EDUCATION
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Acting Through Song Workshop (16+)
Teaching Artists: Joseph C. Walsh and Elijah Bellis Dates: Sundays, August 10th-31st Time: 5:30-8:00PM Location: Lakewood Playhouse Participant Fee: $200 This unique workshop will focus on how music, lyrics, intention and performer combine to create focused and multi-dimensional Musical Theatre Moments. Work in a communicative, collaborative and supportive environment to develop your performance of your favorite Musical Theatre song. Participants will have the opportunity to work on a song of their choice and gain valuable insight on presentation, character and communication.
This four-week workshop is a group class/lab environment where each participant will be given time to perform their selected song with instruction afterwards. Each singer/participant will be required to prepare one musical theatre song of their choosing. Song title and show must be submitted prior to class. Participants must bring, and provide via email, their sheet music in the correct key. Joseph C. Walsh is an award-winning theatre director and educator who has served as the Artistic Director of Ghost Light Theatricals, Garden Theatre in Winter Garden, Florida, Arlington Children’s Theatre in Massachusetts, and Wild Oats Productions in the UK. He was Interim Director of Education at the White Plains Performing Arts Center and spent three seasons as the Touring Director for White Horse Theatre, the world’s largest touring educational theatre company. Joseph is currently the Producing Artistic Director at Lakewood Playhouse. Elijah Bellis has been playing the piano and participating in theater for over eight years and is so excited to return to Lakewood Playhouse. He has played for theaters all over the area including Tacoma Little Theater, The Evergreen State College, Olympia Family Theater, and Lakewood Playhouse. They love getting to support performers as they grow in confidence and ability throughout the theatrical process. His most recent musical direction credits include The Spitfire Grill at Lakewood Playhouse and Honk! at Olympia Family Theater. |
At Lakewood Playhouse we believe finances should not be a barrier to participation. Please contact us for scholarship and assistance options.
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