Goodspeed Musicals Announces New Education Programs

Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre will be offering new and enlarged educational programming for the 2012 Musical Theater Institutes. The Institutes will include training in the fields of music direction, scenic painting, and dance. All four of the programs will take place on the Goodspeed Musicals campus in East Haddam, Connecticut.

Now in its third year, the highly regarded Music Direction Intensive has been extended by one day and will take place on January 16 - 22, 2012. This selective course designed for professionals and students offers participants the opportunity to work with internationally renowned experts in Music Direction while networking with industry professionals. Participants will use the latest technology to receive hands-on training in the management and implementation of the audition, rehearsal, and orchestration processes. They will also attend nightly lectures given by industry experts on pertinent subjects relating to real-world success in the field of Music Direction. The application deadline for this unique program is November 18, 2011.

Goodspeed's brand new Introduction to Scenic Painting Intensive will be a six-day program taught by top artisans in the field. Taking place on January 16 - 21, 2012, the Intensive will train students and young professionals in a variety of scenic painting techniques including texturing, cartooning, color mixing, squaring up, drop layout, and wood graining. The application deadline is November 18, 2011.

Also new to the Musical Theatre Institute is Goodspeed's Associate Program. This program will offer the opportunity for talented young theatre professionals and students to work alongside Goodspeed's Director, Choreographer, or Music Director on a Goodspeed Opera House or Norma Terris production during the 2012 season. The application for this highly selective program is February 14, 2012.

Finally, slated for August 13 - 19, 2012, is Goodspeed's Dance Intensive. This program is designed as a musical theatre dance boot camp for college age performers and young professionals. The distinguished faculty will cover numerous disciplines of dance with a musical theatre focus including instruction in tap, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop. The application deadline is June 15, 2012. Registration will be open soon.

In addition to the Musical Theatre Institute, Goodspeed offers training for students and young professionals in its Apprenticeship and Internship Program. The areas of concentration include Stage Carpentry, Scenic Painting, Costuming, Prop Building, Stage Management, Company Management, Producing, Marketing/Public Relations, Education/Library, and Development. Resumes are now being accepted for the 2012 Season.

For more information or if you would like to apply to any of Goodspeed's educational programs, please visit the Education page on goodspeed.org or contact Education and Library Director Joshua Ritter at 860.873.8664, ext. 745 or jritter@goodspeed.org.

Created in 2002, the Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre inspires and nurtures musical theatre artists and students by providing a unique and comprehensive range of training and educational programs to serve both the national and local academic communities.

Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, Goodspeed Musicals produces three musicals each season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., and additional works at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., which was opened in 1984 for the development of new musicals. The recipient of two special Tony Awards (for outstanding achievement), Goodspeed also maintains The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater. Goodspeed gratefully acknowledges the support of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and The National Endowment for the Arts.

 

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