Workshops
Throughout the season, we will be inviting industry professionals to host theatre workshops on our very own campus. Join us for this fabulous opportunity to expand your theatrical knowledge and make some new friends! Workshops are open to all and are free of charge. Check out our calendar to see when the next workshop is!
Fall 2018/SPring 2019
Broadway dance Audition WorkshopWe were lucky enough to have Jessica Wu of Broadway's Miss Saigon and A Chorus Line teach us the choreography to the opening number of Hamilton! This was a once in a lifetime experience and our members got to learn from a Broadway dancer what to actually expect at a professional dance audition. Check out the video below!
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Acting as you sing WorkshopIn the spring, Chappell Players hosted a workshop with special guest, Nickolaus Colon of the Dirty Dancing National Tour. In this workshops, attendees learned how musical theatre performers add emotion and character to their songs. This workshop was followed with a Q&A with Nickolaus all about the industry!
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Fall 2017/Spring 2018
Accents workshopRight before our straight show auditions took place, Chappell Players hosted a workshop with Liz Hayes, professional dialect coach. Chappies learned how to use different accents while acting onstage which was helpful considering our striaght show, Boeing Boeing, required Italian, German, and French accents.
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fall 2016/Spring 2017
Brazilian Capoeira WorkshopIn the Spring, Chappell Players hosted a Brazilian Capoeira workshop. Capoeira is a Brazilian Martial Arts that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music, and is sometimes referred to as a game. This was a great way to relieve all that finals stress and have fun in a unique workshop!
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fall 2015/spring 2016
Lucid Body Movement (Second Installment)Back by popular demand, the Lucid Body Technique was taught once again by Katie Knipp Willis. This technique, being taught to professional actors worldwide, uses yoga-based movements to help not only gain physical flexibility but also emotional flexibility and allows actors to truly transform to different characters.
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Stage MAnagementStudents got the inside scoop on what it takes to be an effective stage manager from professional Ashley Rodbro. They were provided with necessary materials, such as rehearsal reports, prop lists, and performance reports and were even shown the correct way to call a show.
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Commedia Dell' ArteIn this workshop, instructor Becca Foreman taught our members about com media dell'arte. Translated roughly to "comedy of craft", this Italian-born style of theatre utilized masks and was a beginning to improvised performances based on sketches and scenarios.
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DirectingLed by CPTG's very own Artistic Director Samantha Tella, students were taught the start to end process of directing a show. This includes picking and learning a script, collaborating with designers and actors, and developing a vision for a show and the best methods of realizing that vision.
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Singing for the stageOccurring on a monthly basis with vocal coach Kiara Duran, students were able to learn the proper technique used in singing for the stage. With a focus on breathing and proper posture, this workshop enabled students to harness their voice within.
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Sound designLed by David Green, students were able to gain first hand experience with the ins and outs of sound design. There were many skills taught, not just on the soundboard, but for sound as a whole.
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fall 2014/spring 2015
Building Character through movement workshopWhether a mover or dancer or neither, this workshop taught by Clare Bohner was made to show the potential to showcasing acting schools through movement and choreography. Students learned choreography from The Wiz, which was suitable for all levels!
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Shakespeare masterclassLed by Tom Simonetti, students explored the text of Shakespeare from the First Foolio Spelling Erroyrs and Aul! Students learned important tools, using text from the classical, to help build students' acting in contemporary texts.
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Lucid Body Movement WorkshopChappies led by Katie Knipp Willis learned The Lucid Body Technique (which is being taught to professional actors worldwide) helps you gain physical flexibility as well as emotional flexibility so that you can truly transform and be able to play many more character types.
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Viewpoints Technique workshopIn this workshop led by Avery Wigglesworth, participants learned a technique that is used to create a common vocabulary for the stage, train actors, and help build ensemble. It allows an actor or group of actors to function spontaneously and be able to articulate theatrical work quickly.
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Creating material workshopPresented alongside the New York run of Sun and Room, students will learn from Fillion and Mitarotondo's playwriting techniques, the Score, students will have left having composed an original scene, and with the tools to compose personalized material on their own.
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unarmed staged combat workshopDuring the workshop with Cris Knutson, students learned how to integrate physical techniques into their performance work that create "illusions" of violence. Actors were taught a few common basic unarmed skills and incorporate them into a short scene of staged violence.
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stand up comedy workshopDuring this 90 minute workshop, NYC stand-up comedian Marc Dombrowski shares with students some methods of developing stand-up comedy material, performing material, and finding one's own voice and style. Marc also shared his insights into the business side of writing/performing comedy, as well as the vast myriad of other uses he has found for this craft.
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improvisation workshopThis workshop with former Chappie Olivia Hartle focuses on honing and developing three essentials of improv: support, listening and being present. Through a variety of interactive, ensemble-building exercises and dynamic scene work and coaching, students will become acquainted with the foundational elements of improv and will walk away with tools to improve their art and their lives.
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