Workshops

Thursday April 17 12:30-1:20PM

Workshop Title: SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT

  • Presenter Nick Albrecht
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Regional Professional Actor and Director. Director of Theatre and Artistic Director at Cowley College
  • Workshop Description: This workshop will focus on acting the song. Telling the story of the lyrics through solid acting and singing techniques. 
  • Workshop Location: Fine Arts Building FA122
  • Max Enrollment Size: 30

Workshop Title: Shakespeare

  • Presenter; Cinnamon Paulette Schultz
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Regional Professional Actor. Acting professor for Kansas City Kansas Community College
  • Workshop Description: This workshop will focus on bringing the language of Shakespeare up off the page.  Working on techniques for analysis and performance.
  • Workshop Location: Fine Arts Building FA104 -12:30-1:20PM
  • Max Enrollment Size: 20

Workshop Title: The Magic IF

  • Presenter: Kevin O’Callaghan
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Award-winning theatre maker, educator, and Associate Artist at Flint Repertory Theatre.
  • Workshop Description: In this class we will examine objectives, obstacles, tactics, and connecting yourself to your character through a series of exercises and short ‘unscripted’ scenes (‘etudes’). 
  • Workshop Location: Academic Building AC103
  • Max Enrollment Size: 25

Workshop Title: Audition Technique

  • Presenter: Michael Stewart Allen
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Professional Actor
  • Workshop Description : This class will explore the keys to showing your best self in the audition room.  If you have a memorized monologue that would be great, however it is not required to find success in this workshop
  • Workshop Location: Academic Building AC104
  • Max Enrollment Size: 25

Workshop Title: Lighting Workshop

  • Presenter: Joel Williams
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Technical Director. Professor of Technical Theatre at Independence Community College
  • Workshop Description: Explore the fundamentals of lighting design using ETC Nomad Software.
  • Workshop Location: Fine Arts Building FA122
  • Max Enrollment Size:12

Thursday April 17 1:30-2:20PM

Workshop Title: SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT

  • Presenter Nick Albrecht
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Regional Professional Actor and Director. Director of Theatre and Artistic Director at Cowley College
  • Workshop Description: This workshop will focus on acting the song. Telling the story of the lyrics through solid acting and singing techniques. 
  • Workshop Location: Fine Arts Building FA122
  • Max Enrollment Size: 30

Workshop Title: Laban

  • Presenter; Cinnamon Paulette Schultz
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Regional Professional Actor. Acting professor for Kansas City Kansas Community College
  • Workshop Description: This is a workshop that will be physical and involve movement & breath.  Be prepared to move and connect your breath to your body.
  • Workshop Location: Fine Arts Building FA104 -12:30-1:20PM
  • Max Enrollment Size: 15

Workshop Title: The Magic IF

  • Presenter: Kevin O’Callaghan
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Award-winning theatre maker, educator, and Associate Artist at Flint Repertory Theatre.
  • Workshop Description: In this class we will examine objectives, obstacles, tactics, and connecting yourself to your character through a series of exercises and short ‘unscripted’ scenes (‘etudes’). 
  • Workshop Location: Academic Building AC103
  • Max Enrollment Size: 25

Workshop Title: Shakespeare

  • Presenter: Michael Stewart Allen
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Professional Actor
  • Workshop Description : This workshop will focus on bringing the language of Shakespeare up off page. Working on techniques for analysis and performance
  • Workshop Location: Academic Building AC104
  • Max Enrollment Size: 25

Workshop Title: Lighting Workshop

  • Presenter: Joel Williams
  • Presenter’s Affiliation: Technical Director. Professor of Technical Theatre at Independence Community College
  • Workshop Description: Explore the fundamentals of lighting design using ETC Nomad Software.
  • Workshop Location: Fine Arts Building FA122
  • Max Enrollment Size:12

Friday, April 18

Samantha Harper – Samantha Harper is an Archivist with over 25 years of experience.

  • The William Inge Collection AC200 10-11AM
  • Samantha Harper will give a sneak peek into the digital platform and progress on the ongoing digitization project in the William Inge Collection. Come see the future of the William Inge Archives

Paula Makar – Paula Makar is an Actor and Director and contributor for BroadwayWorld.com

  • Making and Examining Theatre AC200 11-12PM
  • Paula Maker runs this discussion about Theatre from the perspective of a theatre maker, educator and writer for Broadway World.