Instructor: Tony Republicano

Saturdays, 10:00am - 11:15am

5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22

Challenge your creativity, confidence, and build trust in yourself and fellow performers as you create characters and scenarios on the spot.  Tony Republicano has been teaching at Curtain Call since its inception and is proud to be on the Connecticut Office of the Arts Teaching Artist Roster, a resource of high-quality Connecticut artists juried for excellence in their art forms and their capacity to work in schools and community settings. He brings a variety of theatre programs to Higher Order Thinking schools throughout the state and performs social-issue theatre (anti-bullying, diversity, etc.) with Interactive Educational Theatre. He’s a member of SAG-AFTRA whose credits include Person of Interest, Blue Bloods, Law and Order: SVU, The Good Wife, The Following and several independent films. Tony’s also appeared on local stages.

Registration: $220

Instructor: Eli Newsom

Thursdays, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13

A trademark style of Broadway dance, thanks to musicals like 42nd Street, Anything Goes and Crazy For You. Eli Newsom has been teaching tap dance for 12 years. His highly-rated DVD series, Tap Dance Made Easy, has become the most popular instructional tap dance video series available. He created an iPhone app entitled Tap App: a pocket reference of popular tap steps. Eli’s taught with Chelsea Studios and Broadway Dance Center. He’s a local director, music director, teacher, actor, the Artistic Director of Bridgeport Theatre Company, and appeared in Curtain Call’s productions of The Full Monty and 42nd St.

Registration: $112

Instructor: Tracy Locke

Tuesdays, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11

Comedy is a relief we all enjoy in life, regardless of its style: off-the-wall and unexpected, dark and sardonic, or honest and off-the-cuff. Build confidence, trust, and creative expression as you explore improv, sketch and stand-up comedy! Tracy Locke is thrilled to be back with Curtain Call after four years in LA where she taught improvisation, sketch, drama and stand-up comedy with Star Education. She’s studied improvisation with Upright Citizens Brigade (NYC & LA), Second City, IO West, Chicago City Limits and the Groundlings, and stand-up with the American Comedy Institute.

Registration: $220

Curtain Call’s 2013 Summerstock

Performance Workshop Program is…

Based on the Book

Curtain Call’s Summerstock Performance Workshop Program offers fun, creative and challenging full-day curriculums for ages eleven through sixteen. Our intensive programs focus on acting, improv, musical theatre and Shakespeare, while creating a safe and comfortable environment that promotes confidence and social development.

Now entering its 23^rd summer, Summerstock will be Based on the Book: exploring plays and musicals adapted from fables, fiction and literature. Every two weeks begins a new and exciting program:

Summerstock Creative Theatre: Adapted to the Stage (ages 11 to 16)

June 24 to July 3, 2013; Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Explore plays, characters and scenarios adapted from literature through improv, modern acting and Shakespeare performance. Registration: $725

Summerstock Musical Theatre:  Broadway by the Book (ages 11 to 16)

July 8 to 19, 2013; Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm

A tribute to musicals based on our favorite novels, books and stories! Registration: $800

(Register for both Creative Theatre and Musical Theatre and save $150!!!)

Summerstock Creative Theatre: Adapted to the Stage (ages 11 to 16)

June 24 to July 3, 2013; Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Explore plays, characters and scenarios adapted from literature through improv, modern acting and Shakespeare performance.

Registration: $725

Summerstock Musical Theatre:  Broadway by the Book (ages 11 to 16)

July 8 to 19, 2013; Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm

A tribute to musicals based on our favorite novels, books and stories!

Registration: $800

(Register for both Creative Theatre and Musical Theatre and save $150!!!)

Curtain Call’s 2013 Summerstock Junior 

Performance Workshop Program is…

Based on the Book

Curtain Call’s Summerstock Junior Performance Workshop Program offers fun, creative and challenging full-day curriculums for ages six through eleven. Our intensive programs promote confidence and social development.

Now entering its 23^rd summer, Summerstock will be Based on the Book: exploring plays and musicals adapted from fables, fiction and literature. Every two weeks begins a new and exciting program:

Summerstock Junior: Storybook Stages (ages 6 to 11)

Session One: July 22 to August 2, 2013; Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 3:00pm

Session Two: August 5 to 16, 2013; Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 3:00pm

A well-rounded exploration of acting, improv, music, dance and basic stage craft with a showcase performance adapted from classic children’s literature.

Registration: $750 for each two-week session.

(Register for both sessions of Summerstock Junior and save $150!!!)

Students work in age-appropriate groups under area professionals specialized in the performing arts. All programs take place at the Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, with two stages, two studio classrooms and air-conditioning. Each two-week session culminates in a showcase performance for an invited audience! All students should bring a lunch and should dress comfortably and wear appropriate footwear: no flip-flops, sandals, open-toed shoes or “heelies.”

Summerstock Junior: Storybook Stages (ages 6 to 11)

Session One: July 22 to August 2, 2013; Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 3:00pm

A well-rounded exploration of acting, improv, music, dance and basic stage craft with a showcase performance adapted from classic children’s literature.

Registration: $750

(Register for both sessions of Summerstock Junior and save $150!!!)

Students work in age-appropriate groups under area professionals specialized in the performing arts. All programs take place at the Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, with two stages, two studio classrooms and air-conditioning. Each two-week session culminates in a showcase performance for an invited audience! All students should bring a lunch and should dress comfortably and wear appropriate footwear: no flip-flops, sandals, open-toed shoes or “heelies.”

Summerstock Junior: Storybook Stages (ages 6 to 11)

Session Two: August 5 to 16, 2013; Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 3:00pm

A well-rounded exploration of acting, improv, music, dance and basic stage craft with a showcase performance adapted from classic children’s literature.

Registration: $750

(Register for both sessions of Summerstock Junior and save $150!!!)

Students work in age-appropriate groups under area professionals specialized in the performing arts. All programs take place at the Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, with two stages, two studio classrooms and air-conditioning. Each two-week session culminates in a showcase performance for an invited audience! All students should bring a lunch and should dress comfortably and wear appropriate footwear: no flip-flops, sandals, open-toed shoes or “heelies."