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BUCKS COUNTY PA
DOYLESTOWN
A UNIQUE SUMMER
THEATER EXPERIENCE!
 2006
SUMMER
PERFORMING
ARTS
WORKSHOPS
YOU PERFORM ON A PROFESSIONAL STAGE!
Theatre Arts Center Summer Performing Arts Workshop was created in 1985 and is
unique in eastern Pennsylvania. Our students perform at
TWO professional theatres! Our
2005 summer students performed for more than 4,500
theatre-goers. This sets us apart from the typical summer
"camp." Our program immerges participants, ages 5-19, in the world of performing arts in a professional, supportive, and creative
atmosphere and is for the young performer looking for a "serious fun"
experience.
(Performers
ages 14 - 19, See ENSEMBLE program.)
Each student will rehearse and perform fully staged musicals at the charming
Sellersville Theatre 1894 in central Bucks County and at the Bristol
Riverside Theatre in Lower Bucks. Each year we commission a new musical. This
year we will premier a new family show by resident playwright John O'Hara.
The 2005 Summer Workshops performed for more than 4,500 people on two
professional stages!
EACH WORKSHOP ALSO INCLUDES classes with Theatre Arts Professionals in acting, voice, music skills, dance (ballet, tap, jazz, and hip hop), on-camera technique, mime, and other
performing arts.
The workshop offers two, three, and four week sessions
of Serious FUN
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday, with some Saturday performances.
Students are placed in sessions according to
age & abilities.
There is something for all levels - beginner to advanced - ages
5-19.*
FOR TALENTED
TEENS:
The Bucks County Musical Theatre Ensemble
is a
Performing Workshop for talented performers ages 14-19.
Click
here for "BUCKS TEEN ENSEMBLE" page.
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2006 SCHEDULE TO BE
ANNOUNCED SOON.
To get an idea
of our summer schedule, take a look at the
2005 SUMMER SESSIONS
Your session is
determined by age (5-19) & ability. Includes
performances of fully staged musicals and classes in theatre, dance, & music
!
1.
June
20 thru
July 2 (Ages 5-7 only)
Performs ALADDIN (The
New Disney Stage Version!)
7/1,
7/2, 7/8, & 7/10 (Spec. Sun. Matinee)
2.
July
25 thru
August 12
Performs LITTLE BO PEEP
8/5, 8/6, 8/12
3.
JuNE
27 thru
July 23
Performs PIED PIPER
7/8, 7/9, 7/15
PIRATES OF MYSTERY ISLAND (Premier)
7/22, 7/23, 7/29
4.
June
20 thru
July 16
Performs ALADDIN (The
New Disney Stage Version!)
7/1,
7/2, 7/8, & 7/10 (Spec. Sun. Matinee)
RAPUNZEL
7/15, 7/16, 7/22
5.
TEEN
ENSEMBLE
July 18 thru
August 14
bucks county
MUSICAL THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Performs MOBY DICK –The Musical (PREMIER VERSION)
7/29, 7/30, 8/5, & 8/7 (Spec. Sun. Matinee)
BOUND FOR BROADWAY-A Song & Dance Revue
Choreographed with Broadway Guest Artists
8/13, 8/14
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All students must audition and/or attend an Open House to be considered. See Audition information below.
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DIRECTORS AND TEACHERS
THEATRE ARTS CENTER
engages a summer staff of dedicated professionals with extensive experience in the performing arts industry.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A SAMPLING OF OUR PROFESSIONAL TEACHER BIO'S ON
"ABOUT US"
PAGE
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Kristine Lewis (Founder) has spent over 20 years in
professional dance & theatre, throughout the U. S. and recently directed the acclaimed NYC revivals of Fiorello & Guys & Dolls. Recent directing credits include the Off-Broadway revival of Most Happy Fella for the Blue Hill Troupe and Wizard of Oz at the West Orange Performing Arts Center. She has directed &
choreographed many stars such as William Conrad in Annie, Don Grady in Damn Yankees, Gary Sandy in Music Man, Andrea McArdle in They’re Playing Our Song, & Barry Williams in City of Angels. She is a partner in Skyrme, Lewis, & Fox Casting, which combines years of casting experience. The agency casts for film, television,
& theatre. She has studied with Uta Hagen, at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and with American Ballet Theatre.
NEAL TRACY is a professional teacher, singer and composer. A master of vocal pedagogy—with successful students in New York City, on scholarship at major colleges & on
the faculty of music schools throughout the U.S.—he is on staff at The University of The Arts in Philadelphia. Dr. Tracy has directed 14 operas and 12 musicals including Menotti's Help!--Help! & The Globolinksl for PBS. He has performed 45 leading operatic roles from Figaro to Rigoletto
& 20 musical theatre roles from Conrad Birdie to El Gallo. Dr. Tracy has received awards from the Chicago Lyric Opera & Metropolitan Opera.
ROBERT LACONI has worked in theater, film, radio, television, & children's theater, as actor, director, manager, & producer, with his first NY professional appearance in 1973.
He has been teaching and directing at Theatre Arts Center since 1999. Off-Broadway shows include Amy Vanderbilt’s Book of Etiquette & Gulliver’s Travels. Also in NYC he starred in The Gambler, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and produced The Island of Dr. Moreau. On Broadway he produced at Circle in the Square. Film roles
include Scorcese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfella’s, Night of the Zombies, & Annie.
[Click
here to see complete Director's bio's under "ABOUT US"]
*AUDITIONS
out of town
& late applicants
accepted by video tape audition.
(See instructions at the bottom of this page.)
CALL FOR
AVAILABILITY for your age group.
267-880-3930
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND
BEST TIME TO CALL BACK.
TUITION IS ALWAYS VERY REASONABLE!
2005
RATES:
DOYLESTOWN
SESSION ONE
(TWO WEEKS): $425
SESSION TWO
(THREE WEEKS): $635
SESSION THREE & FOUR
(FOUR WEEKS): $790
TEEN ENSEMBLE
(FOUR WEEKS): $815
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Tuition Paid After May
16, 2005 ADD $50
Registration/Audition After May
1, 2005 ADD $50
CALL FOR APPLICATION
AND APPOINTMENT
267-880-3930
Mailing Address:
Theatre Arts Center
P.O. Box 145
Buckingham, PA 18912
OUT OF TOWN
/ LATE APPLICANT AUDITION
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Out of town students OR late applicants auditioning for the 2005 Musical Theatre program must submit a
video tape audition of a song (solo) and dance/movement.
A clip of the auditioner dancing from a recital or other show would be
fine. Just pinpoint who to look for
in the video if it is a group piece. Students 13 and above should also
perform a 1-2 minute monologue.
2.
All
auditioners should speak on the video about their theatre and/or dance
background and why they want to be accepted into our professional summer
workshop.
3.
A
letter of recommendation from a Theatre Professional or Performing Arts Teacher
is also required.
4. Only VHS, VHS-C, or DVD is accepted.
5.
If you will be submitting a video audition, please email or call us at
267-880-3930
ASAP
to let us know. Leave us your name,
address, and age and we will email you the necessary forms to return with your audition
tape. We can fax the
application if you have access to a fax machine.
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