find your voice as it’s expressed through some of musical theatre’s greatest songs. A combination of studio-based technique work and rehearsal, this workshop will culminate in a fully-staged public performance by, for and about YOU and your generation! Exciting, edgy and unconventional, this program is a must for serious musical theatre students wishing to stretch their performance skills! |
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July 20 - Aug 7 |
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9:00 am -4:00 pm |
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Showcase performances on August 7 & 8
Director & Choreographer: Stephen Bourneuf
Music Director: Al Fischer |
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Stephen Bournef's professional directing and choreography credits include: THE FULL MONTY (STAGES--Kevin Kline Award Nom.), DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT (National Tours) and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Paper Mill Playhouse). For full bio, click here. |
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Al Fischer is a professional Music Director from St. Louis. Al has worked around the country, serving as Music Director in such theaters as STAGES ST. LOUIS, the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, the Little Theatre on the Square, Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse, the Riverside Theatre and the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. For STAGES ST. LOUIS, he has served as Music Director for many productions, including HOW TO SUCCEED..., CAMELOT, FOOTLOOSE, HELLO, DOLLY! and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. |
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