The American Musical as a Spiritual Experience
Friday, August 27 through Sunday, August 29. 2010
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Have you ever stood by a piano and let your voice
ring out with the songs of Rogers & Hammerstein,
Berlin, the Gershwins -- felt waves of joy surge
through you as you moved to melodies from the Golden
Age of the American Musical Theater? Discover how to
kindle this kind of joy within yourself.
Drop the inhibitions, open to the wonder, power and pleasure of song. Feel the strength of your voice as you throw your arms out, rear your head back and let the sound out. Allow your whole body to shout the hallelujahs of songs that sing from the heart, such as:
"Got no mansion, got no yacht, still I'm happy
with what I've got. I've got the sun in the morning
and the moon at night. "
"One dream in my heart, one love to be living for.
This nearly was mine."
"What a day. Fortune smiled and came my way,
bringing love I never thought I'd see. I'm so lucky
to be me."
If singing frightens you, you belong in this
workshop. If singing delights you, you belong in
this workshop. Professional, amateur, lover of
songs, or undiscovered Broadway star -- all are
welcome, all will benefit. Choose a song, learn it
by heart, bring it to the workshop, and let yourself
be guided by master musical theater coach Carol Fox
Prescott and
Stephen Kitsakos' gentle teachings. Let's
sing!
Carol Fox Prescott, actress, director, and teacher for more than 40 years, is
one of four master teachers featured in An Actor’s Guide to Qualified Acting
Coaches/New York, and is referred to as “one of the most influential
instructors in this country” in Acting Teachers of America: A Vital Tradition.
She has taught at Naropa College, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College,
and Elat Chayyim. She coaches regularly for Artistic New Directions Improv
Workshops, Shantigar, Acting International in both New York and Paris, and
at her own studio in New York City. www.carolfoxprescott.com
Stephen Kitsakos is on the theatre arts faculty at SUNY New Paltz where
he teaches courses in music theatre performance and history. He received
his education in composition and lyric writing at New York University and the BMI Music Theatre Program. He has received commissions from Catskill
Watershed Alliance and the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and he is the
librettist for the 2007 Sackler Opera Composition Winner, composer Sheila
Silver. In his teaching, he strives to make strong connections between
performance training and the healing power of the performing arts.