CLASS DESCRIPTIONS WINTER
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Summer 2012
LET’S PRETEND Intro to Theatre
Ages 6-7 Saturday 3:45-4:45
This class is geared for creative exploration and can be used as a tool for self-esteem building. Imagination, such an important trait to cherish in childhood, often stolen away too quickly in the digital age, is fostered and developed in performing arts classes. The story-making, pretend scenes, fairy tale enactment, object and environment exercises we use- are all part of actor training and specifically geared to the younger ages. Ready, set, ACT. Students will perform in small skits at the end of the session.
Winter Theater Games Class 2011
ACCELERATED THEATER GAMES
Ages 7-8 Saturday 10:00-11:00
This class is tailored for the progressing student who has already taken some"Intro to Acting" and/or some theater games or performing experience. The class will continue to develop the training begun in the intro classes. Students will work on basic acting exercises as well as some beginning script work. Students will perform in small skits and script readings at the end of the session.
ACTING BASICS
Ages 9-11 Saturday 10:00 - 11:30
Ages 12-14 Saturday 11:30 - 1:00
Ages 15-18 Saturday 5:00 - 6:30
Fundamental acting skills are taught through the use of serious and comedic theatre games. Students discover their unique voices and inner natures while participating in sense memory, objective, environment, character and situation-driven exercises. Group skits based on technique learned, abridged scenes and a showing of exercises will be performed at the end of each session.
Accelerated Acting Class Spring 2011
BROADWAY SHOW REVUE
Ages 8-11 Saturday 11:00 - 1:00
Ages 12-14 Saturday 1:30 - 3:30
Students work on acting (intention, expression and ease) singing (breathing, range, control and annunciation) and choreography while performing in group numbers, duets and trios from Broadway shows. Gateway’s 60 plus year music library of over three hundred shows is used as resource material for fun and challenging production numbers. The end result is an invigorating and entertaining theme oriented revue traveling thru decades of Broadway shows performed at the last class.
Yankee Doodle Dandy Production Class 2012
ACCELERATED ACTING
Ages 9-11 Saturday 1:30-3:30
Ages 12-14 Saturday 3:45-5:45
Ages 15-18 Friday 6:45-8:45
Students learn to apply the skills they learned from previous classes in technique and improvisation. Their craft continues to develop with sharper critique and challenging script work. The class will incorporate skill exercises along with script work. Students develop themselves as diverse actors. Scenes are performed at the end of each session. For the age groups 9-11 and 12-14, scenes from plays will be performed, and for the 15-18 age group, scenes and monologues from Shakespeare and other challenging material will be performed. Our accelerated classes are for those who have studied at Gateway, or have taken an ample amount of acting classes at another professional institution. Acceptance is based on prior class, teacher recommendation and/or audition.
Cold Reading Class, outside, Summer 2009
COLD READING- Auditioning for Film and TV
Ages 9-14 Friday 4:15-6:15
A professional class for those who are auditioning in Manhattan or who are about to be embarking on careers. This class will work on scenes from from recent past and/or currently auditioning television series, pilots and feature films. Scenes will be read cold and then brought home, with a set of guidelines, based on methods shared by their instructor and a set of questions to answer. They will be coached in class and will advance to new scenes each week, as their skill level progresses. They will learn how to prepare quickly in order to be competitive. Acceptance based on prior class experience, recommendation, or audition.
Musical Theater students compete at the 2012 talent contest.
MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Ages 15-18 Friday 4:15-6:15
If you sing and want to audition with confidence and material chosen just for your type and talent, this class is for you. Students learn how to tap into their full potential and have their performances rise to a competitive level. Strong and unique audition pieces from our extensive library are chosen. During individual solo work, we focus on truthful expression and lyric interpretation, while perfecting vocal techniques. With consistent class, and homework done stressing the direction given in class, students can build a solid repertoire of audition material. There are a lot of people who can sing, but to move an audience, to be memorable, is a skill that starts with natural ability and is trained with technique. This is a great class for those auditioning for college BFA Musical Theater Programs.
Accelerated & Advanced Students with their instructor, 2012
PRODUCTION CLASS -SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY
Ages 15-18 Friday 6:45-8:45
This class will begin with a technique exercise and then head into script work, working toward a presentation of the play SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY. Our director, Ms/ Allan, will use her own adaptation of the well known piece, adding acoustic rock and folk songs to compliment the theme. The technique portion will serve as a warm up and weekly lesson to supplement script and character work. Improvisation and movement exercises will be used to build awareness, presence and physicality on stage. This class will have open admission, giving first priority to current students and those who have studied aty Gateway. Please write SHOW DETAILS for clarification and with interest. If you are someone concentrating on a career in the arts, we encourage you to take more than one class to have a well rounded class experience. At dance schools and in the fine arts, students with concentrated interests will take several classes a week to attain individual technique. There are discounts and payment plans available for progressing multi class students. Please inquire here PAYMENT PLANS for details.
SPECIAL CLASS—for High School Juniors and Seniors auditioning for College and University Drama Departments.
A final coaching workshop to jump start the college audition period. For those not already taking a monologue study class, you will need to be prepared for this workshop, by choosing several monologues or songs that fall into the categories specified by the colleges you are planning on auditioning for. If you are gearing up for auditions in 2014, there will be a full class dedicated to this in the Fall Session, 2013. All Colleges and Universities have their own individual requirements in length, style, period and genre. At this workshop we will not be able to chose new material for you, but we will be able to choose the strongest pieces from the ones you bring along. This class is unlike any you will find anywhere. For Gateway's Main Stage productions, we audition and hire those who have graduated from the schools we are guiding our students to audition for. We know and understand what the schools are looking for and the talent and skill necessary to make an impression at these auditions. As professionals who have been on both sides of the table, we know what casting departments and agencies look for when making decisions on casting and who to represent respectively. We can help you rise to your full potential. Class members should come to this workshop with choices of material. These pieces are then critiqued to meet the standards of competitive auditions. You will be coached by several instructors and a guest Casting Director on your performances. You will be able to rehearse your work on stage. This workshop took place this year-2013.MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE LIST FOR NEXT YEAR BY EMAILING COLLEGE WORKSHOP and we will keep you on the list.
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