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Coming this July & August...
20 in 2020 - Online Classes!

In 2020, students in the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Education Department will have the opportunity to go online with 20 (PLUS!) professional theatre artists from the Playhouse's usual summer roster. Combined, they possess a nearly overwhelming amount of training and insight in a wide variety of theatrical fields: acting, directing, dance, music, design. And this summer, you will have access to this extraordinary group of teaching artists... without ever leaving your home!

Join us for an unforgettable online experience!

Class Listings

Week 1 - July 20-24
Week 2 - July 27-31
Week 3 - August 3-7
Week 4 - August 10-14

Class Details

Week 1 (July 20-24)

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Monday, July 20th

10:00AM - 10:45AM // Monday, July 20th
​Class: CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Age: ​5-7
Instructor: ​Becky Gregoire
Price: $20
In this fun and energetic dance class we will explore movement that will spark creativity.  We will have fun mimicking movement we find in the wild outdoors and create our very own dance piece.  The students will have a chance to show me what they know and be creative with some free dance time. Making dance a game is a great way for your student to get moving.  I can’t wait to dance with you.
 
Required Materials:
1 balloon (non helium)
1 box of unopened pasta or a shaker that they create
1 stuffed animal the student would like to dance with
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​Becky Gregoire loves teaching dance classes for the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Education Department.  She has been teaching at the summer program for the Education Department for years and has choreographed a few productions.  Ms. Becky started her teaching career at Edgewater Academy of dance in 2001 and is still currently teaching there.  Her experience has lead her to accepting a job at Plymouth State University where she teaches tap.  Ms. Becky currently resides in Laconia with her husband of 12 years and her 11 year old daughter.

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1:00PM - 2:00PM // Monday, July 20th
Class: INTRODUCTION TO ACTING
Age: ​8-11
Instructor: ​Teghan Marie Kelly
Price: $20
Think of your favorite actors; have you noticed that when you see them in different pieces of work you often forget who they are as people? You become so instantly involved in the character’s world. In this class we will discover character development; how to become your character in mind, body, and voice. We will explore what it means to create a character’s world and then bring that character to life! ​
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Teghan Marie Kelly is back and ready to workshop! Teghan is a NYC based actress, but as a native to Meredith, Teghan is very thankful to be safely home for the summer! You saw her last as Belle in Beauty and the Beast - An English Panto and before that was Sophie in Mamma Mia. Although she was so looking forward to stealing your hearts as Miss Honey in the upcoming production of Matilda the Musical, she is so thrilled to be joining the Education Team once again for online workshops! “If I can put a smile on your kids’ faces, then I am one happy lady!”

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4:00PM - 5:30PM // Monday, July 20th
Class: MAKE ‘EM LAUGH – INTRO TO IMPROV
Age: ​12-14
Instructor: ​Lindsey Bristol
Price: $20
In this workshop, we will learn the basic rules of improv and then figure out how to use them (or break them) to create fun scenes out of nothing. Through mental and physical warm-ups (used by professional training programs like UCB and The PIT), interactive games, and even some short scene work, students will have the opportunity to leave their inhibitions at the door and let their creativity run wild... and hopefully laugh in the process!
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Lindsey Bristol is an Actor, Singer, Writer, Improviser, Puppeteer, Teaching Artist, and Casting Associate based in NYC. While in quarantine, she is recording/producing a podcast, supervising editing of her upcoming web series This Is BS (filmed at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse), and working as a virtual puppeteer on a new AI software development project. In addition to national tours, off-off-Broadway productions, and regional credits across the country, Lindsey has been seen onstage at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse as Prince Rupert the Fair in the winter panto Snow White, Lisa in Mamma Mia, June in CHICAGO, Eileen in Moon Over Buffalo, and Amy in Charley's Aunt. www.lindseybristol.com.  SDG.

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6:00PM - 7:30PM // Monday, July 20th
Class: GOOD ACTOR HABITS
Age: ​14-18
Instructor: ​Kristian Sorensen
Price: $20
You‘ve been cast, you’ve read the script, rehearsals are about to begin… now what? In this course, we will collectively explore the actor’s process for preparation before even entering the rehearsal room. We will learn tools for preparing and engaging with dramatic material individually and then discuss how we can translate our prep work into action and openness in a rehearsal room. The goal is for you to feel a sense of ownership around your process as an actor, both with and without a director present!
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Kristian Sorensen is a Brooklyn-based theatre artist and a connoisseur of 70’s winged collars. WPH Credits: Mary’s Wedding (NHTA Finalist, Best Actor), Peter and The Starcatcher, and Deathtrap. Other credits include an excerpted showing of The Gorgeous Nothings (LifeJacket), Julius Caesar (The Brick), Sixty Miles to Silver Lake (Bridge Rep), and Diane Paulus’ The Donkey Show (A.R.T.) He is an actor with The Story Pirates and an avid people watcher/eavesdropper. Kristian has taught acting and devised theatre at schools around the Northeast, including Boston University's Summer Theatre Institute. BFA Acting, Boston University. www.kristian-sorensen.com

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Wednesday, July 22nd

10:00AM - 10:45AM // Wednesday, July 22nd
Class: PLAYMAKING
Age: ​5-7
Instructor: ​Patte Sarausky
Price: $20 for two sessions
***Students Must Take BOTH Sessions (Wed and Fri) This Week***
Taking advantage of a child’s imagination and love of telling stories, the workshop participants will go through the process of writing a 5-7 minute play together. Students will be asked to put together a costume for their characters from items they already have at home between workshop sessions. During the second day of the workshop, we will focus on character development through use of voice and physical choices. When students see how much fun it is to write and produce a play, you may be an audience to many future backyard original play productions!​
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Patte Sarausky has been working with Camp 1 at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Summer Theater Camp for over ten years. A retired teacher, she has taught all elementary grade levels during her 37 year teaching career. She directed The Jungle Book and Harriet the Spy for the Playhouse Education Department. Patte has also performed in various Playhouse shows and enjoys passing on her passion for drama and performing to children starting out in theatre.​

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1:00PM - 2:30PM // Wednesday, July 22nd
Class: MASTERING MONOLOGUES
Age: ​12-14
Instructor: ​John-Michael Breen
Price: $20
What makes a strong monologue? Where can I find a strong monologue? Who writes strong monologues? Why do I need a strong monologue? How do I make my monologue stronger? Through the human act of telling a story and emphasis on the unique personality & experience of each individual student, we will examine and question what creates a strong, nuanced, and completely noticeable audition monologue to help you nail that audition for any show, project, or admission process. 
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John-Michael Breen has been an actor, director, and teaching artist at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse since 2015. His most recent role as Amos Hart in CHICAGO earned him the 2020 NHTA for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Other favorite Playhouse credits include RED, Lost In Yonkers, Peter and the Starcatcher, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Rocky Horror Show and The Graduate. In 2017, he co-directed Lord of the Flies for the Education Department. From 2018-2019, he starred as Lonny on the Tenth Anniversary tour of Rock of Ages. He lives in New York City.

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4:00PM - 5:30PM // Wednesday, July 22nd
Class: "SO, YOU WANT TO DIRECT..."
Age: ​14-18
Instructor: ​Clayton Phillips
Price: $20
Interested in directing? This class will give you a taste of what it takes to direct a play or musical, moving from the written word to the spoken word and how it translates to the stage through collaboration. Much of the work of a director is done before you ever start rehearsals. This class is an overview of what that takes. You will walk away with a strong foundation in how to approach material as a director.
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Clayton Phillips received his BFA in directing and acting from Point Park University. He has worked as production manager for five Broadway shows, four National Tours, and three Off Broadway musicals. He became Harold Prince’s assistant when working on Kiss of the Spider Woman and assisted Mr. Prince on Candide and Parade. He was the Artistic Director for the Barnstormers Theatre and has directed five shows for the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. He is the recipient of 4 New Hampshire Theatre Awards.​

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6:00PM - 7:30PM // Wednesday, July 22nd
Class: SCENIC DESIGN 101
Age: ​18+
Instructor: ​Dan Daly
Price: $30 for two sessions
***Students Must Take BOTH Sessions (Wed and Fri) This Week***
Learn the basics and get your hands dirty! In a two-part class, we’ll learn about the history of scenic design, the process involved, and try a few simple scenic design exercises. The first day we will discuss what scenery is and explore how to evoke emotion with objects. After a one-day break with a small at-home design task, we will reconvene to talk about each other’s design work and learn to look at space in a narrative way.
Needed supplies: various materials scavenged from your house.
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Dan Daly is a Brooklyn-based scenic designer who has designed at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse since 2009. Previous scenic designs at the Playhouse include Moon over Buffalo, Boeing Boeing, The Rocky Horror Show, … Israel Potter…, and A Year With Frog and Toad (2010 NHTA winner). Dan’s work has been seen at the Under the Radar Festival at The Public, with Third Rail Project’s site-specific play Oasis, Monét X Change’s booth at RuPaul’s DragCon, and at the Barn Arts Collective, where he built an inflatable theater.

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Friday, July 24th

10:00AM - 10:45AM // Friday, July 24th
Class: PLAYMAKING
Age: ​5-7
Instructor: ​Patte Sarausky
Price: $20 for two sessions
***Students Must Take BOTH Sessions (Wed and Fri) This Week***
Taking advantage of a child’s imagination and love of telling stories, the workshop participants will go through the process of writing a 5-7 minute play together. Students will be asked to put together a costume for their characters from items they already have at home between workshop sessions. During the second day of the workshop, we will focus on character development through use of voice and physical choices. When students see how much fun it is to write and produce a play, you may be an audience to many future backyard original play productions!​
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Patte Sarausky has been working with Camp 1 at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Summer Theater Camp for over ten years. A retired teacher, she has taught all elementary grade levels during her 37 year teaching career. She directed The Jungle Book and Harriet the Spy for the Playhouse Education Department. Patte has also performed in various Playhouse shows and enjoys passing on her passion for drama and performing to children starting out in theatre.​

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1:00PM - 2:00PM // Friday, July 24th
Class: INTRODUCTION TO PUPPETRY
Age: ​8-11
Instructor: ​Leanne Brunn
Price: $20
In this class we will be building our own no-sew Caterpillar Puppets out of items found around the home. We will also be touching on how to bring our puppets to life using movement, acting, voice and emotions. Ending with a Puppet Dance party. Learn how to build your very own Caterpillar Puppet! This is a no-sew and minimal glue activity using household items. Decorating will be up to you and your creativity. A fantasical and fun class suitable for the whole family, that will (of course) end with a puppet dance party! You will need to provide your own materials for this workshop (see list.)
 
Required Materials:
1.     Adult size sock – any color. (A fuzzy colorful sock is my favorite, but a white sock will also do!)
2.     4 Hair ties or Rubber bands
3.     Elmer’s glue
4.     2 pipe cleaners or something similar – any color
5.     8 pom poms – smaller is better but size doesnt matter
6.     cotton balls or toilet paper as an alternative (lots)
7.     2 googley eyes or white paper and crayons to make your own paper eyes
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Leanne Brunn is a professional puppeteer and musical theatre actress from NYC. This past summer she appeared as Kate and Lucy last summer in Winnipesaukee Playhouse’s production of Avenue Q. She has appeared Off-Broadway in James and the Giant Peach, Hungry Caterpillar Show as well as three national puppetry tours with ImaginOcean, Veggietales Live, and recently The Pout Pout Fish. Leanne is also the owner of Full Beat Puppetry, a puppetry consulting and design studio. Her puppets were seen onstage in the Atlantic Theatre’s Off- Broadway production of The Big One-Oh.

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4:00PM - 5:30PM // Friday, July 24th
Class: CHOOSING YOUR AUDITION SONG
Age: ​12-14
Instructor: ​Shoshana Seid-Green
Price: $20
How do you choose a great audition song? This class will answer your questions and help make preparing for a musical theatre audition feel a lot easier, so you don't have to stress about if you're bringing in the right stuff! Learn what kinds of songs the director expects to hear, how to choose and learn a song you love, and how to find and prepare sheet music for your audition.
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Shoshana Seid-Green has 15 years of experience as a professional music director and accompanist working with all levels and ages, from pre-K theatre camp to regional and off-Broadway musicals. Credits at Winni include The Rocky Horror Show (music director), Ghost (music director), Mamma Mia! (music director), Company (pianist), and Votes for Women (composer; forthcoming). She collaborated on developing and teaching the founding summer of the Education Department’s Teen Musical Theatre Intensive, and is so excited to be back to teach remotely!

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6:00PM - 7:30PM // Friday, July 24th
Class: SCENIC DESIGN 101
Age: ​18+
Instructor: ​Dan Daly
Price: $30 for two sessions
***Students Must Take BOTH Sessions (Wed and Fri) This Week***
Learn the basics and get your hands dirty! In a two-part class, we’ll learn about the history of scenic design, the process involved, and try a few simple scenic design exercises. The first day we will discuss what scenery is and explore how to evoke emotion with objects. After a one-day break with a small at-home design task, we will reconvene to talk about each other’s design work and learn to look at space in a narrative way.
Needed supplies: various materials scavenged from your house.
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Dan Daly is a Brooklyn-based scenic designer who has designed at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse since 2009. Previous scenic designs at the Playhouse include Moon over Buffalo, Boeing Boeing, The Rocky Horror Show, … Israel Potter…, and A Year With Frog and Toad (2010 NHTA winner). Dan’s work has been seen at the Under the Radar Festival at The Public, with Third Rail Project’s site-specific play Oasis, Monét X Change’s booth at RuPaul’s DragCon, and at the Barn Arts Collective, where he built an inflatable theater.

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603.279.0333
33 Footlight Circle, Meredith, NH 03253
(formerly 50 Reservoir Rd)
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The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, a year-round theatre, is a 501(c)(3) organization
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