2018 Summer ThEATER INTENSIVE
Registration has closed for the 2018 Summer Intensive.
*Learn from professional performers and directors! This workshop is geared toward youth in grades 6-12.
Workshop: July 23rd-27th & July 30th-August 3rd (Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm) Tech Rehearsal: August 8th Dress Rehearsal: August 9th Show Dates: August 10th-12th & 17th-19th Cost: $680 Regular - $200 deposit to hold a spot $550 Returning student - $200 deposit to hold a spot by June 1st (*payment plans available) Curriculum: The workshop will include acting, singing, dance, improv, and technical theater. We will start each day with a dance warmup, vocal warmup and technique, and improv games to get everyone all loosened up! Acting, singing, and dancing will be taught both in a class setting and in a hands-on method, via our rehearsal process.
Career Days: Meet working professionals; from Broadway actors, to technicians, to talent agents!. Get a real taste of the industry- what it takes, and how many different paths there can be! Performance: Our workshop participants this summer will also be included in our professional theater company's mainstage musical, Oliver! This will give our young actors the opportunity to work alongside professional actors and technicians, and to really get a full professional theater experience. Rehearsal for the show will also be a part of the workshop and used as a teaching tool. While most lead roles will be performed by professional Equity actors, there are some great feature roles for young actors, dance and vocal solos, and other onstage opportunities! We truly believe that the best way to learn theater is by doing. There will be an audition prior to the workshop start, but it is only for participants who are seeking a role. Please understand that taking on a role will mean extra responsibility and time spent outside of the workshop memorizing. There will be a short audition for everyone on the first day of the workshop, but this is for placement ONLY. All participants will have the opportunity to be in the show in some capacity. This audition is a means of getting to know everyone better, so that we can best cast people where they will really shine! Whether you are considering a career in theater or not, a professional show experience offers invaluable lessons in teamwork, creativity, responsibility, and confidence. We know how much young talent is in our area, and we can’t wait to work with you! |
We are limiting registration to 20 participants, so that everyone gets more individual attention and has more performance opportunity.
Registration is a 2 step process. Step 1: Register below and click submit Step 2: Pay deposit or in full via the Paypal button below *payment plans are available, please email us ![]()
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Staff Bios
Michael Sherry (Director & Choreographer) - Michael , the Artistic Director at Backdoor Theatre in Wichita Falls, TX, is New Jersey born and raised. After living and studying in New York City, Michael is a graduate of AMDA and Elon University in North Carolina. Regional credits include A Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Big River. Off-Broadway credits include Dickens's- A Christmas Carol, and one of the first Off-Broadway project productions of The Phantom of the Opera. Other credits include Cats and Hairspray. Michael moved to Wichita Falls to dance for the Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre. Later,Michael was asked to direct and choreograph Backdoor Theatre’s production of A Chorus Line, and later Chicago. SInce taking over as Artistic Director, he has directed numerous shows, including “Chicago,” “Kiss Me Kate,” “Spamalot,” “Cabaret,” “Les Miserables,” “RENT,” “Avenue Q,” and “Rocky Horror Show.”
Katherine Weatherford - Katherine holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and has been professionally active in stage, film and television for over a decade. She founded Greenwood Lake Theatre alongside Mercia Entertainment Artistic Director Mary Riley in summer 2016 and co-produced The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Previously, Katherine had produced cabarets, independent films and an independent sitcom pilot titled How Come I’m Not Famous Yet? Katherine’s stage credits include Maria in West Side Story, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, Sarah Kines in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sister Mary Luke in Nunsense:The Mega Musical (Barn Theatre, MI), Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain, Ariel Moore in Footloose , Lily St. Regis in Annie (Alhambra Theatre, FL) Judy Haynes in White Christmas (Woodlands Repertory Theatre, TX) and Olive Ostrovsky in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Greenwood Lake Theater.) Film and television appearances include independent films Fish Mich, Deceit, and Jerk. Television and webseries include How Come I’m Not Famous Yet?, (Un)Balanced, Scorned: Love Kills, Frenemies and as a guest historian on the Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum.