BOOT CAMP
WORKSHOPS
Before ATTENDING sessions, read up on the teaching artists who will be leading the workshops, and what they have to offer!
WEDNESDAY
BLOCK 1 (5PM-6PM)
ADVANCED BUILDING w/ C + Chan
(Shop)
INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Carter (Ovation Director) + Channing Grace (Ovation Alum)
DESCRIPTION:
Been around the shop a few times? Let’s make things a little more complicated, join Mr C and Channing in the tech shop to build some sawhorses! Get experience with the table saw, making angled cuts, get the inside scoop about making cut lists, and assemble something that will stay in the shop forever!!
ACTING: PLAY THE OPPOSITE!
(Stage)
INSTRUCTOR: Caylyn Schaefer (Teacher, Director, Former E Student)
DESCRIPTION: Need some tools on how to get out of your head in a scene?? Need some tips on how to ace your scene reading auditions? In this workshop we will explore to get into your body and out of your head by playing with extreme contrast!
WHAT TO DO w/ YOUR MONOLOGUE
(Black Box)
INSTRUCTOR: Mallory Thornton (Ovation Officer)
DESCRIPTION: Let’s go through what a monologue is and figure out how to perfect it! We will be showing different tips and tricks Mal’s learned and that have helped me do monologues in the past.
BLOCK 2 (6PM-7PM)
WHAT DIRECTORS WANT
(Black Box)
INSTRUCTOR: Cody Edgar + Katy Tagliabue (Directors, Best Friends, Mortal Enemies)
DESCRIPTION: Mr. E and Mrs. T answer your burning questions and give you tips on how to have a fun and succesful high school theatre career. It will be silly and fun beep bop bop bop beep
TECH DESIGN: Collaborate!
(C’s Room)
INSTRUCTOR: David Smith (Technician, Teacher)
DESCRIPTION: Let’s work to make a tech masterpiece! In this class we will explore the different types of communication, how to visualize your vision, and how to practice collaborating with your peers through your work!
ACTING: PLAY THE OPPOSITE!
(Stage)
INSTRUCTOR: Caylyn Schaefer (Teacher, Director, Former E Student)
DESCRIPTION: Need some tools on how to get out of your head in a scene?? Need some tips on how to ace your scene reading auditions? In this workshop we will explore to get into your body and out of your head by playing with extreme contrast!
BLOCK 3 (7PM-8PM)
TECH DESIGN: Collaborate!
(Carter’s Room)
INSTRUCTOR: David Smith (Technician, Teacher)
DESCRIPTION: Let’s work to make a tech masterpiece! In this class we will explore the different types of communication, how to visualize your vision, and how to practice collaborating with your peers through your work!
IMPROV 102
(Stage)
INSTRUCTOR: Sienna Cowsert and Andi Delaney (Improvaganza Captains)
DESCRIPTION: This workshop will focus on the skill of ending an Improv Scene. The captains will teach how to utilize “if then” and “finding the game” to bring any improvisational scene to an end.
FILMMAKING: MAKE A SCENE!!
(Black Box)
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Taylor (Film Director/Producer, Ovation Filmographer)
DESCRIPTION: Hands-on workshop where students break into groups to form a film crew and their challenge is to bring a scene to life, on the fly. Each group will pull a mystery prompt from a hat: it might be a scene idea, a genre remix, or even a three-sentence micro-script. From there, the group will assign roles in order to storyboard and shoot a 90 second scene using their phone.