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Heartfelt, ironic, and mystical writing, a beautiful production, and a historical backstory of religious persecution.
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💝🌟 Saturday, 10/23 2-4 🌟🌟Come Sing With Me🌟💝
I have waited all summer to tell you about this class!
This is the Official description-(I promise to share more details, soon)
Musical Theatre Singing
Master: Jane Margulies Kalbfeld
Saturday, October 23 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM
‘Emphasizing beauty of tone, power, stamina, and the ability and agility to quickly shift singing styles, Jane will coach each singer to meet the intense requirements of modern musical theatre with healthy, consistent and flexible instruments capable of generating fresh, personal and truthful storytelling.”
🌟ACTORS🌟 (all over the world)
Live theatre is back!!! Auditions are proliferating, and 1st Stage has a class for what you need.
Right. Now.
Details: tomorrow, at 2pm EST, (through the magic of ZOOM) you can sharpen your best monologue with Nick Olcott, a DC icon
click www.1ststage.org/classes -the fee is a bargain (because we LOVE artists) Financial aid is available as well
For financial assistance, please contact Deidra Starnes.Monologue CoachingMaster: Nick OlcottSaturday, October 22:00 - 4:00 PMMaybe it’s a piece you’re considering using for an audition. Maybe it’s exploration of a role you’d love to play. Maybe it’s preparation for a role you’re going....
Opportunity is knocking!! A DC director of renown is teaching this weekend! Grab this chance! www.1stStage.org -scroll down to find the Master’s Class listings
‘Master your acting with incredible actor and teacher Nick Olcott at MONOLOGUE COACHING this weekend!
Maybe it’s a piece you’re considering using for an audition. Maybe it’s exploration of a role you’d love to play. Maybe it’s preparation for a role you’re going to play. How do you tackle that scariest of stage beasts: the monologue? Nick Olcott will share some tools for turning monologues into scenes. Each participant will work on a monologue (need not be memorized – 5 minutes maximum length).
Financial aid available upon request!’
1st Stage, a professional theatre in Tysons Virginia, demonstrates that great art and culture are the heart and soul of vibrant communities and creates powerful connections between audiences and artists.
🌟Actors, Directors, Theatre Professionals🌟: seeking volunteers to join the 1st Stage Family as ushers to assist in the set-up and smooth running of our expanded Logan Festival of Solo Performance. Details below. 1st Stage loves theater professionals and our tickets are discounted for you at all of our productions. Ushers are able to see the show at no cost.
1st Stage is back! We need volunteers for the first two shows in the Logan Festival - Opera Soup and Charmed Life. Performances are at the end of August at Boro Park, Tysons. In exchange for your help, you are invited to attend the performance for which you work as our guest. We need five volunteers...
Masters' Class: Fundamentals of Acting in Real Time by 1st Stage
Learn to be present in space and time with José Carrasquillo (1st Stage credits, The Brothers Size- Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Director).
Join us this weekend for an inspiring Masters' Class with José Carrasquillo! Register today at www.1ststage.org!
Financial aid is available upon request. Any questions? Email Arielle Seidman-Joria (She/They) at [email protected].
This course will expand the actor's capacity to invigorate moments on stage by exploring and inspiring actors with possibilities that go beyond Stanislavski's realism, Brecht's barrier breaking theatre, or our interpretation of classical theatre. It will empower actors to actively determine how a story is told in performance. Ultimately it will give them the tools to merge their truth with that of the character and to rely on full awareness and connection to that nightly audience in order to fuel their performance.
Time to get our heads in the game!!
You will not find better training at a better price than the courses offered in this series from 1st Stage
Coming up: MASTER YOUR CRAFT with the remarkable Thembi Duncan.
Master your craft at She Said, She Said with the incomparable Thembi Duncan on July 17 and July 31 (two sessions!) Tickets are available today at www.1ststage.org!
This class is an interactive deep-dive into scenes and monologues from the work of female playwrights. Participants will read scenes and monologues together and use Uta Hagen's 9 questions as a point of departure for the exploration of character development in a play. Those characters will be contextualized in the world that the playwright has created, with vigorous discussion about the intent of various playwrights in creating their characters. Selections of scenes and monologues will be provided.
Join us for our upcoming Masters' Class on July 10! You don't want to miss your chance to master your craft with the incredible and inspiring Matthew R. Wilson!
Instant comedy! Explore physicality, relationship, and "character type" in classic comic troupes. Create laughs for contemporary improvisation, auditions, playwriting, and performance. How do techniques from Renaissance Commedia dell'Arte relate to satire, social critique, and comedy now? How do we embody type and relationship? Come find out and have some fun!
You can still register for the class today at www.1ststage.org!
Any questions? Email [email protected]!
ACTORS: our world is opening up. Time to return to training ourselves to be the very best artists. I’m proud to recommend Master Teacher Matt Wilson. His knowledge is vast.
Join us for our upcoming Masters' Class on July 10! You don't want to miss your chance to master your craft with the incredible and inspiring Matthew R. Wilson!
Instant comedy! Explore physicality, relationship, and "character type" in classic comic troupes. Create laughs for contemporary improvisation, auditions, playwriting, and performance. How do techniques from Renaissance Commedia dell'Arte relate to satire, social critique, and comedy now? How do we embody type and relationship? Come find out and have some fun!
You can still register for the class today at www.1ststage.org!
Any questions? Email [email protected]!
Grab this opportunity to study with a wildly gifted artist- and a grand human being!!
Join us for our upcoming Masters' Class on July 10! You don't want to miss your chance to master your craft with the incredible and inspiring Matthew R. Wilson!
Instant comedy! Explore physicality, relationship, and "character type" in classic comic troupes. Create laughs for contemporary improvisation, auditions, playwriting, and performance. How do techniques from Renaissance Commedia dell'Arte relate to satire, social critique, and comedy now? How do we embody type and relationship? Come find out and have some fun!
You can still register for the class today at www.1ststage.org!
Any questions? Email [email protected]!
What to Expect: Coaching the Shakespearean Monologue
Master Instructor Craig Wallace tells us what to expect his class "Coaching the Shakespearean Monologue."Sign up for Craig'ss class and any of our others in ...
Don’t miss your chance - https://1ststage.org/
'Duck Harbor' from 1st Stage to serialize the surprise of a bicoastal love - DC Metro Theater Arts
In 12 episodes starting June 1, playwrights E. M. Lewis and Bob Bartlett and two actors will make it up as they go along.
Beautiful Actors - our world is opening up. Our lives are returning to our version of “normal”. Training our instruments is essential.
That’s what we do!!!
This one is going to be fabulous!! Look at who we have teaching!! The fees are minimal. The rewards gigantic- join us.
Join us for our second Masters' Class on June 6! You don't want to miss your chance to master your craft with the incredible and inspiring Craig Wallace.
You can still register for the class today at www.1ststage.org!
Any questions? Email [email protected]!
1st Stage is thrilled to announce our brand-new web series, Duck Harbor, the clever, humorous, and heartwarming story of long-distance love in later life.
Register for your FREE tickets today at www.1ststage.org. Also available at www.1ststage.org is a $15 All Access Pass that will get you extra weekly behind-the-scenes content!
The piece is brought to audiences through a creative and innovative series of short scenes in which the actors, just like the characters, are meeting for the first time. Audiences will get to experience the magic of the theater and the excitement of new love between these two lonely hearts reaching out from charming small towns on opposite sides of the country.
Every week, each of the two actors, who live on opposite coasts, will be given only their half of the script and will experience the other side of the story with a sincere and genuine freshness, live, in front of our audience.
1st Stage is delighted to welcome back renowned playwrights E. M. Lewis and Bob Bartlett, who will be collaborating on this unique and exciting piece. The series will be directed by 1st Stage Artistic Director Alex Levy.
Performances will take place every Tuesday evening at 8:00 PM EDT, beginning on June 1 and ending on August 17. Each webisode installment is provided FREE of charge. Simply register and tune in each week to follow this exciting story as it unfolds before our eyes. https://1ststage.org/
1st Stage, professional theatre, demonstrating that great art and culture are the heart and soul of vibrant communities creating powerful connections between audiences and artists.
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The recording of this will be available on the 1st Stage YouTube channel soon- go to our website to find the link to watch www.1stStage.org
Our next 1st Look is TOMORROW! Don't miss this amazing sneak peek inside our brand new shows! Register for FREE today at www.1ststage.org
A list of resources has also been provided by our colleagues at Playbill.
https://www.playbill.com/article/stop-aapi-hate-a-resource-guide-to-support-the-asian-american-community
Learn more about the context of anti-Asian violence in America and how you can help at https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/asian-american-racism-violence-1127876/
WE ARE EXTENDING OUR REGISTRATION DEADLINE UNTIL MARCH 15!
Our Virtual Classroom is a hit with children and adults, providing chances to play, create, perform, and discover the joy of the theater!
Don't miss your chance to create with us!
Register today at http://www.1ststagetysons.org/plays-events/-events
1st Stage Announces Session Three of the Virtual Classroom - TysonsToday
Online Courses for Adults and Children Beginning March 15 1st Stage is excited to announce the launch of Session Three of its wildly successful Virtual Classroom, with four new theatre education courses taught by experts in the field. The registration deadline is March 11, and classes begin on March...
Thinking of Gary fills the heart with pride. His work on The Brothers Size was deservedly celebrated with an HH award. Thrilled to have him with us again.
This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Gary-Kayi Fletcher, one of the 11 brilliant artists working on our Commission of Solo Work project. Each of these artists is creating a brand-new, unique solo piece, and we're looking forward to sharing these pieces with you in the months to come!
You can read the interview below, or learn more about all the artists at www.1ststage.org!
MEET GARY-KAYI FLETCHER!
QUESTION: Please tell us a little bit about your project!
FLETCHER: I was scrolling through Twitter a few years ago and came across a tweet that posed a question of when people had their first Black male teacher, and I went down that rabbit hole of a thread while thinking back on my own scholastic experience. While a few Black men who coached sports at my school periodically came in as substitutes, and though I had a Black man as my Student Government advisor for one year, my first time being taught by a Black man was in college.
I've had this conversation with friends at various times over the years, but looking at the variety of responses in that thread and finding similar experiences, my curiosity grew. In 2016, a study done by the U.S. Department of Education showed that only two percent of the public school teacher workforce identified as Black men. What this commission has afforded me is an opportunity to lean into my curiosity, explore some of the possible factors contributing to the statistic, and examine some of the ways that particular lack of representation may affect a learner.
QUESTION: Please tell us about one other solo artist whose work you admire!
FLETCHER: I mean, there are some dynamic forces within our squad whose work I have had the pleasure of admiring from afar. To now get to work alongside them in a capacity has been inspiring. Looking outside of that, the experience I had watching Nilaja Sun perform in her solo show Pike St. at Woolly back in 2017 was awe inspiring. Truly mesmerizing. Her command of every facet of that performance was something to behold.
QUESTION: During the last several months of the pandemic, to which art have you turned for comfort?
FLETCHER: I've mostly been trying my hand at new things I've wanted to do but never truly had (made) time for. I've been saying I'll teach myself to play the guitar ever since I received an acoustic as a gift years ago. I'd pick it up every now and then but never really stuck with it. When the pandemic hit, I was working in Ohio and a friend had an extra guitar they weren't using. With really nothing else to do, I actually got into a practice routine. Of course now I'm side-eyeing myself for taking this long to do so. It's been a process, but I'm proud of these calluses. I also went in on a MasterClass membership and those have surprisingly been able to hold my attention.
Register now!!
1st Stage is delighted to announce our brand new 1st Look series, giving you a sneek peak into the brilliant new shows that the Commission of Solo Works artists are creating!
You’ll have the opportunity to see excerpts from these fascinating works-in-progress, and then to engage in a follow-up discussion with our incredible artists. Register today and learn more at http://www.1ststagetysons.org/solocommissions/
The enormously talented Frank Britton is not only beloved for his artistry, he is embraced by our entire theatre community for his pure heart.
This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Frank Britton, one of the 11 brilliant artists working on our Commission of Solo Work project. Each of these artists is creating a brand-new, unique solo piece, and we're looking forward to sharing these pieces with you in the months to come!
You can read the interview below, or learn more about all of the artists at www.1ststage.org!
MEET FRANK BRITTON!
QUESTION: Please tell us a little bit about your project!
BRITTON: It’s mainly a piece about love, not in the romantic sense, but in the basic human sense. A violent street assault I suffered in 2014 and my work for the past 19 years as a professional actor and artist are what inspired me to create this piece, and my goal is to find my personal connection between these two parts of my life, how they relate, and then how our need, receiving, and acceptance of love is ultimately a universal thing in that we all connect.
QUESTION: Please tell us about one other solo artist whose work you admire!
BRITTON: I have several: Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi Goldberg: Direct From Broadway), Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles 1992), Hal Holbrook (Mark Twain Tonight!), Roger Guenveur Smith (A Huey P. Newton Story). I’ve never worked with any of them, but I did see Mr. Smith live onstage several years ago in his solo show Rodney King, which was an amazing experience. And although she’s not a solo artist, another wonderfully inspiring and amazing experience was seeing Vanessa Redgrave as Joan Didion in the solo play The Year Of Magical Thinking on Broadway back in 2007.
QUESTION: During the last several months of the pandemic, to which art have you turned for comfort?
BRITTON: I honestly don’t have a particular form of art I’ve turned to; I receive them and the artists all as forms of inspiration and comfort. It’s also been comforting and inspiring seeing the work of my friends who are fellow artists in the now Zoom theatre/filmed and streamed theatre age. I love it all.
A fellowship!!
Currently we are not holding auditions but submissions of headshots and resumes are always welcome by uploading your materials to Casting Manager.
Alex always brings inspiration and shares it generously.
2020 is almost over.
A year like no other- we coped, and cried, and coped some more.
We also celebrated awards!
What lingers? It is missing you because you are the BEST people❣️
DCMDVA performers, directors, and designers-all the theatre pros - are not only artistic phenoms, you are wise, funny, compassionate and very, very kind. Most especially, you are always up for a hug!!!
I want to see you all in 2021 (when we can be certain that we will all be safe).
So, until then, sending wishes, hopes & dreams for love, health, happiness, peace & joy wrapped up in scads of virtual hugs❣️‼️❣️
Please consider a donation to 1st Stage. "One of America's most impressive smaller regional companies" - The Wall Street Journal Dear Friends, In October, at our second Virtual Roundtable, actor Craig
Living these phenomenal artists!!
At this very moment, eleven phenomenal artists are creating brand new, never-before-seen solo pieces as part of the Commission of Solo Work. Frank Britton, Jasmin Cardenas, Gary-Kayi Fletcher, Khanisha Foster, Jeremy Keith Hunter, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, James J. Johnson, Natsu Onoda Power, Brian Quijada, Juan Francisco Villa, and Justin Weaks are each working on an incredible new story and our community will get to share in that creative process! Keep watching the 1st Stage website, e-blasts, and social media for exclusive discussions and interviews with these amazing playwrights and performers as they build new pieces onto the theatrical landscape of 2021.
It's such a privilege to have you with us on this journey. Thank you for being a part of the 1st Stage family! Please consider a donation at www.1ststage.org.
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