Workshop: Stage Movement: Physical Techniques for Telling the Story
with Alice Nelson

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words… What’s your picture saying?

SYNOPSIS:
For Actors & Directors! Maximize the story that your body can tell by maximizing your control, connection and understanding of “physical stories”. Stage Movement classes give actors the ability to make holistic character choices, give the director options, and gain control over physical habits that detract from your performance. Directors can get a better understanding of how to balance the stage, use space for status, and use blocking correctly.

INSTRUCTOR BIO:
Alice Nelson is a Calgary-based Actor, Playwright, Director, Theatre Educator, Producer, Puppeteer, Improvisor, Mask Maker and Clown. She holds an MFA in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre from Dell’Arte Physical Theatre School in California. Alice has taught at Mount Royal University, Red Deer College, Rosebud School of the Arts, Artstrek Theatre Program and Arts Commons. She has worked with various Alberta theatres. She has written and toured solo shows and co-created productions regarding social and political issues. Her company, Underdog Theatre, is currently in development on a satirical modernization of Orwell’s Animal Farm. As well, she is a volunteer clown and advocate with the international humanitarian organization, Clowns Without Borders. Her passion is supporting and raising awareness of CWB’s amazing work!

DATE: Sunday April 24, 2016, 11:30am – 6:00pm
COST: $40 (registration online or by phone)

Register a group of 5 or more, and attend for less! Or, register for 3 workshops and get the 3rd one for 50% off (Call Morpheus Theatre to redeem).

WHERE: Morpheus Rehearsal Centre (3512 5 Avenue NW, Lower Level)

Refreshments served from 11:00 to 11:30pm.

This valuable workshop is presented at this low price in the spirit of community theatre.

Singing Basics for Actors Workshop
With Kim Mattice-Wanat
Saturday, February 27, 12:30pm – 7:00pm

Prefer monologues over songs?  Would you like to try auditioning for musicals as well?

SYNOPSIS:

Under the guidance of Kim Mattice-Wanat, we will be exploring projection, speech song, singing as a learnable skill, singing anxiety, choosing and preparing appropriate songs for auditions and more!  Learn how to transfer your acting skills to singing!

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Kim Mattice Wanat holds a Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Alberta with a major in drama and an ARCT from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She is a performer, teacher and director. Her professional credits include lead roles in The Fantasticks, Oliver, South Pacific, and Passion. For 10 years she performed as a freelance artist in touring productions across Canada; Backstage Broadway, a touring production of “Broadway Musicals Through the Decades” and WIND, WOMEN & SONG, a female quartet – 2 sop, 1 piano and french horn, which performed classical music. In 2000, this quartet released a CD entitled La Dolce Vita.

Ms. Mattice Wanat is well known as a voice teacher, adjudicator and pedagogue clinician conducting workshops for teachers and choral directors across Western Canada. In 2005 she published a book for teachers entitled “Unleashing the Expressive Resonant Voice.”  For the past 26 years she has taught voice to the professional acting students in the Drama Dept. at U of Alberta, and has acted as voice coach and musical director for several of the Bachelor of Fine Arts productions.

In 1999, Ms. Mattice Wanat founded Opera NUOVA. She has directed several of the NUOVA mainstage productions including: Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Aaron Copland’s The Tenderland, Mark Adamo’s Little Women, Offenbach’s La Perichole, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte; Smetana’s The Bartered Bride. Throughout the year she acts as artistic director for the school touring performances which have included; Menotti’s Amahl and The Night Visitors and Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Dean Burry’s The Brother’s Grimm and Isis and The Seven Scorpions, a commissioned work by NUOVA Alumnus Isaiah Bell entitled The Lives of Lesser Things, and Ramona Luengen’s Naomi’s Road, based on Joy Kogawa’s novel of the same name. Ms. Mattice Wanat most recently co-directed with Brian Dooley and L’Uni Theatre La Voix Humaine  (February 2016) and looks forward to directing NUOVA’s production of Parade (June 2016) as part of the 2016 NUOVA Opera and Music Theatre Festival.

WHERE: Lower Level, Parkdale Community Centre (3512 5 Avenue NW)

COST: $40

(discounts available for groups of 5 or more, Or, register for 3 workshops and get the 3rd one for 50% off! contact Morpheus Theatre for details)

Refreshments served from 12:00 – 12:30pm

For more information, or to register, please visit our website at https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca  or call (403) 246-2999.

MORE WORKSHOPS COMING! Watch our website http://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=187 for details

*These workshops are sponsored by Theatre Alberta with funding from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

This valuable workshop is presented at this low price in the spirit of Community Theatre.

We are recruiting new FOH managers to join our FOH team for our shows throughout 2016.  Typical commitment is 2 to 3 performances per production (with the option to opt out if necessary of course!)  We will be providing training on Jan 9 or 10 depending on availability, along with refreshers before each show!

Our new volunteers will get their feet wet with our upcoming production, The Dinner Party,  Jan  22 – Feb 7, 2016, in the Joyce Doolittle Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatre.

The Front of House Manager takes the lead in the box office selling tickets and works with the Stage Manager to make sure the evening runs smoothly.  The Front of House manager needs to remain in the lobby for the duration of the show.  Of course, you also receive 2 complimentary tickets for volunteering.

We are also looking for Lead Ushers to help organize and train ushers on the performance days.

 
Please contact me at the Morpheus office (403) 246-2999 or tickets@morpheustheatre.ca  if you are interested in helping.

Ginette Simonot
Operations Manager
Morpheus Theatre
Ph: (403) 246-2999
tickets@morpheustheatre.ca
www.morpheustheatre.ca

We are pleased to help our friends at Shake the Crowd spread the word about their upcoming Sword Fighting for Stage workshop in January.  They are always helpful to us when we are looking to borrow or rent swords, need a fight director for a show, or when we put on stage combat workshops of our own.  Details on their upcoming workshop are below:

Sword Fighting for Stage with Award winning Fight co-ordinator, John Knight.

Learn Safe Sword Techniques!

20 hours of instruction

Classes held Tue & Thurs 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan 19 – Feb 18, 2016

At Morpheus Rehearsal Centre 3512 5 Avenue NW

Tuition $220  *discounts available for students, educators, equity & ACTRA

For more information, or to register, contact john@shakethecrowd.com