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Fri Jan 28 10:01:50 EST 2005

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WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 28
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1. VOICE WORKSHOP WITH TRISH ALLEN - VANCOUVER
2. STAGE COMBAT - CALGARY
3. MONOLOGUE AND AUDITION WITH KEVIN SHEARD - TORONTO
4. MUSICAL AUDITION WORKSHOP - TORONTO
5. TWO - WEEK INTENSIVE - EQUITY SHOWCASE - TORONTO

1. VOICE WORKSHOP WITH TRISH ALLEN - VANCOUVER
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THE SHAKESPEARE CENTRE
PRESENTS
AN INTRODUCTION TO VOICE WORKSHOP
WITH
Trish Allen

As a Voice teacher, I think of The Voice as the entire being - the
expression of self. The voice is rooted in the body and therefore free
expression is affected by all blocks: physical, mental and emotional. I
have developed my work to facilitate students in exploring the breath,
the sound and themselves in a non-invasive way, thereby allowing them to
embrace possibilities that would not have ordinarily occurred to them. 

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

10 AM - 11:00 Basic Voice Work and Warm-up - breath work, basic physical
opening, neutral sound, through to larger physical and vocal opening,
work on vocal blocks (jaw, neck and shoulders, tongue, soft palette) and
resonating areas.

11:00 - 1 PM Group Exercises and Exploration
1 PM - 2 PM Lunch
2 PM - 5:45 PM Individual Text (each student will present a memorized 
Shakespearean sonnet and receive specific feedback on aspects of voice
they need to work on) 5:45 - 6 PM Relaxation

WHO: 10 PARTICIPANTS MAX PLUS 10 AUDITORS 
WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2005 - 10 AM - 6 PM 
WHERE: FIREHALL REHEARSAL STUDIO - 280 EAST CORDOVA - 2ND FLOOR HOW
MUCH: ACTRA/EQUITY/UBCP PARTICIPANTS -$100 - NON-UNION $125 - AUDITORS -
$40 

A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $50 IS DUE UPON REGISTRATION INTO CLASS IN
ORDER TO HOLD SPACE - REMAINING BALANCE DUE ON THE DAY OF CLASS -
AUDITORS MUST PAY IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE THEIR SPOT. CONTACT JO BATES AT
604-739-7829 TO REGISTER - APPLY EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
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2. STAGE COMBAT - CALGARY
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Stage Combat - Calgary Workshop with Valiant Rogues for Hire

Taught by Adrian Young (Director, Stunt Coordinator, Equity Fight
Director and VRH & FDC Instructor) and Laryssa Yanchak (Equity Fight
Director, VRH Instructor, FDC AAC, Actor and Stunt performer) this
workshop guarantees to be a lot of fun and hard work. 

Advance Registration Required as Space is Limited 

Cost per workshop: 
$250 for Non-members, 
$200 for members of FDC, ACTRA, Equity and sister organizations. 

For Registration and/or information: 
E-mail: twovaliantrogues at yahoo.com 
Phone: 403-802-4069 
Upon registration a $100 dollar deposit is required to hold your place
in the class. 

Dates: Saturday, January 29 & Sunday, January 30, 2005  
Time: 10:00am-6:00pm 
Location: 
Illuminata Arts, #144, 517 - 10th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB
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3. MONOLOGUE AND AUDITION WITH KEVIN SHEARD - TORONTO
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All three workshops offer a 20% equity member discount

Monologue Doctor

Perfect for established and aspiring actors who find their monologue is
not getting the results desired.  

The Monologue Doctor "masters class" provides established and aspiring
actors the opportunity to perform their audition monologue(s) to a
casting director.    You will receive expert on-camera feedback,
critique and one on one rehearsal with an accomplished and established
theatre director, producer and playwright.  Make a sick and ailing
monologue healthy and successful.

Cost $195.00

Enrolment is now ongoing at Total Performance Toronto, 113 Bond Street
(on the Ryerson University campus), tel: 416-849-1474, e-mail:
totalperformance at sprint.ca

Monologue Detective

Are you looking for a new monologue ?
Looking for a monologue no one else is doing ?
Bored with your current monologue ?

The Monologue Detective provides you with one-on-one consultation,
research and rehearsal to find and prepare that perfect, distinctive
and unique monologue.

Cost $195.00 per monologue.

Enrolment is now ongoing at Total Performance Toronto, 113 Bond Street
(on the Ryerson University campus), tel: 416-849-1474 or e-mail:
totalperformance at sprint.ca

Trial Auditions

Ever wonder what the casting director is writing during your audition?
Here's your chance to find out. Do auditions never seem to go your way ?
Present your audition monologues in a safe, nurturing environment before
heading into the real world of auditions.
Get instant feedback and written critique on your presentation and
performance, including a personalized video tape of the entire audition.
Facilitated by actor/director/playwright/producer Kevin Sheard and other
highly qualified and established directors/instructors.

Cost is $60.00 (should you not desire a video, the cost is reduced by
ten dollars).   Space is limited.  By appointment only 416-849-1474 or
e-mail: totalperformance at sprint.ca
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4. MUSICAL AUDITION WORKSHOP - TORONTO
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The NAIL your MUSICAL AUDITION Workshop

FEBRUARY 19th, 2005  	 	
Morning Class - 9AM to 1PM
Afternoon Class - 2PM to 6PM

Theatre Cares presents a professional development workshop with Mark
Camilleri and Tracey Flye. 

THE FOCUS
This workshop is designed for professionals or those entering the
profession. It is not for the beginner singer or performer.

The focus of this four hour class is to fine-tune and develop a new
musical audition piece. The class will begin with a short physical and
vocal warm-up. Each singer / dancer /actor will then have the
opportunity to present the piece of their choice and have approximately
15-20 minutes to work though with Ms. Flye and Mr. Camilleri, one on
one, breaking it down, adding movement and/ staging if necessary, and
streamlining the presentation. The class will not focus on learning to
sing the piece but actually shaping it for an audition so it is strongly
recommended the participants be very familiar with the music when they
arrive. This format will allow the participants the benefit of feedback
from their peers and the opportunity to tryout the material in a safe
environment with a director and musical director. Enrolment will be
limited to approximately 12-14 per class.

THE LOCATION
Randolph Academy of the Performing Arts, 736 Bathurst St., Toronto

TRACEY FLYE (Director / Choreographer)
Tracey has spent the past several years performing and choreographing
internationally.  Her credits span over 80 productions. 

MARK CAMILLERI (Musical Director / Arranger / Music Producer) Mark is
currently the Associate Musical Director on Mamma Mia!. 

THE COST
The Equity member class fee is $ 99 plus GST ($129 Non-Equity).

Cheques can be mailed/dropped off to 
Theatre Cares, c/o 204A St. George St, 2nd Floor, Toronto, M5R 2N6  
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5. TWO - WEEK INTENSIVE - EQUITY SHOWCASE - TORONTO
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1494  Two-Week Training Intensive
Mon- Fri 10 am- 5 pm
Feb 7- 18
CAEA $720 Non-CAEA $900
EXTENDED Deadline for application: Wednesday, Feb 2
Intermediate 
This exciting two-week training intensive lead by Kevin McCormick with a
guest faculty, will provide a unique, well-structured training ground
for actors.  Areas of training will include voice, speech, movement,
improv, scene study and script analysis, an introduction to clown and
stage combat as well as audition technique.  The scene study work will
be integrated into an on-camera component.  This program is for those
who are serious about acting.  Some previous training and/or experience
is necessary.

Instructor: Kevin McCormick

Please call Daphne at EST (416) 533-6100 ext 21 or visit
www.equityshowcase.ca for more information!
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