Workshops
Auditions can be scary and challenging, but they don’t have to be!
In the Musical Audition Prep Workshops, students will learn how to choose an appropriate song for their voice and specific audition. They will also learn vocal tips to sound their best and strengthen their voices, as well as using blocking and choreography to enhance their chances of being selected for roles. Additionally, students will learn tips on how to avoid debilitating anxiety related to auditions. Finally, students will get a chance to practice what they’ve learned through a “mock audition” to develop their own confidence and experience in auditioning.
Two sessions, Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, are available:
- Grades 3-5, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Admission fee $50 (15 participants total)
- Grades 6-12, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Admission fee $75 (20 participants total)
Students should dress comfortably, wear closed-toe shoes, and bring water. For the Youth session, students should bring a 30-45 second audition piece of music. Please plan to arrive early to drop off students, and pick them up promptly at the end of the workshop. Parents are encouraged to attend the Friday class to see the mock auditions.
Workshop Admission and Registration is open until 5:00 p.m. on Friday July 19. Each participant must purchase admission and register for the workshop.
Instructor: Rachel Leite has been a vocal coach in the DFW area since 2005 working in local schools, churches, and private lessons. She holds a K-12 Choral Music Education degree from Ouachita Baptist University and specializes in training young performers – many of whom are regular actors at Ennis Public Theatre and The Warehouse in Corsicana. She has managed students in songwriting, studio recordings, and professional concerts as well as coaching local music camps and co-directing musicals and performances. Rachel and her husband Alessandro live in Ennis and have four children.
For questions or more information, contact [email protected] or call (972) 878-7529
Workshops
Auditions can be scary and challenging, but they don’t have to be!
In the Musical Audition Prep Workshops, students will learn how to choose an appropriate song for their voice and specific audition. They will also learn vocal tips to sound their best and strengthen their voices, as well as using blocking and choreography to enhance their chances of being selected for roles. Additionally, students will learn tips on how to avoid debilitating anxiety related to auditions. Finally, students will get a chance to practice what they’ve learned through a “mock audition” to develop their own confidence and experience in auditioning.
Two sessions, Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, are available:
- Grades 3-5, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Admission fee $50 (15 participants total)
- Grades 6-12, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Admission fee $75 (20 participants total)
Students should dress comfortably, wear closed-toe shoes, and bring water. For the Youth session, students should bring a 30-45 second audition piece of music. Please plan to arrive early to drop off students, and pick them up promptly at the end of the workshop. Parents are encouraged to attend the Friday class to see the mock auditions.
Workshop Admission and Registration is open until 5:00 p.m. on Friday July 19. Each participant must purchase admission and register for the workshop.
Instructor: Rachel Leite has been a vocal coach in the DFW area since 2005 working in local schools, churches, and private lessons. She holds a K-12 Choral Music Education degree from Ouachita Baptist University and specializes in training young performers – many of whom are regular actors at Ennis Public Theatre and The Warehouse in Corsicana. She has managed students in songwriting, studio recordings, and professional concerts as well as coaching local music camps and co-directing musicals and performances. Rachel and her husband Alessandro live in Ennis and have four children.
For questions or more information, contact [email protected] or call (972) 878-7529
Cost: $130 for eight weekly classes (EPT is able to offer these classes at a low price, covering only our costs, thanks to generous donors and grants.) Partial or full scholarships may be available; contact [email protected] for more information.
Where: Ennis Public Theatre, 113 N Dallas St, Ennis, 75119
When: Tuesday afternoons, August 29, September 5, 12, 19, and 26, October 3, 10, and 17
Time:
- 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Grades 1st – 5th
- 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Grades 6th – 12th
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Curriculum:
- 1st – 5th Grade – Teaching focuses on proper posture, breathing, projection and intonation. Students will learn musical theater selections to be performed as an ensemble, with solo opportunities, during the final class. All music will be provided, giving the students new selections to add to their repertoire, to use for future auditions.
- 7th – 12th Grade – Teaching focuses on proper posture, breathing, projection and intonation. Vocal ranges and tessituras will be determined, while exploring the qualities of vocal registers. Students will be assigned song selections in small groups, with solo opportunities, to be performed during the final class. All music will be provided, giving the students new selections to add to their repertoire, to use for future auditions.
Instructor: Mrs. Nicole Adams
Mrs. Nicole Adams is an innovative, attentive, and dedicated music educator with an overwhelming desire to make a difference in the lives of her students. She has over thirty years of experience as a piano and vocal instructor, fifteen of which were in the public school system. She has also been musical director for several high school shows, including Annie, The Wizard of Oz, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Starting this Fall, Mrs. Adams is extremely excited to join the team at The Ennis Public Theater! She will be offering Vocal Classes for Musical Theater to students in 1st-12th grades, with other opportunities for students of all ages in the future.
Mrs. Adams currently resides with her husband, Zac, and their two teenagers, Nicholas (16) and Alexandria (15), who are both students at Ennis High School this year. Nicholas is a serious gamer and a certified Scuba diver while Alexandria has found a love for fine arts. She has been a member of the Texas Middle School/Junior High All-State Choir and has been in several musical productions, her favorite of which was her role as Patrick Star in EPT’s production of The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition.
For more information, contact Mrs. Adams at [email protected].
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