ANMT’s sixth annual MUSICAL THEATRE BOOT CAMP presents:
GET THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO SING
Instructor: Dan Callaway
Saturday/Sunday morning: 11am to 2pm
July 23 and 24
Course Fee: $250 (Early Bird/ANMT Member Fee: $225)
SO YOU CAN STOP WORRYING ABOUT IT
The majority of us performing in musical theatre have no problem learning the notes and knowing what we want to communicate in a song … the thing that a lot of performers are mystified by is their actual vocal technique.
Just the words ‘vocal technique’, ‘voice lesson’, ‘classical training’, etc. conjure images of rigid, hands-clasped, boooring scales and stress.
In this session, you will learn the basics of the belcanto tradition of singing …it’s a lot simpler than you think, and you don’t have to dig out your 24 Italian Art Songs and Arias book from college.
Using the simple tools of the belcanto understanding of singing as a default setting, you can then adjust to the many styles called for in musical theatre safely and with ease. We’ll also talk about what styles suit you best so you can specialize in the areas where you will actually book work.
You will learn how to use your vocal technique as a helpful coach that compliments your acting technique as opposed to a critical snark-face (yes, snark-face) that messes up your auditions.
Here’s the breakdown…
Saturday, July 23 11am-2pm
Workshop that will demystify basic vocal technique for you as well as show you very simple, usable tools that we rarely learn as singers.
Sunday, July 24 11-2
Master Class …You will work your material with an accompanist, and we will use the tools we learned Saturday (slowly and safely) in conjunction with acting technique to discover how the two actually work together.
Class limited to 8 participants.
To register (or for more info) - CLICK HERE
INSTRUCTOR INFO:
Dan Callaway is one of LA’s most sought after voice teachers. As an actor, he has performed at the Mark Taper Forum in PIPPIN, toured with the Broadway National Company of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, starred in PIRATES OF PENZANCE at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, sung in Linda Eder’s Broadway Concert at the Gershwin Theatre, and appeared at Sacramento Music Circus as Freddy in MY FAIR LADY.
Most recent credits include WHERE’S CHARLEY at City Center Encores in New York, Musical Theatre West’s acclaimed production of SWEENEY TODD (Ovation Award Nomination) and at South Coast Repertory in PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
Dan is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and LA’s Musical Theatre Guild. He is married to Tony-nominated producer Heather Provost.
Author: Elise Dewsberry
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc., Elise has been involved in the development of new works for over forty years: as an actor/singer, as a director, as a dramaturge, and as a writer. While living in Toronto, Elise served as the Assistant Artistic Director of the Muskoka Festival; the Co-Ordinator of the festival’s annual Musical Theatre Writer’s Colony, the Associate Dramaturge of the Canadian Stage Company; the Resident Dramaturge of the Smile Theatre Company; and was the co-founder of Toronto’s Script Lab. Elise spent many years touring Canada with Nine Months – a one-woman musical which she commissioned from writers Carl Ritchie and Stephen Woodjetts. Elise and Carl also co-wrote Any Body Home?, which was produced by the Cordova Bay Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia, and published by Dramatic Publishing. Elise joined ANMT as Associate Artistic Director in 2003; joined Founding Artistic Director John Sparks as Co-Artistic Director in 2010; and became Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc. in 2013. Elise is also the author and evaluator of the Book Lab and the Outlining Lab, offered online through www.writingmusicaltheatre.com, and publishes a monthly blog on the craft of musical theatre available at https://nmi.org/elises-video-blog/.