Young Actors in grades 7 and up are invited to attend auditions for the YYT Fall Improvisational Acting Workshop Series; Thursday, September 22, and Monday, September 26, from 6 - 9 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 N. Washington St. (at the corner of Washington and Emmet). Parent meetings during auditions (6 - 7) - parents need to stay for that time to learn about volunteering for rehearsal monitoring, set building, and costumes. Parent meetings are mandatory. Old time YYT actors please note - this class is limited to roughly 20 actors, the final number and who they are being at Rob's discretion. This is not our usual method, but for the Improv Workshops, it's necessary. Please come and try out, but be aware of that change from the normal. Another unusual thing that is special for this show is that the fee is higher than normal - $65. Scholarships are still available - ask Meredith or Ellen. Rehearsals will be Mondays, Thursdays, and occasional Fridays from 6 - 9 pm at the First Presbyterian Church. Performance(s) will be the weekend before Thanksgiving, which is the weekend of November 19, location TBA. See Mr. Rob's description below for details on the workshops: YYT IMPROV CLASS!! Many have asked for an Improv class, and the time is here! Mr. Rob has spent lots of acting time in Improvisation-Theatre, and is happy to instigate the fun with YYT! To create the story as a team; to work TOGETHER, with ALL players driving the show; to trust each other; to “trust the scene” and just go with it; to “Let go” and try anything! Plus a lot of handy stage-skills: listening, adding-on, developing story, trading focus, etc... Class will consist of Exercises, Improv-Scenes, Games and Challenges. Everyone is expected to participate to the max. Mr. Rob always found the Improv work to be a great help to regular, line-learning play-acting! The plan is to finish the class with a “Special Event,” possibly a Murder-Mystery Dinner Party! NOTE: Posted audition forms are for The Storytellers - we'll get new ones up fast, but, in the meantime, feel free to use them and just write in "Improv Workshop" General Audition information: Suggestions for audition: If possible, prepare something ahead of time. Find a speech, poem, song, anything you like, only 30 seconds long! (Don’t bring in something long to do.) Memorize it, practice it over and over, OUT LOUD so your mouth can chomp-out those words. Try some silly “actor stuff”—pretend it’s an English duke, French maid, Spanish bullfighter, or ANY accent! Have fun, be goofy, make it funny, make it loud! At auditions :We’ll also have little speeches to read from the show, maybe a song, and some improvisation. The speeches are short, and you can read them over before trying one out loud. A song might be in groups of 3, just for fun. Improvisation? We'd give you an idea, and you can make something up! Dress loose for movement, wear “play shoes,” plan on spending the whole two hours. Do I need to sign-up to audition? No, but we ask that you be on time for auditions and be prepared to stay for the full two hours. Please let your parents/guardians know that we MAY finish early on audition evenings. Come to one night or the other, not both. Does everyone get cast? Our philosophy, in general, is to give every child a role. (Some may be behind the scenes, but we want every child—who WANTS to be involved—to be involved!) |