Apr 20, 2011 – Summer school? Science camp? Please, do not say they’ll be watching TV all summer long!
How about a Summer With Shakespeare? Consider the program offered by A Noise Within, a leading force in arts education, which will be held from June 27 through July 16 at its Glendale theater.
Led by professional faculty, the program is prepared for youth 10 to 18 years old and it consists of interactive classes in acting, improvisation, voice, speech, movement technique, textual analysis, stage combat, and more. Sessions will run Monday through Friday and culminate in a presentation of scenes from Shakespeare plays.
Two registration options are available: Full Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $750 and Summer School Special from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for $600. The registration deadline is June 13, 2011, and space is limited. Students will be placed in age-appropriate groups, according to enrollment.
The Summer with Shakespeare faculty consists of theatre professionals with distinguished backgrounds. Here’s the information on three of them:
Stephen Rockwell is a professional actor and resident artist at A Noise Within who has been teaching acting to young artists for over 20 years. In addition to his extensive acting work at A Noise Within, where he's taught a Young People's Workshop, Summer With Shakespeare and a Homeschool Shakespeare course, he has taught acting with The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, The Valley Institute for The Arts, The City of Glendale, The Harvard-Westlake School, and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Rockwell received a BA in Drama from Vassar College and an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
Justin Eick has a B.A. from U.C. San Diego and a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University and also completed a second MFA in Theatre from the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia. He attended the Stanislavski Summer School at Harvard University. He is currently program director of the La Canada Playhouse at La Canada High School and artistic director of the Theatrical Education Group. He has also worked as a producer at the Glendale Centre Theatre and was a full-time faculty member at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Samantha Starr is A Noise Within's education director and has mentored teaching artists, taught creative drama and voice, and conducted children’s choirs for over 10 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Theatre Education and Outreach from the University of New Mexico with distinction, Phi Kappa Phi, and has her BA from Mills College with honors in Dramatic Arts and Music. She studied at Barnard College, is a graduate of American Conservatory Theatre’s Training Congress, and Carnegie-Mellon’s Summer Training Program. She holds certifications and training in early childhood and special education and taught performing arts to adults with developmental disabilities with VSA Arts of New Mexico.
There will be other faculty members announced.
Interested? A Noise Within is located at 234 South Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA. For more information and registration visit http://www.anoisewithin.org or call 818.265.7961
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