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Coming this July & August...
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Class Listings
Class Details
Week 4 (August 10-14)
Monday, August 10
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10:00AM - 11:00AM // Monday, August 10th
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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1:00PM - 2:30PM // Monday, August 10th
Class: METHODS OF ACTING Age: 12-14 Instructor: Adam Kee Price: $20 Whether you're experienced or just getting started, your journey as an actor is never-ending. During this class, you will explore a variety of techniques and approaches for dissecting the script/text, making choices, and creating a role. In doing so, you'll develop confidence and discover what is meant by Stanislavski's mysterious phrase "building a character." |
Adam Kee is a New York City-based Actor, VO Artist, and Teaching Artist, who has acted in over 20 productions at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse, including recently On Golden Pond and California Suite. Over the years, he has received 5 NHTA nominations and received the award for "Outstanding Actor" for playing Tom in The Glass Menagerie. Adam received his MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio (NYC), of which he is now a member.
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Wednesday, August 12th
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10:00AM - 10:45AM // Wednesday, August 12th
Class: ART: INTO THE FUTURE - INVENT AND INHABIT NEW WORLDS Age: 5-7 Instructor: Sherry Gardner Price: $20 for two sessions ***Students Must Take BOTH Sessions (Wed and Fri) This Week*** Follow your pencil lines into the future and create robots and other inventions from your imagination. Make them dance and move! Then, we will let them loose in a futuristic garden that we create using salt-painting techniques. Required Materials: The Playhouse will supply: Corrugated or flat cardboard Colored paper or card stock Brads and/or pipe cleaners Watercolor and/or Tempera paint 2 paintbrushes White glue and/or glue stick The artist will supply: 2 Pencils Crayons, Markers, Pastels, or Colored Pencils Blank paper A cup half-filled with water Child-safe scissors 1 cup of table salt |
Sherry Gardner has been happily involved at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Education Department for the past ten years. Highlights include costumes for Really Rosie, Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Harriet the Spy, and The Jungle Book; props for The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Romeo & Juliet; Stage Managing Pippi Longstocking and Godspell. She has also participated as an Art Teacher in Summer Camps, and as a Stage Manager/Translator for the Winni Players’ Holocaust Remembrance Readings.
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1:00PM - 2:00PM // Wednesday, August 12th
Class: INTRO TO MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE Age: 8-11 Instructor: Krystle Lyn Tomlinson Price: $20 In this course, students will learn about the different styles of dance but mainly focus on Ballet and Tap. They will learn important terminology and improve their flexibility. We will also be touching upon Performance Quality. To wrap up the class, the students will learn a short combination. Ballet and Tap shoes are recommended for class, but if you do not own one or the other, please wear another type of dance shoe or sneaker. Nobody should be wearing just socks during class. |
Krystle Lyn Tomlinson is thrilled to be teaching at the Winnipesaukee’s online summer education program this year. Krystle started a youth theater group in NJ at the young age of 14 and has directed various musicals such as Circle Of Friends, Annie, 13, Mary Poppins, and Matilda as well as many showcases/cabarets/revues. Krystle is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. She started her theater journey as a child performer and some of her favorite credits include: Amateur Night at the Apollo, Crickett and the Little Girl Power (TV Pilot; Keesha), Hairspray (Lil Inez), The Wedding Singer (Tina Turner Impersonator), Cool Yule Winterfest at Kings Island (OH) and Carowinds (NC) (Lead Singer/Dancer), Sunset Party Mix at Kings Dominion (VA) (Lead Singer/Dancer) and most recently Chicago at The Winnipesaukee Playhouse (NH) (Annie). Krystle has a true passion for teaching and she can’t wait to virtually meet all her students!
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4:00PM - 5:30PM // Wednesday, August 12th
Class: COSTUME DESIGN: CLOTHES CAN MAKE THE CHARACTER Age: 14-18 Instructor: Chelsea Kerl Price: $20 Clothes say a lot about a person and about the circumstances of their day; you subconsciously think about that each morning when you get dressed. You can expand that thinking into made up outfits for fictional people and be a costume designer! In this class, we'll discuss the character analysis, research, and design process for a costume designer, and we'll also work on some designs of our own with whatever art supplies you have on hand: paper, magazines, colored pencils, markers, etc. |
Chelsea Kerl is a Boston-based costume designer who holds an MFA in Costume Design from Boston University and has designed across New England, including The Rocky Horror Show and Mamma Mia! at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. In addition to her design work, which has earned her multiple award nominations, Chelsea is the costume shop manager, resident costume designer, and costume design professor at Wellesley College. She also teaches design at the Boston University Summer Theatre Institute. Her work can be seen at www.chelseakerl.com.
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6:00PM - 7:30PM // Wednesday, August 12th
Class: NAILING THE MUSICAL AUDITION Age: 14-18 Instructor: Shoshana Seid-Green Price: $20 This class will teach key strategies for feeling relaxed and confident in your musical theatre audition. Learn how to choose songs you feel great about singing and memorize them backward and forward. Learn how to walk into the audition room confidently, help the pianist play your music exactly the way you want it, sing and act your best in a stressful situation, and leave a positive impression with the casting team when you walk out of the room. |
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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Friday, August 14th
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10:00AM - 10:45AM // Friday, August 14th
Class: ART: INTO THE FUTURE - INVENT AND INHABIT NEW WORLDS Age: 5-7 Instructor: Sherry Gardner Price: $20 for two sessions ***Students Must Take BOTH Sessions (Wed and Fri) This Week*** Follow your pencil lines into the future and create robots and other inventions from your imagination. Make them dance and move! Then, we will let them loose in a futuristic garden that we create using salt-painting techniques. Required Materials: The Playhouse will supply: Corrugated or flat cardboard Colored paper or card stock Brads and/or pipe cleaners Watercolor and/or Tempera paint 2 paintbrushes White glue and/or glue stick The artist will supply: 2 Pencils Crayons, Markers, Pastels, or Colored Pencils Blank paper A cup half-filled with water Child-safe scissors 1 cup of table salt |
Sherry Gardner has been happily involved at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Education Department for the past ten years. Highlights include costumes for Really Rosie, Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Harriet the Spy, and The Jungle Book; props for The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Romeo & Juliet; Stage Managing Pippi Longstocking and Godspell. She has also participated as an Art Teacher in Summer Camps, and as a Stage Manager/Translator for the Winni Players’ Holocaust Remembrance Readings.
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1:00PM - 2:30PM // Friday, August 14th
Class: MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE Age: 12-14 Instructor: Krystle Lyn Tomlinson Price: $20 In this course, we will touch on the different styles of dance. Students will learn important terminology and work on their flexibility. We will also be touching on performance quality. To wrap up the class, the students will learn a Musical Theater combination. If you have them, please wear Jazz shoes. If you do not own Jazz shoes then please wear another type of dance shoe or sneaker. Nobody should be wearing just socks during class. |
Krystle Lyn Tomlinson is thrilled to be teaching at the Winnipesaukee’s online summer education program this year. Krystle started a youth theater group in NJ at the young age of 14 and has directed various musicals such as Circle Of Friends, Annie, 13, Mary Poppins, and Matilda as well as many showcases, cabarets, and revues. Krystle is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. She started her theater journey as a child performer and some of her favorite credits include: Amateur Night at the Apollo, Crickett and the Little Girl Power (TV Pilot; Keesha), Hairspray (Lil Inez), The Wedding Singer (Tina Turner Impersonator), Cool Yule Winterfest at Kings Island (OH) and Carowinds (NC) (Lead Singer/Dancer), Sunset Party Mix at Kings Dominion (VA) (Lead Singer/Dancer) and most recently Chicago at The Winnipesaukee Playhouse (NH) (Annie). Krystle has a true passion for teaching and she can’t wait to virtually meet all her students!
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3:30PM - 5:30PM // Friday, August 14th
Class: DISCOVERING MOMENT WORK Age: 14-18 Instructor: Matt Cahoon Price: $20 Welcome to an introduction to Moment Work. Moment Work is a method created by the Tectonic Theater Project that focuses on developing theatrically poetic moments on stage. Those moments are primarily centered around elements of the stage such as obvious things like costumes, props, and lighting and some less obvious things like tempo, virtuosity, and surprise. In this workshop we will spend some time evaluating what gives a particular moment dramatic impact. We will then create a series of solo moments, work with partners, and then play with combining moments to create small devised pieces of theatre. What should you bring to class? 1. Come to class prepared to discuss a moment you have witnessed as an audience member. Think about the most exciting, moving, breathtaking moment you have seen on stage. Remember, these should be things you’ve seen from the audience perspective and not moments from shows in which you were performing. 2. Bring an interesting object. Maybe it is something you have had on your bedside table your whole life or maybe it is something cool you found in the junk drawer in your kitchen. Make sure it is a safe object (no sharp edges, not too heavy) and that it is something that your parents/guardians wouldn’t mind you using in class. Be creative and find an object that you think has a story to tell. 3. Bring a piece of clothing. A hat, a scarf, a pair of gloves, a shirt, a necktie, etc. etc. Think about the piece of clothing. How does the fabric move? Does it have a vibrant color? Does the piece have texture? 4. Bring something that makes light. A flashlight or cell phone, a booklight or table lamp, anything that makes light (no open flames or lights with associated heat sources please). How can you control the light? Does it dim? Does it flash? Does it change colors? Also, think about a place in your home where you can make it pretty dark even on a sunny day. I have found that beautiful light moments can be made in bathrooms and closets because you can often get those rooms pretty dark. Give that some thought. 5. Bring something that makes sound. A musical instrument is an obvious choice, but maybe you want to see what a pot sounds like when you tap it with a spoon. Sound moments are fun to make, but make sure you pick something that won’t distract everyone in your house. Small sounds are often much more exciting on stage than are big ones. 6. Bring a poem. You can pick any poem you want or, if you want to, write your own. We are looking for poems that have language that sparks your imagination. If you can, memorize your favorite line from that poem. 7. Bring your courage. This is the most important thing. Sometimes when you are in a group of talented and confident moment makers, you can feel like it is hard to use your voice. Here are two things I can tell you if you are feeling at all unsure. First, moments are typically really short so if you don’t want the spotlight you won’t be in it very long. Second, for the vast majority of the moments we create together, you won’t need to speak. The emphasis of Moment Work is “show, don’t tell.” |
Matt Cahoon has directed four shows for the Winnipesaukee Playhouse including The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Almost True and Truly Remarkable Adventures of Israel Potter, American Patriot, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Miss Julie. Matt is one of the co-founders of theatre KAPOW, a Manchester-based ensemble theatre company. Matt has an MA from Goucher College and his theatre training includes work with Double Edge Theatre Company, SITI Company, the New England Center for Circus Arts, and the Tectonic Theater Project.
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6:00PM - 7:30PM // Friday, August 14th
Class: 16 BAR CUTS, INTENTIONS, AND NERVES - OH MY! Age: 14-18 Instructor: Haley Jones Price: $20 We all know our objectives, through-lines, and intentions…that is until the accompanist starts playing! Then our thoughts shift from our storytelling to all the chaos of the audition room/performance or even worse, we become worried about “sounding good.” How do we channel our nerves and use proper singing technique while still making the song active and intentions clear? In this class we will explore two 16 bar cuts where we focus on creating an acting arc within the limitations of most audition song requirements. Because, when we are lost, finding the root of why we are singing, will always bring us back home. |
Haley Jones is an NYC based performer. Her time with the Winnipesaukee Playhouse began as Tracy Lord (High Society) and she appeared mostly recently as Roxie Hart (Chicago) for which she won the NH Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress. Professional credits include Frenchy in Grease, RCCL, Patty/swing for National Tour of Charlie Brown Christmas, Live!, Jeannie (Nice Work..), Stage Door; Tessie (Gypsy) at Interlakes, Dolores (The Wild Party ) Off Broadway; Funny Girl, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Marcy (The 25th..Spelling Bee,) Commonwealth. Proud BFA Acting graduate of Otterbein University.
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