Musical Theatre Fast Track Camp On Tap at Chaffin's Barn

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre has announced plans for its upcoming Musical Theatre Fast Track Performance Camp, as part of its summer production of the musical All Shook Up. Auditions for the show and the camp are slated for Monday, March 16, at 3 p.m. Camp dates are June 22-July 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp is designed for a total of 16 students, both males and females ages 12-16, to be double cast in the show. Rehearsals for All Shook Up will be held July 6-23.

The nine day camp session will include an intensive study of the musical theater genre, led by some of Nashville's best-known and award-winning professionals in musical theatre. Jaclyn Brown (www.jaclynbrown.com) will lead the vocal instruction and Pam Atha will lead the choreography and dance instruction.

Martha Wilkinson - Chaffin's artistic director and nine time First Night Award-winning actress for her work in musical theatre - will lead the camp expeirence. She was also selected by the Tennessean and the Nashville Scene as best actress for her performance as Mrs. Lovett in Nashville Rep's Sweeney Todd. Wilkinson brings with her nearly 30 years of professional experience having performed in and directed over 100 shows.

The camp sessions will be followed by "in rehearsal" training with All Shook Up, with direction by Wilkinson and choreography by Atha, one of Nashville's premier professional dancers and choreographers. Atha is a teaching artist and has choreographed for Nashville Children's Theatre, Nashville Repertory Theatre, Chaffin's Barn and Circle Players, as well as many Hume-Fogg Academic High School shows. She was a 2011 First Night Honoree, in recognition of her lifetime achievement in theater and dance. In addition to the fast track session, there will be a bonus opportunity of a Master Class with Atha in the Bob Fosse style of dance - made popular in such shows as Chicago and Cabaret.

Teens will experience an additional master class of sorts performing with some of Nashville's best-known and accomplished performers.

All Shook Up is a 2004 American jukebox musical with Elvis Presley music, featuring a book by Joe DiPietro, based upon William Shakespeare's 1602 play Twelfth Night.

All young actors accepted into the camp will have featured moments in this professional production that runs July 23-August 30. These roles will be double cast to allow for any conflicts and Thursday noontime matinees during the run.

Tuition for the session is $200, plus an additional fee if master class is included. Students who would like to be a part of the camp but are unable to commit to the show, may be a part of the camp for $150 per student. For more information on Chaffin's Barn, go to www.dinnertheatre.com. Wilkinson may be contacted via email at marthawilkinson11@gmail.com or at http://marthawilkinson.weebly.com.

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