Shakespeare for Young Actors and Journeymen

Journeymen (and women)

Journeymen (and women) work alongside the experienced professionals on the GRSF staff in all areas of technical theater. Whether your passion lies in lighting, sound, set or props construction, costumes, stage management, administration or a combination of all of these, you can learn from people who spend their lives doing what you love.

Each journeyman will set his or her own schedule and commit to it in advance with a supervisor from the GRSF professional staff. Assignments can range from work during the build period to helping on changeovers over the run of the shows depending on each journeyman’s level of previous experience. If you have specific questions, contact Dan Munson at Danm@grsf.org.

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Shakespeare for Young Actors
July 12th to July 30th, 2010

This intensive three week workshop for students grades 8 – 12, introduces young actors to the principles of acting Shakespeare. Led by GRSF company members, Shakespeare for Young Actors culminates in a performance of an abridged version of a play by Shakespeare, performed for the public as part of GRSF’s closing weekend.

Tuition: $375, which includes tickets to all Festival events. (Some scholarships available.)

Program Description

This three week workshop teaches young actors the techniques used by professional actors when working on Shakespeare. SYA students will work on:

• Basic principles of acting and acting technique.
• Applying principles of scansion, meter, and text analysis to work on Shakespeare’s plays.
• Movement and creative improvisation exercises.
• Performing an abridged version of Shakespeare’s Henry V as part of the closing weekend of the festival.

SYA students will also:

• Work with members of the GRSF professional company and get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to create a professional Shakespeare production.
• Attend GRSF’s 2010 summer season productions and other festival events.
• At the end of the workshop, participants will receive a certificate indicating their successful completion of the GRSF Shakespeare for Young Actors training program.

Program Details:

To be considered for acceptance into the program, students should complete an online application below, call GRSF office at (507) 474-7900 or email bryanh@grsf.org. Application deadline is June 30, 2010. Early application is recommended.

• Program Dates are July 12th to July 30th, 2010
• Classes meet from 10am-12pm and 1-4pm at the Winona State University’s Performing Arts Center (with a one-hour supervised lunch).
• Program fee is $375.00.  (Tickets to the two main stage productions, Othello and The Comedy of Errors, and other GRSF events are included).
• Students will provide their own lunch; refrigeration is available.
• Housing: housing is not provided, but might be available for older students at WSU. We are also working on options for host families in Winona. Please inquire.
• Parents must provide transportation to and from the program.
• Classes are led by GRSF actor Andrew Carlson and other members of the GRSF professional company.

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Watch Kenneth Branaugh in Henry V

Photos: SYA class of 2008 with teacher Andrew Carlson, Love’s Labour’s Lost (2009 dir. Paul Barnes) with SYA alum Ceci Barnard and Moira Marek  and Macbeth (2007 dir. Doug Scholz-Carlson) with Kern McFadden and SYA alum Chris Bernard.