Next week marks the beginning of our Musical Theatre Boot Camp series! Check out the video below, and register now at http://www.anmt.org/bootcamp.asp !
For actors:
- LEARNING A DANCE COMBINATION QUICKLY
- COLD READING for AUDITIONS
- BRINGING A SONG TO LIFE
- FINDING and USING YOUR LEGIT and BELT VOICE
- MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMERS INTENSIVE
- OUTLINING LAB
- SUMMER BOOK LAB
- THE ART OF WRITING DIALOGUE
- LYRIC MASTERWORK ANALYSIS
- ADAPTATION: the Secrets of Storytelling
- BUILDING STRONG PLOTS & 3-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS
For composers:
- PREPARING YOUR SCORE in FINALE NOTATION
- MUSICAL STYLES AND GENRES
- CHORAL WRITING FOR MUSICAL THEATRE
For producers:
- HOW DOES A MUSICAL GET FINANCED?
- Q & A with ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEYS
To register, please visit http://www.anmt.org/bootcamp.asp ! If you have any questions, email us at academy@anmt.org.
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/.