'Fame' The Musical - Performing Arts Workshop

Musical Theatre Summer School 2008

Fire your imagination and prepare yourself to take the unique opportunity to join a two week program designed for your professional development in Stage and Performance techniques, under the direction of Craig Revel- Horwood and leading choreographers and directors in the UK including guest tutors from the West End show "Fame", right here in Buckinghamshire!

You will experience being part of a working professional musical theatre company, learn and appreciate awareness of the stage, value of technical rehearsals with a skilled West End Stage Manager, sound and lights, make-up application, the technical aspects of wearing head or lapel microphones, respect & care of costumes, and working as a cast member. Your learning on this two week summer school will be intense, working with top professionals from the 'Business', (7 hours per day for 11 days - (77 + hours). This is not the usual one week summer school experience that do not culminate in a professional show, but is designed to develop advanced skills in musical theatre singing, acting and dancing an invaluable learning experiences that can help prepare you for a career in the Theatre, Television, Stage and Film. And will be culminating in two live professional public performances at the Roxburgh Theatre, Stowe School, Stowe, Bucks (www.stowe.co.uk) on the 8th and 9th August, 2008.

What happens at the Summer school?

General auditions will be held in June, if we have too many applicants. Those selected will go on to take advantage of the course, which runs from the Monday 28th July to Saturday 9th August 2008, inclusive (not 5th/6th Aug).

On the first day we will meet at 10am for registration. You will meet the Director, Choreographer and other associated staff. The morning session will be a chance for us to get to know each other, and in the afternoon, we will hold auditions to cast the production. All performers will be notified of their parts, and then rehearsals will be underway for 8 days. For each day of the course, there will be structured classes, in singing, dancing and acting . In the dance all the routines will be choreographed, and later the show will be blocked. The Acting classes will explore the required repertoire for this show, and the songs will be taught for the final performances. For the last part of the second week, the technical and dress rehearsals take place for a further 3 days at the Roxburgh Theatre, Stowe School, Stowe, Bucks www.stowe.co.uk

The course will run from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm each day, apart from the 2 show days when the hours are 10.00 am to 10.30 pm.

'Fame' - The Story

Set during the last years of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts on 46th Street (1980-1984), "Fame—The Musical" is bittersweet but ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students as they commit to four years of gruelling artistic and academic work. With candour, humour and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today: issues of prejudice, identity, self-worth, literacy, sexuality, substance abuse and perseverance. So Act One sets the scene....'A group of vibrant, energetic young people, African-American, white, Hispanic, rich and poor alike, converge on 46th Street to audition for the chance to study at the famous New York High School of Performing Arts (P.A.). Praying they make P.A.," the students tear open a letter from the school, learn of their acceptance and begin a joyous dance of celebration......'.

Is it value for money?

You have a fantastic opportunity to be taught and directed by some of the best Directors, choreographers in the 'business'. In summary we provide; Teaching faculty - Industry & West End Professionals who have a track record of appearing in West End productions, and who have taught at top vocational schools, lighting & sound equipment, costumes, sets and props, make-up & a full blown show with professional stage managers from London's 'Phantom of the Opera', and the top technical staff to run the shows. There will be two live public performances this year, a show on the Friday evening 9th August 2008, and a show on the Saturday evening 9th August 2008. As these are public performances, tickets will be available to purchase at the box office.

The cost for the 2 weeks is only £585, and if you do your research you will know that Summer schools of this calibre are extremely rare at this very reasonable price. At most of the top 12 vocational schools, they only offer a week's tuition with a presentation to Parents at the end of the week. This Summer school offers an extremely high standard of technical tuition from Professional choreographers and actors.

Acting • Musical Theatre • Production