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Teen Auditions SHAKESPEARE SQUADRON
at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis in Union Ave. Christian Church
We Want YOU for the Shakespeare Squadron!!
What: AUDITIONS for the Shakespeare Squadron, Shakespeare Festival Saint Louis’ new Advanced Teen Acting Ensemble
Who: Young Artists ages 13-18 (grades 9-12), who love Shakespeare and acting. Previous acting experience is helpful, but not a requirement to audition.
When: September 1st and 2nd, 6:45-9pm (you only need to come ONE night, but you must be prepared to stay until 9), please RSVP
Where: Union Avenue Church 733 Union Boulevard St Louis, MO 63108-1037
What to bring: Just a willingness to have fun and take risks. Parents are welcome for the first 15 minutes for a brief information session about the program.
For more information or to secure an audition time contact: Elana Kepner: elanak@hotmail.com.
More information: The Shakespeare Squadron is a school-year, once-weekly, Shakespeare master-class for students in 9th-12th grade who are interested in more advanced work on text, poetry, acting technique, movement, voice, creating a character and ensemble theater. This 15-20 person company will be challenged with intensive monologue work, as well as voice, movement and acting projects. The Fall session is a process-based workshop focused on increasing confidence, improving skills, developing good actor-habits and learning advanced technique in acting Shakespeare. This session will culminate in a public showing of monologues in December. The Squadron expects and requires a commitment from each student to regular attendance and completing class work. Expect to commit ½ hour-1 hour/week outside of class to prepare projects and assignments.
Students in good standing at the end of the Fall session are given priority casting in the Spring Session’s performance workshop which is by audition as well. The Spring Session will culminate in a full public performance of one of Shakespeare’s plays or a collection of scenes.
Class Dates/ Times: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30am, September 11th- December 18th (no class November 27th for Thanksgiving), Union Avenue Church: 733 Union Boulevard St Louis, MO 63108-1037
Public Performance: the evening of December 18th (time and location TBA)
Cost: $190/Session, with some limited opportunities for work-study, financial aid and scholarships
Instructors:
Elana Kepner
Ms. Kepner has been working as theater teaching artist for more than seven years and has taught and directed youth productions for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Marin Shakespeare Festival, Valley Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake High School Drama Department and the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in addition to Shakespeare Festival Saint Louis. Elana has also taught undergraduate Oral Interpretation and Classical Acting for University of Missouri, Kansas City where she earned her MFA in Acting and Directing. In Saint Louis, Elana toured with the Shakespeare Festival Saint Louis 2010 Educational Tour and works as a private acting, audition and public speaking coach.
Christopher Limber
Mr. Limber is Education Director for Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, whose Education Touring Ensemble has earned two consecutive Kevin Kline Awards for Outstanding Production for Young People— in 2008 for Me & Richard 3 and 2009 for Quick-Brewed Macbeth— both of which he wrote and produced and both of which are published by Playscripts, Inc NYC. His 30-year career includes hundreds of productions as an actor, director, playwright and composer. Mr. Limber has directed numerous productions for The Shakespeare Festival, The Rep, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the “Judy” award winning production of Bent for HotHouse Theatre, and Twelfh Night for St. Louis Shakespeare, named "Best Shakespeare Production of 2002" by the Riverfront Times. He has taught theatre, Shakespeare, voice and improvisation for the Festival, COCA, and at numerous Universities since 1980.
Guest Instructors:
Rick Dildine, Executive Director, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Robin Weatherall, 17 year veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford,England
Bruce Longworth, Director, Hamlet for SFSTL; Chair of the acting program at Webster University
What: AUDITIONS for the Shakespeare Squadron, Shakespeare Festival Saint Louis’ new Advanced Teen Acting Ensemble
Who: Young Artists ages 13-18 (grades 9-12), who love Shakespeare and acting. Previous acting experience is helpful, but not a requirement to audition.
When: September 1st and 2nd, 6:45-9pm (you only need to come ONE night, but you must be prepared to stay until 9), please RSVP
Where: Union Avenue Church 733 Union Boulevard St Louis, MO 63108-1037
What to bring: Just a willingness to have fun and take risks. Parents are welcome for the first 15 minutes for a brief information session about the program.
For more information or to secure an audition time contact: Elana Kepner: elanak@hotmail.com.
More information: The Shakespeare Squadron is a school-year, once-weekly, Shakespeare master-class for students in 9th-12th grade who are interested in more advanced work on text, poetry, acting technique, movement, voice, creating a character and ensemble theater. This 15-20 person company will be challenged with intensive monologue work, as well as voice, movement and acting projects. The Fall session is a process-based workshop focused on increasing confidence, improving skills, developing good actor-habits and learning advanced technique in acting Shakespeare. This session will culminate in a public showing of monologues in December. The Squadron expects and requires a commitment from each student to regular attendance and completing class work. Expect to commit ½ hour-1 hour/week outside of class to prepare projects and assignments.
Students in good standing at the end of the Fall session are given priority casting in the Spring Session’s performance workshop which is by audition as well. The Spring Session will culminate in a full public performance of one of Shakespeare’s plays or a collection of scenes.
Class Dates/ Times: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30am, September 11th- December 18th (no class November 27th for Thanksgiving), Union Avenue Church: 733 Union Boulevard St Louis, MO 63108-1037
Public Performance: the evening of December 18th (time and location TBA)
Cost: $190/Session, with some limited opportunities for work-study, financial aid and scholarships
Instructors:
Elana Kepner
Ms. Kepner has been working as theater teaching artist for more than seven years and has taught and directed youth productions for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Marin Shakespeare Festival, Valley Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake High School Drama Department and the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in addition to Shakespeare Festival Saint Louis. Elana has also taught undergraduate Oral Interpretation and Classical Acting for University of Missouri, Kansas City where she earned her MFA in Acting and Directing. In Saint Louis, Elana toured with the Shakespeare Festival Saint Louis 2010 Educational Tour and works as a private acting, audition and public speaking coach.
Christopher Limber
Mr. Limber is Education Director for Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, whose Education Touring Ensemble has earned two consecutive Kevin Kline Awards for Outstanding Production for Young People— in 2008 for Me & Richard 3 and 2009 for Quick-Brewed Macbeth— both of which he wrote and produced and both of which are published by Playscripts, Inc NYC. His 30-year career includes hundreds of productions as an actor, director, playwright and composer. Mr. Limber has directed numerous productions for The Shakespeare Festival, The Rep, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the “Judy” award winning production of Bent for HotHouse Theatre, and Twelfh Night for St. Louis Shakespeare, named "Best Shakespeare Production of 2002" by the Riverfront Times. He has taught theatre, Shakespeare, voice and improvisation for the Festival, COCA, and at numerous Universities since 1980.
Guest Instructors:
Rick Dildine, Executive Director, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Robin Weatherall, 17 year veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford,England
Bruce Longworth, Director, Hamlet for SFSTL; Chair of the acting program at Webster University
Published at 13-08-2010
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