April 17th
MORNING SESSION: 10:00am-12:00pm
Our auditions workshop will equip performers with the essentials they need to get noticed at any audition. All participants will leave with the skills to handle a cold read, dance audition and vocal audition, as well as helping them prepare specifically for 42nd Street Auditions.
Our Directors and Choreographers will reveal the secrets to a great audition and work individually with each participant to perfect their vocal piece for auditions. A panel discussion with local directors will take place and performers can learn what other directors look for at auditions, as well as the in's and out's of this industry.
A dance session will teach techniques to picking up choreography fast at a dance audition and an acting session will discuss and practice ways to stand out during a cold read. Participants will have the advantage of working with the 42nd Street Script when working on cold reads.
COST: $30 First Time/ $20 for Returning Performer
BRING: Water, Sheet Music for Audition, Paper, Pen, comfortable clothes, dance shoes.
HOW TO REGISTER: Call 970-292-8682 to pre-register. Spaces will fill fast. OR Email
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AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:00pm-3:00pm
UP IN LIGHTS WELCOMES
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST
Michael J. Duran
Michael J. Duran was awarded a Top of the Rocky honor for Best Director in 2005 and the 2007 Best Director Henry Award and Ovation Award for Ragtime. His many Broadway credits include The Music Man, Crazy for You, Me and My Girl and Into the Light. He has toured nationally and in London with Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees, Petula Clark in Sunset Blvd., Tommy Tune and Anne Reinking in Bye Bye Birdie, Carol Channing in Hello! Dolly and On Your Toes directed by the legendary George Abbott. He has made television guest appearances on Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration at Carnegie Hall on CBS and An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner for PBS Great Performances. Michael has received the DDCC awards for Best Director for Damn Yankees, Best Choreographer for Bye Bye Birdie, Top of the Rocky honor for Best Director 2005 and the 2007 Best Director Henry Award and Ovation Award for RAGTIME.
Michael will be at Up In Lights Productions on April 10, 2010 from 1:00pm-3:00pm for a Tap Dance Intensive. You DO NOT want to miss this opportunity to learn from this incredible artist. Currently the Artistic Director for Boulder Dinner Theater.
Take advantage of this opportunity to hear straight from the Directors mouth, how to get the part!
COST: $30
BRING: Water, comfortable clothes, tap shoes.
HOW TO REGISTER: Call 970-292-8682 to pre-register.
Spaces will fill fast. OR Email
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DISCOUNT FOR BOTH SESSIONS
Save $10 when you register for both sessions.
TOTAL: $50 |
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