REPERTORY PHILIPPINES 2008 SUMMER WORKSHOP April 8 - May 31, 2008

Enrollment is now going on for the Repertory Philippines 2008 Summer Workshop. Repertory Philippines will be offering the following workshop classes this year.

ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP
This class will be open to advanced students of past workshops who are seriously thinking of a possible career in the theater. Advanced principles of acting such as technique, script analysis, character analysis, concentration, improvisation, proper use of the voice and sense memory are all covered in these classes and culminate in the staging of a straight play or musical. The aim is to train a future generation of actors for possible roles in the season plays and big musicals of REP.

The class will be taught by ANA ABAD SANTOS-BITONG, a REP veteran and alumnus of LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) where she studied classical theatre. Ana recently directed the critically acclaimed HAMLET. Other Rep credits include Yeliena Ivanova / Natalyia Stepanovna in Anton Chekhov’s THE BOOR AND THE PROPOSAL, Jane in TWO AND TWO MAKE SEX, Harriet in NOBODY’S PERFECT, Mrs. Jane Villalobos in WHOSE WIFE IS IT ANYWAY, Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Vickie Reynolds in BUSYBODY, the Wicked Witch of the West in THE WIZARD OF OZ, Portia / Nerissa in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, Lucy / Maid in DRACULA, Grace Lamb in FAME, and Helga Gallimard in M. BUTTERFLY. Equally adept at heavy drama and broad comedy, she also performed in A BEDFULL OF FOREIGNERS, CACTUS FLOWER, ACCOMPLICE, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE, OUR TOWN, MURDER FOR RENT, ROMEO AND JULIET, THE HEIRESS, and THE CHERRY ORCHARD, among others. Her other Rep appearances include LONDON SUITE, LEND ME A TENOR, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, DINNER WITH FRIENDS, and many more. Outside of Rep, she has acted for Dramatis Personae, CCP, Actors Actors Inc, and the UP Playwright’s Theater’s FLUID. Ana studied classical theatre at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). She is also an endorser of the sports brand Fila.

ADULT BEGINNERS ACTING WORKSHOP
This class is open to adults 17 years old and above, who have no previous acting or workshop experience. Basic Acting Class covers all the necessary tools a student needs to learn to eventually go onstage confidently as a performer, and more. Students will be treated to fun and learning through theatre games and exercises that excite the mind, body and spirit. They will be trained on the enhancement of the senses, the use of focus and concentration, observation, and most importantly, attitude. Exercises will cover the proper use of the voice, which includes breathing and vocal prowess; the full use of the actor's body -- the main instrument of every performer; and of course challenging the mind and creativity of the artist.

Basic Acting Class culminates with a Musical Showcase. Its process inevitably teaches the students the importance of music as an art form and driving force. Students will be enlightened to how music alone can influence all aspects of a musical show which include but is not limited to, the design, the blocking and choreography, the character generation of the actors, and the over-all direction of the show.

Students in Rep Summer Workshops are also trained in putting the show together as a whole -- from auditions, to rehearsals, to production management, to finally marketing the showcase through ticket sales and sponsorship solicitation.

The class will be taught by ROBBIE GUEVARA who has almost 20 years of acting and 14 years of teaching under his belt which makes Robbie one of the most competent and skilled teachers in the Rep Summer Workshop. His teaching ability and wealth of knowledge in the field of Performance Art makes him one of Rep's most sought after teachers. Although his class covers the basics in all acting workshops -- voice, movement, creativity, observation and sensitivity, script analysis, blocking, choreography and musical communication. Robbie is most proud of his achievement to actually have some of his students eventually join Rep after the workshop.

REPERTORY SUMMER CAMP
These classes are open to children from ages 5 to 17 years old, who would like to experience the fun and excitement of rehearsing and learn about what it takes to stage a show. The art of acting is taught through various theater games, designed specifically to help children build skills on how to perform, be more confident and responsible. Through games they will become used to getting on their feet and moving around, they will accept the discipline that is necessary for playing a game on the grounds of fairness, and they will start on simple improvised situation drama using simple format themes close to everyday life. These games are chosen to benefit children through improved co-ordination, agility, experience the importance of teamwork, self-reliance, improve fluency and develop meaningful and lifelong friendships. The summer camp also culminates in the staging of a play or musical.

The workshops are divided into the following classes:
Kiddies Class (5-8 years old)
Pre Teens Class (9-12 years old)
Teens Class (13 to 16 years old)

REP SUMMER CAMP classes are taught by REP’S staple of actors:
KIDDIES CLASS
Ayam Barredo and Jojo Malferrari
Nicole Santiago and Dino Barredo
TEENS CLASS
Naths Everett and Deana Aquino
Jejie Esguerra and Ding Dong Rosales
PRE TEENS
Cara Barredo
Sisa Esteva and Oliver Usison

VOICE
Explore your vocal potential. Be a musical theater artist!

- An integrated approach to the study of basic vocal technique and the art of singing. Learn the anatomy of singing with the structure of music and discover the power of your voice.
- An intimate dynamic class that will work on relaxation, concentration, creativity and communication as tools, especially for musical theater. Embody a character and speak through lyrics, with special emphasis on diction, interpretation and the Broadway mix.

The class will be taught by JAY VALENCIA GLORIOSO. Jay is a lyric mezzo, and has a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of the Philippines College of Music and has trained with notable voice mentors Isang Tapales, Fides Asensio, Elmo Makil and Conchita Antunano. Presently, special coaches include J. Rassmussen, Lynn Starling and Loretta Di Franco in New York.

Jay has chalked up for herself various credits as performing artist ranging from dance to drama to musical theatre, classical and Filipino productions, feature and documentary films.

For the MET her memorable appearances were in The Mikado, Three Penny Opera, Ang Palabas Bukas, Tatlong Pag-ibig, Taghoy ng Troya, The Great White Way and many others. For CCP’s Tanghalang Pilipino, she has played in Walang Sugat, Ang Ibon ng Lawa, Sigalot sa Venezia, Circa 1900, Teodora Alonzo in Illustrado, and as Candida in all three versions (English, Filipino and Spanish) of Nick Joaquin’s Portrait of the Artist as a Filipino. She has been a concert soloist at Puerta Real, Philam Life Theatre, Concert at the Park and has appeared in trade shows and concert tours in Asia, Europe, the U.S. and Australia.

A regular performer of Repertory Philippines, her credits include LES MISERABLES, MY FAIR LADY, CAMELOT, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, ROMEO AND JULIET, CANTERBURY TALES, CAROUSEL, BAKER’S WIFE, CELEBRATION, TEN LITTLE INDIANS, SECRET GARDEN, MOON OVER BUFFALO, GOD’S FAVORITE, LONDON SUITE, MIONG, 7 NG UMAGA (MORNINGS AT SEVEN), MOOSE MURDERS, GLORIOUS and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

Other noted performances include Carmen in the chamber opera TRAHEDYA NI CARMEN; the mother in Humperdinck’s HANSEL AND GRETEL, Sharon in MASTER CLASS, the Atlantis production of DOUBT and Maria Callas in the Philippine Opera Company’s production of MASTER CLASS.

Currently, Jay is a founding director of Fundacion Centro Flamenco, an organization dedicated to the promotion of Spanish culture and dances; and president of MusicArtes Inc.

Some of the ALUMNI of the Repertory workshops include:

- MAYA BARREDO who has played Kim in Miss Saigon and Nala in The Lion King in West End productions.
- CATHY AZANZA who has played roles in REP’s Man of La Mancha and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Trumpet’s Little Mermaid and Atlantis productions of The Rocky Horror Show and Urinetown and AAI’s Once On This Island.
- ANA ABAD SANTOS-BITONG is an Aliw Award Nominee for Best Actress and is now going into directing for REP. - CHARI ARESPACOCHAGA, a veteran of countless REP productions and has directed Trumpets production of Footloose and the Atlantis production of Doubt and Avenue Q, - CRISEL CONSUNJI, veteran of countless REP productions and is now performing in Disneyland HK.
- KYLA RIVERA was last seen in REP’S CHILDREN’S theater production of Cinderella and Aladdin and is a member of the Ryan Cayabyab Singers.

SCHEDULE AND RATES:
ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP (PHP8,000.00)
Monday to Friday, 4-6pm

ADULT BEGINNERS ACTING WORKSHOP (PHP6,000.00)
Monday to Friday, 6:30-8:30pm

REPERTORY SUMMER CAMP: (PHP6,000.000)
Kiddies class - (5-8 years old) 9-11am & 11am-1pm
Pre Teens Class - (9-12 years old) 11am-1pm & 1-3pm
Teens Class - (13 to 16 years old) 9-11am & 1-3pm

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