Starving Artist Studios Showcase | Saturday, May 25th
Students will perform one piece from each class or private lesson they are enrolled in.

At The Roth Jewish Community Center
851 N. Maitland Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751

Two Showcases
Showcase tickets:  $7 for One Showcase, $10 for both showcases.

Saturday, May 25th 11:00 am – $7 a ticket

(Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday Classes)

Saturday, May 25th 3:00 pm – $7 a ticket

(Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday Classes)

Purchase tickets to both shows for $10

Midsummer/Jersey is the hilarious high-octane re-telling of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream set on the boardwalk of a seaside town in modern-day Wildwood, New Jersey. The story revolves around the impending marriage of the Governor of New Jersey, the love affairs of four beach-bound high school crushes, a lively crew of fairies and the staff of the local beauty salon (run by Patti Quince and Stylist Nikki Bottom). The night takes a magical turn when Oberon and the impish Puck arrive on the scene armed with a powerful love potion and a desire for mischief making. With several weddings and the acting careers of six beauticians hanging in the balance, the lovers take to the boardwalk, backed by pop music and an iPhone-obsessed wood sprite.

Location of Performance

Performances will take place just down the street at the:
Roth Jewish Community Center Auditiorium
851 N. Maitland Ave.
Maitland, FL 32751

Showtimes

Tickets are $10, General Admission. Buy online or call (407) 370-4909

Friday, April 5^th 7:30 p.m. Price: $10

Saturday, April 6^th 2:00 p.m. Price: $10

Sunday, April 7^th 2:00 p.m. Price: $10

Sunday, January 6, 2013 At Starving Artist Studios

12:00NOON

407-370-4909

Call for an Appointment

Show rehearses Sunday afternoons beginning January 20

Performances April 4-7

Open to Grades 6-12

Tuition: $325

Midsummer/Jersey is the hilarious high-octane re-telling of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream set on the boardwalk of a seaside town in modern-day Wildwood, New Jersey. The story revolves around the impending marriage of the Governor of New Jersey, the love affairs of four beach-bound high school crushes, a lively crew of fairies and the staff of the local beauty salon (run by Patti Quince and Stylist Nikki Bottom). The night takes a magical turn when Oberon and the impish Puck arrive on the scene armed with a powerful love potion and a desire for mischief making. With several weddings and the acting careers of six beauticians hanging in the balance, the lovers take to the boardwalk, backed by pop music and an iPhone-obsessed wood sprite.

Please come prepared with a one– to—two minute comedic contemporary monologue. Be prepared to perform your monologue twice, the second time in your best Jersey Shore accent. Please note that not all characters are required to have a Jersey Accent. Some actors will be asked to read Shakespearean text at their callback. Bring a non-returnable headshot and resume.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

THE REAL WORLD CHARACTERS

The Adults

Patricia Platt – Wildwood High School principal. Intelligent, middle-aged female.

Chris Athens – Governor of New Jersey, young and hip, good guy

Hippolyta – Governor’s fiancé, smart, upbeat and sensitive

Phyllis Trait – Governor’s secretary, always carrying a note pad and checking items off

Justine DiCarlo – Governor’s chief of staff, Mia’s (Cookie) mother

Rufus DiCarlo – Justine’s husband, Mia’s father, very shy and afraid of Justine, his wife

THE FOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSHES

Mia “Cookie” DiCarlo – a volatile ball of energy, sassy, bold and emotional; in love with Lyle

Lyle “The Understatement” Fagioli – farcical macho lover, buff and self-confident; in love with Mia

Denis – in love with Mia (Cookie), buff and self-confident, had a “thing” with Helene

Helene – in love with Denis; romantically tormented, also sassy and emotional; works at the    lobster place in Matawan; a taller version of Mia

THE HAIR SALON ATTENDANTS – they are practicing their play of Romeo and Juliet in hopes of being chosen to perform for the Governor and Hippolyta on their wedding day.

Patti Quince – owns the salon

Nikki Bottom – stylist; has an overinflated opinion of her own acting talent; overacts everything and wants to play every part of the play within the play

Franci Flute – tanning specialist

Janet Snug – manicures, very shy

Terri Thumbs – massage

Robert Sudds – shampoo specialist

THE FAIRY WORLD CHARACTERS

Oberon – king of the fairies, extraordinary in looks, dress and attitude

Titania – queen of the fairies, extraordinary in looks, dress and attitude, she and Oberon are fighting because

she didn’t buy him the muscle car he wanted for his birthday.

Robin Goodfellow (Puck) – endearing and mischievous sprite; Oberon’s messenger; mustbe athletic

TITANIA’S FAIRIES

Moonbeam

Sunflower

Sunshine

Turtle

Peasblossom

Mustardseed

Cobweb

Mote

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December 1st – 2:00-3:00  The Art of Wellness 

• YogaSing Techniques
• Yoga for the Practice Room

December 1st – 3:00-4:00   ChakraWakening

• Bringing the Energy Body into your Performance
• Freeing your Inner Voice

Cost: $25 per class, $20 for Members of  Performing Arts Unions (AEA, SAG, AFTRA, etc.)

To register for the class, call 407-370-4909.

About the workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to give students skills in Yoga, Wellness Techniques and QiGong to bring the each individual to a heightened level of performing.  Bringing awareness of the whole body into the art of acting and singing is addressed through discussion, movement and breath.

The workshop is focused on the YogaSing Technique to increase body awareness.  Wellness techniques, Yoga poses to maintain physical energy while seated and standing and QiGong sequences that bring a mental focus connected with movement are introduced. Breath work to open up the body for song is taught throughout the session.

In the Yoga for the Practice Room portion, poses and breath that are helpful to clear the mind to prepare for singing are introduced.  Surface tension issues will also be addressed.  We then move to sequences for the middle of practice when singers have been seated for long periods of time.  Exercises to bring a positive closure to the practice time and breath work and movement to be done backstage to prepare for performance complete the session.

The second class will briefly revisit the YogaSing Routine for any students that were not able to attend the first class.  After the YogaSing warm up we will focus more onWellness Techniques and introduce the Chakra System and how knowledge of this system can help the singer in the practice room and on stage.

Biography

Suzanne specializes in teaching singers and performing artists how to incorporate yoga techniques into their art form.  She has worked as a professional opera singer for 24 years singing with The Washington National Opera, The Baltimore Opera, and Summer Opera Theater.  She received her Masters degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Maryland and in 1998 began her Anusara yoga apprentice program and received her certification from Kripalu in 2000.  Suzanne designed a Yoga for Singers course of study by combining her knowledge of the specific needs of singers with her voice, yoga and dance training and currently presents YogaSing workshops throughout the country including Chorus America, Classical Singer, Operalia and National Association of Teachers of Singing.  While on the faculty of the Domingo/Cafritz Young Artist Program, she met Alvaro Domingo and they collaborated on the DVD “YogaSing, Yoga for Singers and Performers.”  She enjoys teaching YogaSing to teens and children and has taught at The Washington National Opera’s Institute for Young Singers, Opera Delaware’s Young Artist Workshop and for various children’s and adult choruses.   She has worked with principal artists and chorus members at The Washington National Opera and The Metropolitan Opera and is the creator and director of the Awakening Arts and Yoga Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania where she teaches voice, piano and yoga.  Her discography includes YogaSing, YogaWakening and ChakraWakening.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Featuring Workshops and Master Classes with

• Priscilla Bagley, Nationally-Renowned Voice Teacher
• Pamela Coburn, Renowned Soprano and Distinguished Professor of Voice, DePauw University
• Tim Evanicki, Voice Teacher and Owner, Starving Artist Studios
• Ginny Kopf, Voice, Speech and Dialect Trainer
• Dr. Jeremy Hunt, Voice Faculty, UCF
• Adam Lloyd, Voice Pathologist
• Steve MacKinnon, Theatre Director/Musical Director
• Eric Pinder, Resident Director, Florida Opera Theatre
• Kimberly Saunders Randall, Voice Teacher and President, Central Florida NATS

Master Classes and Workshops

All master classes and events take place at Starving Artist Studios in the Times Square or Union Square Studios

9:00AM

• “Singing without Subtitles” -English Art Songs and Arias with Kimberly Saunders Randall (Union Square)
• “Don’t Just Stand There,  Sing!” – Acting the Aria with Eric Pinder (Times Square)

11:15AM  

• “Sing Stronger, Longer” – Belting Safely with Ginny Kopf  (Union Square)
• “Quick Fixes” – Techniques for Immediate Vocal Improvement with Priscilla Bagley (Times Square)

1:30PM  

• “Che Cosa?” – Mastering Italian Diction with Dr. Jeremy Hunt (Union Square)
• “OK, You Can Sing, Now What?” – Musical Theatre Song Interpretation with Tim Evanicki (Times Square)

3:45PM 

• “A Healthy Singer is a Happy Singer” -A Vocal Health Seminar with Adam Lloyd (Union Square) *Only Three Singers will be accepted for this workshop.
• “Keine Angst!” – German Lieder and Diction with Pamela Coburn (Times Square)

6:00PM

• “Beyond Sixteen Bars” – Conquering the Musical Theatre Vocal Audition  with Steve MacKinnon (Union Square)
• “One More Question!” – A Vocal Roundtable Discussion with all of our teaching artists (Times Square)

Tickets

Limited number of Tickets left! Please call (407) 370-4909 today.

• For tickets to observe you can order online or please call  (407)370-4909 today.
• To participate please fill out the participant form and call  (407)370-4909 today.

More information

• 2013 Consortium Brochure
• Participant Form
• Required Repertoire and Materials

For Observers—Tickets are available to audit each master class or workshop for $10 each ($15 at the door).  You may also purchase a day-pass for $40 to see workshops in all five time slots.  Please note that there are two workshops going on in each timeslot, and you will not be able to enter a workshop once it has begun, so you must pick only one workshop for each slot.  Tickets are available on our website at www.starvingartiststudios.com, or by calling (407)370-4909.  Due to the limited number of tickets available, we suggest purchasing your tickets before the day of the event.

For Participants—Unless otherwise noted, each master class will consist of five to six singers, ages teen through adult. High School participants must include a letter of recommendation from their voice teacher with their application.  The cost to participate in each master class is $50, and slots are available on a first come, first served basis.  In order to apply, please download and complete the online registration form and return the form no later than December 21, 2012. Please pay special attention to the required preparation for each master class, as copies of your music and other materials are due back with your registration.  Private Coachings are also available with each clinician and are open to everyone, whether or not you participate in the master classes.  Each 20 minute coaching is  $40 and must be scheduled by calling (407) 370-4909.  Coachings can be scheduled until the day of the event, though there are an extremely limited number available.

7:30AM-3:30PM

Early drop-off (add $5) and late pick-up (add $5) available from 6:30AM-4:30PM.

September 17 – SCPS Closed

September 26 – SCPS Closed

October 19 – OCPS and SCPS Closed

October 26 – OCPS and SCPS Closed.

Students will be split into two age groups:  Ages 5-11 and Ages 12-18.

Cost includes Breakfast, Snack and Lunch.  Games, Classes in Dance, Acting and Music all day.  Arts and Crafts and Movie time for younger students.  Bring comfortable clothes to move in.  Please no flip-flops or skirts.  Bring dance shoes if you have them.

Overnight Lock Ins - $69

Tap Class at 2AM?
Meisner at Midnight?  Sing-alongs at 6AM? WE SAY YES!

Friday, September 21 – HIGH SCHOOL

Friday, September 28 – MIDDLE SCHOOL

6:00PM – 8:00AM
- ALL. NIGHT. LONG.

Cost includes Dinner, Midnight
Snack, Breakfast.  Classes in Music, dance and acting all night
long!  Theatre Games, Scavenger hunts with prizes, ghost storeis, face
painting.  Sleeping rooms available (gender-separate) and movies!

To register call 407-370-4909!
Open to SAS and non-SAS students!  SAS students get $20 off their tuition
for each non-SAS friend they bring.

YOU’RE INVITED

Saturday, May 19, 2012

12noon- 3pm

Starving Artist Studios – 801 Orienta Avenue, Suite 1000, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

407-390-4909

Jasmine Forsberg and Isabel Myers, Students of Tim Evanicki at Starving Artist Studios have made it to the final rounds of callbacks for the Broadway Revival of Annie!  For the full story in the Orlando Sentinel, Click Here.