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Coming this July & August...
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Class Listings
Class Details
Week 1 (July 20-24)
Monday, July 20th
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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 |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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
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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. |
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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Friday, July 24th
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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 |
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. |
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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