I should have put this up earlier, but I got caught up in other things. We are holding a Dialects Workshop today at the theatre. This will help fulfill the needs of Beautiful Thing which requires a very specific dialect and will be fun for those not in the show to learn how to speak in different accents. In any case, the workshop had enough people to run and there was ample advertising in the newsletter and other places so it's all good. This is one of the cool services available to Walterdale members. You can attend workshops for free! We had one in September that we had to cancel due to low enrollment (acting - and we only have 3 people sign up - we need a minimum of 6). There will be another one in the new year called Auditioning for Musicals that I will attend but not participate in. As the Director of this season's musical I want to be there to offer tips about what I will be looking for so that people can come in better prepared for the audition. After Sweeney auditions I was really surprised at how many people came in very unprepared for the audition. This was despite the fact we were very specific about what we wanted to hear from them. It is off-putting to a casting team when you walk in and say, "I know that's what you want to see/hear, but I want to do this instead". I then wonder how you will deal with direction during the process of rehearsal.
We have one open workshop to replace the skipped one, so if you have ideas for what you'd like to do... send them my way. You can either comment here or send me an email at walterdalead@yahoo.ca. I would love ideas!
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