High School Muscial Workshop set in Wichita
High School Muscial Workshop set in Wichita
“High School Musical” is one of the hit shows to be presented this summer at Music Theatre of Wichita.
Next week, the directors of the show will present free drama and dance workshops for teenagers and their teachers.
The workshops are geared for singing actors ages 12 to 19.
Wayne Bryan, producing director at Music Theatre of Wichita, will present audition tips. Roger Castellano, the director and choreographer for the show, will teach general movement as well as dance steps from the show. And Brian Hamilton, music director for MTW’s “High School Musical,” will teach songs from the show.
The workshops will be especially valuable for teenagers interested in trying out for youth roles in MTW’s “High School Musical.” Those auditions will be in March and April.
The show will play June 13-17 in Century II Concert Hall to launch MTW’s 36th season.
Wichita will be one of only five cities in the country to see “High School Musical” on stage next year when the new show kicks off the summer season for Music Theatre of Wichita.
Also getting rights for 2007 are theaters in Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh.
The local workshop sessions will last three hours and will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 9; 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10; 2 and 6 p.m. Feb. 11; and 6 p.m. Feb. 12.
Also, Bryan, Castellano and Hamilton will present two-hour-long workshops for middle school and high school teachers on how to prepare and present student musicals at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 and 10 a.m. Feb. 17.
