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Still time to sign up to join the Theatre Arts Class & Showcase and Sing The Song! next week!

BAY STREET THEATRE
AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES

Theatre Arts Class & Showcase - STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!
Wednesdays, January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 27 and March 6, 13
4:15 pm -5:45 pm
8-12 yrs old
Cost:  $275 per child

Theater Arts Workshop & Showcase is an 8-week course where young actors, and students interested in creating/writing for the stage, collaborate to develop original work. The result is a fun, exciting and totally unique theater education experience.

The 8-week course will cover:

-Vocal & physical warm ups

-Acting exercises

-Improv games

-Scene Study

-Character Development

-Writing improvs and exercises to create dialogue, build character and develop the story

Accomplished writers/directors/actors will make surprise guest appearances!

The final class is a live performance at the Bay Street Theater of the unique works created throughout the course. It is open to friends, family and the public.

Instructor:

Susan Galardi has written and performed a variety of original work, including writing the book/lyrics and music to a full length musical produced in New York, and a children’s musical produced at CMEE. She wrote/performed a one-woman cabaret show directed by Betty Buckley in New York and the Hamptons. A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon and the Manhattan School of Music, Susan is an Equity actor with a passion for comedy. She appeared in countless skits on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Comedy Central, and wrote/performed sketch & improv comedy in NYC and throughout the Northeast. Recently, Susan played the role of Miss Maudie in Bay Street’s Literature Live production of To Kill a Mockingbird.

$275 per person. Call 631-725-0818 to book space or for more information.

SING THE SONG! Vocal Performance Class
Thursdays, January 17, 24; February 7,14, 28 and March 7, 14, 21
4:15 pm -5:45 pm
8-12 yrs old
6:30 pm - 8 pm
13-18 yrs old
Cost:  $275 per child

The goal is for every student to sing in every class. The 8-week course will cover:

-Vocal warm ups and basic singing exercises

-Choosing songs that are "right" for you

-Finding the best key for the song in your voice

-Vocal technique: diction, phrasing, word coloring, breath control, dynamics

-Performance technique: entrances and exits, interpretation, understanding lyrics, arrangements, working with an accompanist

Accomplished artists will make surprise guest appearances! The final class is a live concert at the Bay Street Theater where students will perform songs they’ve worked on. It is open to friends, family and the public. Led by professional singer/actor Susan Galardi.

$275 per child. To register or for more information, call 631-725-0818.

Photo by Michael Heller

Posted: January 10, 2013