Acting and Musical Theater

 

ACTING CLASS

Tuesday    9 - 12 yr olds 6:30 - 7:45 Action I
Thursday 13 - 18 yr olds 6:45 - 8:00 Acting II

Students will get the chance to experience different character work, vocal exploration, and lots of improvisational exercises. Each class will begin with an exciting energy and/or vocal warm-up. Students will also get the opportunity to work with some text; both monologues and scene work. The goal for this class is for each student to grab an opportunity to "color outside of the lines". This is the chance for all of us to let imagination and reality come together. We'll explore characters we never thought we could be, and play in situations we never thought we'd find ourselves in. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! All characters welcome.

 

Aly Cross

Aly Wirth Cross has been teaching Acting and Musical Theatre at Stageworkz for about three years now. She began her career studying theatre performance at Miami University (OH) where she received her BFA in 1997. After graduating, she moved to the "Big Bad Apple" and spent 10 years there doing several regional productions and professional tours; including Peter Pan, Grand Hotel, Hair, and Three Days of Rain. The NYC Fringe Festival nominated her "Best Actress in a Play" in 2008 for her portrayal of Heloise in Anais Nin Goes To Hell. She was also seen singing with her original band, i like orange, and began her own theatre company (Cocktail 6) with a group of friends. This fringe company put up several Off-Off Broadway shows and was really where Aly discovered her love for directing. Finally, she decided to leave NYC and move to Maryland! Some of her recent directing credits include, Annie Jr. & Peter Pan with Stageworkz, and Lil' Abner with The Talent Machine. ("If you ain't nervous...you ain't WORKIN'"! - AWC)

 

Caitlyn McClellan

Caitlyn Hoyt is 23 and has been dancing for 20 years. She is from Laruel, Maryland and currently resides in Gambrills. She originally began studying ballet with Maryland Ballet Theatre in which she performed in such productions as The Nutcracker, Babes in Toyland, and Sleeping Beauty. She then studied at Stageworkz for three years with focuses in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical. Caitlyn choreographed numerous musicals such as Oliver, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and the famous Marx brothers musical Animal Crackers. Caitlyn has a BM from The Catholic University of America, with a focus in Musical Theatre. Some shows that she has worked in are Sunday in the Park With George, Evita, The Music Man, 42nd Street, Oliver, Annie Get Your Gun, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and many more. Caitlyn has been teaching at Stageworkz for 4 years and is thrilled to be back this year. At Stageworkz she teaches ballet, and directs music for the Musical Theatre Workshops.

 

Amy Sonntag -

Amy Sonntag is excited to be back to where she learned it all! Since leaving Stageworkz many moons ago, Amy has received her BM in Music Theatre from the Catholic University, performed at Disney World, and performed all over the world with Feld Entertainment's Disney Live. After three years of performing with Disney Live, Amy went on to become a Performance Director for the company. Touring is great, but Amy missed having a 'normal life' and is thrilled to be back in the area. Since returning last year she has performed with Toby's Dinner Theatre, taught with Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, and begun prerequisites to apply for her Masters. She loves sharing her love of dance and music theatre with kids - especially at Talent Machine and Stageworks where she learned everything she knows! Catch the Energy!