EDUCATION
Thank you to our Summer Education Program sponsors:
Gretchen Allen
Bart Dalton
Tom Hume
The Lakewood Community Foundation Fund
Gretchen Allen
Bart Dalton
Tom Hume
The Lakewood Community Foundation Fund
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GODSPELL JR. (Grades 6-12)
Teaching Artists: Courtnee Ramos, Nia Marie and LaNita Hudson Walters
First Rehearsal: September 3rd Rehearsals: Tues, Thurs, Fri (4-6PM) Tech Rehearsal: October 18th (4-10PM) Performances: October 19th at 2PM, October 19th at 7PM, and October 20th at 2PM Location: Lakewood Playhouse Participant Fee: $550 Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Broadway musical that inspired a generation. Led by members of the cast of our main stage production of Godspell, this 7-week experience will focus on each stage of the production process from audition through to performance, culminating in a showcase performance of Godspell Jr. Using this incredible musical as the focus, participants will build and sharpen their singing, dancing and acting skills, and develop the tools and techniques to enhance their work in the journey from page to stage.
Courtnee Ramos is a natural born leader that organically makes people in the room feel respected, heard and appreciated. She has studied at Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah, and holds a Bachelors of Science in Theatre, Music, and Psychology! Her most recent directing credits include an original, which she wrote and directed called Fantasy: The Musical, as well as 101 Dalmatians Jr., Little One, and many others! Courtnee has developed a diverse skill set and a passion for storytelling and producing connections with a wide range of ages and cultures. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she is ecstatic to help your young performers learn and grow here at Lakewood Playhouse! Nia Marie is very excited to be a part of Godspell at Lakewood Playhouse, and to get back into Theatre after over 5 years! She’s recently been spending time at art shows for her painting and sculptures, Amy Winehouse tribute shows, Modeling, Teaching young actors in Theatre camps and working on some original music. She shortly studied musical performance at WSU, and now is the Summer Education Co-ordinator here at Lakewood! LaNita Hudson Walters is an Actor, Director, Choreographer, Vocalist and Teaching Artist in the Pacific Northwest. She has been a performer from the age of 3 and a Teaching Artist for the last 25+ years. She attended Berklee College of Music and then took time off to raise her children. LaNita is and has been a Master Teaching Artist at Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Tacoma Little Theatre, Tacoma Arts Live, Lakewood Playhouse and Seattle Rep. |
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Scene Study (Grades 6-12)
Teaching Artist: Ejay Amor Dates: Saturdays, September 21st, 28th, October 5th, 12th Time: 10:00AM-12:30PM Location: Lakewood Playhouse Participant Fee: $200 This workshop will explore how to create a believable, grounded and truthful character and relationship. You will explore tools on how to analyze and develop scene work as a performer in a supportive, collaborative and fun environment. You will learn techniques of listening and reacting to your scene partner and how to mine text for clues and information to build a performance. All scenes and materials will be provided.
Ejay Amor (he/they) studied Voice at Cornish College of the Arts and received his BA in Theatre (Acting & Dance) from Western Washington University. In 2022 he was recognized by the Kennedy Center as a National Irene Ryan Acting and Playwrighting Semi-Finalist. Ejay is a full-time stage and film actor who’s worked for Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT Theatre, and currently is a core company member at Taproot Theatre Company. Projects that he is most proud of have been Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth in Macbeth for Greenstage Theatre Company, Terrance in Roost and Viral in 11th And Pine for Sound Theatre Company. Josh in 9 To 5: A Dolly Parton Musical for Showtunes Theatre Company. Hamza in Ten Acrobats In An Amazing Leap Of Faith at Centerstage Theatre Company. |
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Musical Theatre Scene Study (17+)
Teaching Artist: Joseph C. Walsh Dates: Saturdays, September 21st, 28th, October 5th, 12th Time: 1:00PM-3:30PM Location: Lakewood Playhouse Participant Fee: $200 This workshop will explore how to create a believable and natural shift from scene into song. You will explore tools on how to analyze and develop scene work as a performer in a supportive, collaborative and fun environment. There is no pressure to sing as this workshop focuses on the lead-up to the moment of song and exploring how underscoring and introductions support the actor as storyteller. All scenes and materials will be provided.
Joseph 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. |
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Director's Lab (Adults)
Teaching Artist: Joseph C. Walsh Dates: Sundays, September 22nd, 29th, October 6th, 13th Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM Location: Lakewood Playhouse Participant Fee: $200 This four-week program will explore the basics of the directing process while teaching participants to center their own voices and experiences in their theatrical practice.
Joseph 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. |
At Lakewood Playhouse we believe finances should not be a barrier to participation.
Please contact us for scholarship and assistance options.
Please contact us for scholarship and assistance options.
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