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Upcoming U.S. Events & Workshops

prepared by Robert Gontier

Last updated Jan 6th, 2011
If you have events that you would like included on the list, please send a message to: international.resources@vasta.org

2011
January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December

January, 2011
Title:  Speaking Shakespeare with Skill and Power
Name of Organization/Presenter(s):  Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company
Instructor:  Jan Gist
Location:  The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Date(s):  January 8, 9, 15, 16, 2011
Time(s):  10:00 AM - Noon
Brief Synopsis:  Mo`olelo is pleased to offer this Shakespeare class taught by Jan Gist, professor of voice, speech and dialects for The Old Globe/USD Graduate Theatre Program. During the four intensive sessions, students will explore verse & scansion, prose, and rhetoric shapes, through practice with lines, speeches, and scenes. You can read more about the class and the instructor's bio on our blog here: http://mooleloblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/shakespeare-classes-with-jan-gist/
Web Link:  www.moolelo.net and http://mooleloblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/shakespeare-classes-with-jan-gist/
Contact Information:  619-342-7395 or classes@moolelo.net

Title:  Fitzmaurice One-Day Workshop
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Lauri Smith
Location:  San Francisco, California
Date(s):  January 22, 2011
Time(s):  10am-4pm
Web Link:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/calendar.htm
Contact Information:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/home.html

Title:  Speaking Shakespeare II - Application to Auditions
Name of Organization/Presenter(s):  Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company
Instructor:  Jan Gist
Location:  The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Date(s):  Jan 22 and 23, 2011
Time(s):  10:00AM - Noon
Brief Synopsis: Speaking Shakespeare II is focused on applying the concepts from Speaking Shakespeare with Skill and Power to your auditions. Students are required to have completed Speaking Shakespeare with Skill and Power (or an equivalent course approved by the instructor) in order to be admitted to this two-day workshop.
Web Link:  www.moolelo.net and http://mooleloblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/shakespeare-classes-with-jan-gist/
Contact Information:  619-342-7395 or classes@moolelo.net

February, 2011
Title:  Fitzmaurice Weekend Workshop
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Erika Bailey and Julie Foh
Location:  St. Louis, Missouri
Date(s):  February 26-27, 2011
Web Link:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/calendar.htm
Contact Information:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/home.html

March, 2011
Title:  Roy Hart Embodied Voice Workshop 
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Links Hall and the Theatre School at Depaul University
Instructors:  Carol Mendelsohn, Saule Ryan, and Phil Timberlake
Location:  Chicago, IL  DePaul University Theater Building, 2135 N. Kenmore Ave
Date(s):  March 5 - 6, 2011
Time(s):  12:30-5:30pm
Brief Synopsis:  In this highly physical workshop, participants will learn how Roy Hart Theatre voice work can help break through the artificial limits placed on the voice and enable fuller expression. Mendelsohn and Ryan have taught Roy Hart technique internationally for decades, and are the premier instructors of the form. Presented in collaboration with the Theater Department of DePaul University Chicago.
Web Link: http://royhartworkshop.eventbrite.com/
Contact Information:  Erica Mott education@linkshall.org

April, 2011

May, 2011
Title:  Fitzmaurice Five-Day Workshop
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Catherine Fitzmaurice with Master and Associate Teachers
Location: New York City, NY
Date(s):  May 27-31, 2011
Web Link:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/calendar.htm
Contact Information:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/home.html

Title:  One Week Lessac Voice & Body Workshop
Location:  Fredericksburg, VA, University of Mary Washington
Date(s):  May 29 - June 3, 2011
Web Link:  http://www.lessacinstitute.com/oneweekbodyworkshop.html
Contact Information:  Tim Good, Lessac Workshop Coordinator: tgood@depauw.edu

June, 2011
Title:  One Week Dialects Workshop: A Lessac Kinesensic Workshop in Stage Dialects
Location:  Fredericksburg, VA, University of Mary Washington
Date(s):  June 5 - 10, 2011
Web Link: http://www.lessacinstitute.com/oneweekdialecsworkshop.html
Contact Information:  Tim Good, Lessac Workshop Coordinator: tgood@depauw.edu

Title:  Fitzmaurice Teacher Certification Program X (Parts 1 & 2)
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Catherine Fitzmaurice with Master and Associate Teachers
Location:  Los Angeles California
Date(s):  June 6-July 2, 2011 AND June 4-30, 2012
Web Link:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/calendar.htm
Contact Information:  http://www.fitzmauricevoice.com/home.html

Title:  3-Day Chicago Training Intensive
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Expressive Actor: Integrated Voice, Movement & Actor Training / Act One Studios
Location:   Act One Studios, Chicago, IL
Date(s):  July 15-17th, 2011
Time(s):  6-10pm (July 15th), 10-5pm (July 16th & 17th)
Web Link:  http://www.expressiveactor.org/page12/page12.html
Contact Information:  http://www.expressiveactor.org

Title:  5-Day Summer Training Intensive
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Expressive Actor: Integrated Voice, Movement & Actor Training
Location:  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Date(s):  June 20- 24th, 2011
Time(s):  10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Web Link: http://www.expressiveactor.org/page12/page12.html
Contact Information:  http://www.expressiveactor.org

Title:  8-Day Summer Teacher Training Program
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Expressive Actor: Integrated Voice, Movement & Actor Training
Location:  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Date(s):  June 20- 28th, 2011
Time(s):  10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Web Link: http://www.expressiveactor.org/page12/page12.html
Contact Information:  http://www.expressiveactor.org

Title:  The Lessac West Coast One-Weeker
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Kathleen Dunn, Laurie Mufson, Crystal Robbins
Location:  Woodbury University, Burbank, California
Date(s):  June 26th- July 1, 2011
Web Link: http://www.lessacinstitute.com/westcoastweeker.html
Contact Information:  co-director Crystal Robbins, Krytlebit@aol.com.

July, 2011
Title:   Performing Shakespeare 
Name of Organization/Presenter(s):  American Shakespeare Center
Location:     Staunton, Virginia
Date(s):     July 4-23, 2011
Brief Synopsis:  A three-week concentrated study in performing Shakespeare at ASC’s Blackfriars Playhouse--the world’s only re-creation of Shakespeare’s indoor theatre. This program, designed for theatre professionals and graduate students, offers text-based courses in rhetoric, heightened language, acting, voice, movement, and explorations in Renaissance performance and staging practices.
$2,200 Tuition and Housing ($2,000 early registration)
Web Link:    Brochure
Contact Information:  http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/v.php?pg=526
or contact Colleen Kelly, Director of Training: 540-851-1733 ext.20

Title:  Experiencing Speech - An Intensive Workshop in the Skills of Articulation
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  Dudley Knight & Philip Thompson
Location:  Chelsea Studios, New York City, NY
Date(s):  July 10th-12th, 2011 (part one), July 14th-16th, 2011 (part two)
Web Link: http://www.ktspeechwork.com/speech.html
Contact Information:  http://www.ktspeechwork.com/index.html

Title:  Lessac Summer Intensive Workshop 2011
Location:  Greencastle, IN, DePauw University
Date(s):  June 19 - July 16, 2011
Web Link: http://www.lessacinstitute.com/workshopintensive.html
Contact Information:  Tim Good, Lessac Workshop Coordinator: tgood@depauw.edu

August, 2011
Title:  VASTA Conference 2011
Name of Organization/ Presenter(s):  VASTA
Location:  Chicago, IL, Roosevelt University
Date(s): August 6th-10th, 2011
Web Link:  http://www.vasta.org/conferences/conf2011/index.html
Contact Information:  http://www.vasta.org/

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