Play Theater Announces Improv Course, Kids Cabaret for Summer 2017

Play Theater, a theater program for children in Central NJ, has announced two upcoming programs to take place on the Loft Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center located in Rahway, NJ.

COMEDY IMPROV FOR TEENS AND TWEENS will be a 6-week comedy improvisation course for kids ages 10-15 that will culminate with one live performance for family and friends on the Loft Stage at UCPAC. Popular games will include Freeze and Party Quirks, and many new ones will be explored. Class runs on Mondays from 6:00-7:00pm for six weeks May 1 - June 12(excluding Easter). The cost of the course is $155, no experience is necessary. To register, visit www.ucpac.org/performing-arts-conservatory.

KIDS CABARET - an advanced course and performance opportunity for young Musical Theater performers, by audition only.

AUDITIONS: FRIDAY, MAY 19, 5:30-9:00 PM at UCPAC Loft Stage. Please prepare a verse and chorus of a musical theater song, preferably with accompaniment. A speaker will be available.

REHEARSALS: MONDAY EVENINGS at the UCPAC Loft Stage May 22-July 1
PERFORMANCES IN EARLY SUMMER 2017

Scheduled performances already include:

June 16, Union, NJ, Movies under the Stars at Rabkin Park

June 21, Cafe at Union County Performing Arts Center

June 29, Crossroads in Garwood

...and more to be added.

Participation in this production will be by audition only for kids ages 9-15. Learn various songs/choreography and engage in a fast-paced rehearsal process geared towards approximately 5 cabaret performances in local venues in Union County. Participants must be available for all rehearsals and performance dates. The cost to participate is $225, if cast. To sign up and receive information about auditions, please complete the form at www.playtheaternj.com/shows.

If you are interested in attending a rehearsal or class, interviewing director or participants or booking Kids Cabaret, please contact Amy Fiore directly.

Play Theater originated as part of the Scotch Plains NJ Recreation Department and has provided musical theater instruction and productions there for three years. Says founder and director Amy Fiore, "Scotch Plains will always be home and I plan to return to produce and direct musicals there for many years to come. I am, however, thrilled to expand our offerings to new kids this spring and teach more specific theater skills for a little while. I am very grateful to UCPAC for the opportunity." UCPAC, as Central New Jersey's Premier Acting Academy, began offering classes in January 2016 and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of arts education to the community's youth, teens, and adults through the highest level of theater training.

Instructor Amy Fiore has enjoyed a life-long passion for Musical Theater. She studied and engaged in performance from a young age and continually sought ways to immerse herself in all aspects of theater arts. Amy holds a degree from Syracuse University in Musical Theater Performance with a minor in Education and has taught theater, acting, and arts administration to children and adults in many places, including Camp Harmony, West Orange Theater Under the Stars, Baruch College and NYU. For the past 15 years, Amy has been an arts administrator and was inspired to bring her skills to her community after working with local kids while volunteering at a local elementary school. For the last 7 years, Amy has helped run NYC's most established children's theater company, TADA! Youth Theater, and is proud have brought that spirit and her combination of skills and experience to the children of Scotch Plains/Fanwood, and now expanded it to greater Union County.

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