MASTER CLASSES

Beyond Motion

Go beyond the chaos of every day and learn to create a quiet body and mind. This is the ideal workshop for all public speakers, actors, The Norris Center dancers, performers and even those who just give the occasional toast. We will explore the power of the body through Yoga; the power of the mind through goal setting and creating your reality; and the power of connection through our senses. Each of these areas will teach you unique ways set the stage and prepare yourself for your time in the spot light. Please bring a mat, notebook/journal and water.
Teaching Artist: Amy Lademann.
Monday February 9th, 2009 6:00-8:00PM
Cost: $50.00 per person

Life as Art

Explore the foundations of Alexander Technique Duncan Dance, Modern Dance, Aikido and Tae Kwon Do as we learn to incorporate more fun and showmanship into your workouts, performances and life. Be prepared to play, laugh, sweat and fuel your passion for movement. Please bring a journal/notebook, yoga mat, hand towel & water. (open to all fitness levels and a movement background is not required).
Teaching Artist: Amy Lademann
Saturday February 14th, 2009 1:30-4:00PM
Cost: $65.00

Johnny Rodgers & Brian Lane Green "Talk Back" featuring the Johnny Rodgers Band:

Join these sensational musicians/performers, straight from Broadway, in a not to be missed interactive "talk back" about singing & instrumentation, hear them perform a little and give a behind the scenes look at "putting on a show".
Saturday January 17th, 2009 11:00AM-12:00PM
Cost: $20 for adults and $10 for students

Backstage with Alan Campbell

Go backstage with Alan Campbell, Tony-Nominated Actor, and Star of "Sunset Boulevard" on Broadway with Glenn Close, and the hit musical "Contact". Alan has numerous stage and screen credits as well as a series regular on TV's "Jake and the Fatman". Laugh with Alan as he shares his "backstage Broadway stories", helps us understand "the business of show business", and relates an insider's view on how a Big Broadway Musical gets from the first reading all the way to Opening Night! As an added bonus, Alan will give you a "behind the scenes" look at the production of "Doubt" that he's starring in for Gulfshore Playhouse!
Thursday, February 12th 7-8pm
Cost: $20 for adults and $10 for students

WORKSHOPS

Monologue Study and Audition Technique

Learn how to audition well, choose the right outfit, present yourself properly, and drive that monologue home. Director Kristen Coury will help you pick out the monologue that's right for you and then coach you to drive that monologue home! For thespians of all ages and experience levels. Come prepared with some monologue selections to choose from.
Teaching Artist: Kristen Coury
Saturday February 7th, 28th, March 7th, 2009 11:00AM-12:30PM
Cost $65.00

Sensory Work for Monologue and Scene Study

Participants learn Strasberg based sensory techniques to bring vividness, concentration, and flexibility to characters. These relaxation based tools will be applied to monologue and scene work. No experience necessary.
Teaching Artist: Leslie Amick
Monday Feb. 9th, 16th, 23rd, March 2nd, 2009 6:00-7:00PM
Cost: $50.00

Stage Combat

While developing an understanding of body control, coordination, and the importance of safety, participants learn unarmed and armed stage combat techniques. Working with several partners throughout the training, participants learn how combative scenes further a story line as does a song in a musical. High school and older.
Teaching Artist: Zolan Henderson
Saturday March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 2009 12:00-1:00PM
Cost: $50.00

Beginning Improvisation

Workshop participants will learn the principles of improvisation through theater games. If you like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" - style improvisation, these games will help you to think on your feet. You will learn some mime skills and how to speak gibberish. All you need is a willingness to take a risk, some trust, and a little twinkle in your eye.
Teaching Artist: Jim Corsica
Tuesday Session 1: Feb. 10th, 17th, 24th, March 3rd, 2009 and/or Session 2: March 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st, 2009 5:00-7:00 PM
Cost: $60.00

LECTURES

Demystifying the Bard

Explore the language in four of Shakespeare's plays (Henry V, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet and The Tempest) with an eye toward deciphering and "translating" what the playwright wrote. Shakespeare has penned some of the most beautiful speeches and scenes, but his sentence construction and vocabulary can make it difficult for us today to understand what he meant. Learn how to use the cues he included to discover the meaning and beauty of his work.
Teaching Artist: Janina Birtolo
Tuesday February 10th, 17th, 24th, March 3rd, 2009 7:00-8:00PM
Cost: $20.00 each or $75.00 for all four

From Page to Stage: Development of a Play or Musical

Join GP Founder Kristen Coury as she relates the exciting journey from the "lightbulb" moment of an idea through the grueling process of finessing the script, getting it to the producers and the exciting prospect of opening night! Laugh with Kristen as she relates stories of her Broadway experiences, as well as her work on new projects - helping authors bring their work from the page, to the stage!
Teaching Artist: Kristen Coury
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 5:00-6:30PM
Cost: $15.00