Class is limited to 20 students-------- Ages: 18-Adult
Ready to sharpen your dancing skills? Prepare for your next musical theater dance audition with this practical workshop! Learn how to enter the room with confidence, gain tangible techniques to help you learn choreography and perform well quickly, and leave with an individualized audition plan you can customize and use. We will begin with a mock audition, and then follow with practical applications of the tips provided to cultivate and build your skills. The workshop will end with a second mock audition to allow you to practice using some of the techniques discussed. Come ready to dance!
All information will be presented in one workshop. However, participants may sign up for multiple workshops for additional practice and the choreography will be new for each session.
July 10- August 28, 2024 (8 weeks)
Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students.--------Ages 18-Adult
A Zoom acting class with a focus on skills for film and theatre. With the atmosphere of a "company of players," you'll work on scenes and monologues, inspired by the instructor's coaching and direction, and there will be the benefit of having the recording to learn from each week. Requirement: Students will need a strong wi-fi connection and be sure to download the Zoom app. Contact Nancy with any questions. Come from wherever you happen to be and bring your ideas for scenes and monologues!
Professional Actors Class - IN PERSON
July 11 - August 29, 2024 (8 weeks)
Thursdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students------Ages 18-Adult
An ongoing in-depth class for actors who want to master their craft while preparing themselves for auditions and work. Students work on scenes, monologues, auditions, and storytelling, with a teacher who brings decades of experience in the professional world of New York and Hollywood. Phone conversation with the instructor required for new students. Returning students encouraged.
Playing With Shakespeare
July 8 - August 26, 2024 (8 weeks)
Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students.--------Ages 18-Adult
Back by popular demand! This acting class brings together a love of language, magic, mood, intrigue and, of course, some of the most beautiful theatre ever written! All in a frothy concoction that's just As You Like It. No previous experience required. Taught by the founder of New York City's Shakespeare Stage Company. Returning students always more than welcome!
Sandra is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and represents talent for voice over, film, and television work in Portland, the Northwest, and Los Angeles.
Sessions limited to 8 students. ----- All Levels Invited
Get a taste of stardom and have fun, while developing your acting skills! Create and perform
practice improvisations, presentations, and auditions using commercial, film, and TV scripts (both comedy and drama). Gain confidence and improve with video feedback. NOTE: Class work is different in each Session. Instructor Sandra Peabody is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and manages talent for voice over, film, and television work in the Northwest and Los Angeles.
Class is limited to 15 students-------- Ages: 18-Adult
Ready to sharpen your dancing skills? Prepare for your next musical theater dance audition with this practical workshop! Learn how to enter the room with confidence, gain tangible techniques to help you learn choreography and perform well quickly, and leave with an individualized audition plan you can customize and use. We will begin with a mock audition, and then follow with practical applications of the tips provided to cultivate and build your skills. The workshop will end with a second mock audition to allow you to practice using some of the techniques discussed. Come ready to dance!
All information will be presented in one workshop. However, participants may sign up for multiple workshops for additional practice and the choreography will be new for each session.
Summer 24 Dance Intesive for the Emerging Choreographer with Eve Brindis
July 15 - July 26, 2024 (2 weeks)
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ages 14 - 18
Dance Instructor: Eve Brindis
Calling all teen dancers! Try a new set of dance skills this summer with a 10 day choreography intensive. This two week camp is for the dancer that is ready to discover their individual and unique artistry, tell a story through dance and explore the creative process. Choreography is about more than just a sequence of steps. It is about musicality, storytelling and so much more. During these 10 days, dancers will be introduced to the basics of dance composition, and create and produce a show together to be performed on the last day.
(Genealogy Summer Workshop) One Saturday Only - Saturday, July 20 / 10 AM - 12 PM
Instructor: Laurence Overmire -----$65
Ages 16-Adult
Everyone has an amazing family history - but most have no clue how truly remarkable it is, because they have never investigated the generations going far, far back in time. Led by a genealogist and author of 4 family histories, as well as the book Digging for Ancestral Gold, The Fun and Easy Way to Get Started on Your Genealogy Quest. This workshop inspires you to embark on a quest for your ancestral heritage and guides you through the steps to get you started. For those with Beginning to Intermediate experience. Bring your family histories and your questions.
Monday - Friday / 1 week for each camp
2-5 PM / $220 Per Camp
Class is limited to 20 students--------Ages 4-9
Six weeks of one-week sessions for this popular program! Children will step into the world of creating, designing and making their own show from pure imagination. Through games, play, art, music and dance, students will create an exciting show. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to have a wonderful time.
Performance on the last day of camp.
Materials cost included in the fee.
Camp 1: June 24 - 28 ------- Sail Away
Camp 2: July 8 - 12 --------- Treasure Island
Camp 3: July 15 - 19 --------- Under The Sea
Camp 4: July 22 - 26 -------- Camping Adventures!
Camp 5: July 29 - Aug 2 ----- Sail to the Stars!
Camp 6: Aug 5 - 9 ----------- The Great Adventure
Camp 7: Aug 12 - 16 ---------- Mermaids Cove
Each day, campers will meet outside on the front deck to check-in.
Once everyone arrives the class will go down to the studio together
as a group, limiting hallway crowding. At the end of the day, this will
be the same protocol. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to
have a wonderful time.
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 1:00pm. (2 session options)
Session 1: July 8 - 19
Julie Lane - Director, Kaeli Porter - Musical Director Session 2: July 29 - August 9
Gavin Knox - Director, Melody Knox - Musical Director
$395 early bird special. Ends April 1, 2024 / $425 after April 1
Maximum 50 students.--------Ages 8 - 16
Shining Stars offers 2 exciting two-week programs which provides students with an opportunity to explore all areas of Musical Theater and culminates in a production of Frozen Kids and Pirates!, The Musical The Shining Stars experience offers young actors the chance to learn more about the stage and be a part of a live theatre production. Areas of study include: Auditioning, Staging, Character Development, Vocal Techniques, Creative Dramatics, Direction, Improvisation & Evaluation. These workshops challenge young actors and are leveled for everyone from beginners to experienced thespians.
Session #1Frozen Kids is an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation. The production features all of the songs from the animated film including "Love Is an Open Door," "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?," and "Let It Go."
Session #2Pirates!, The Musical There's a stowaway on board! Perhaps the King of the High "Cs" will know what to do. Join this salty crew of colorful scallywags when Bluebeard, Yellowbeard, Whitebeard, Purplebeard - well, you get the picture - along with the No Beards hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail for a mighty adventure.
Scholarships are available upon request through our Angel Program and the Lakewood Center Associates.
