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    The Kenny Awards

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    SING YOUR STORY

    Monday, April 3-Friday, April 7, 2023 (5 days)

    9am-4pm

    Showcase on Friday, April 7

    Tuition: $150

    Financial assistance available

    Using a song of their choice, students will explore their unique life experience to create a connecting monologue and Sing their Story. Students will devise their own ideas, lighting, and costumes leading to a personalized performance where they are the STAR! SING YOUR STORY will culminate in a showcase on the 710 Main stage open to the community.  Ages 10-17.

     

    STORIES OF MOTION 

    Monday, April 3-Friday, April 7, 2023 (5 days)

    9am-3pm

    Showcase on Friday, April 7

    Tuition: $150

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    A week-long dance intensive that explores different forms, techniques, and cultural dances that shape our stories. From West African, Jazz, Tap, Salsa and Hip Hop, dancers will experience high quality teaching, an inclusive environment, and an appreciation for the history and legacy of dance. All experience levels of dance are welcomed. Ages 10-17.

     

    SHEA'S SUMMER MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE

    Monday, July 10-Friday, July 21 (10 days)

    9am-4pm

    Shea’s 710 and Shea’s Buffalo Theatres

    Showcase at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre

    Tuition: $300

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    The Musical Theatre Intensive focuses on developing the next generation of storytellers enhancing and nourishing their acting, singing, dancing, and writing skills. Working with local area theatre professionals, students will do a deep dive into story structure, exploring classic and modern themes, leading to the creation of an original full-length musical. Along the way students will develop transferable life skills using creative problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking. The original musical will be performed live on the SHEA’S Buffalo stage.   Ages 10-17.

    ACTOR'S EDGE SUMMER THEATRE INTENSIVE 

    Monday, July 24-Friday, August 4 (10 days)

    9am-4pm

    Shea’s 710 Theatre

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    Tuition: $300

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    2-week summer acting intensive for High School students.

    Gain an edge on your acting expertise with our two weeklong summer intensive. Students will be exposed to a vast body of techniques including Linklater, Viewpoints, Michael Chekhov, Meisner and Uta Hagen. The intensive is designed with emphasis on theatre values such as intellectual curiosity, artistic integrity, and equity inclusion to encourage a broad range of theatrical approaches.  The program will end with an actors’ showcase at The Smith Theatre for an invited audience of family and friends. Ages 13-17.

     

    AUDITION

    Location: Rehearsal Hall 2

    Friday May 12th 5pm-8pm and Saturday May 13th 3pm-6pm

    Actors are to prepare a 1 minute dramatic or comedic monologue from a full length play. To schedule an audition slot or for more information contact Alicia Rainey at arainey@sheas.org. Visit our monologue library to find yours!

    COMEDY ON CUE

    Monday, August 7-Friday, August 11 (5 days)

    9am-4pm

    Shea’s Smith Theatre

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    Tuition: $150.00

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    Join the Shea’s comedy writer’s room as we take a deep dive into screenwriting, improvisation and sitcom structure to create pilot episodes before a live studio audience. Actors and writers will create a full studio audience experience complete with theme songs, and commercials all packed with punch lines on CUE!  Showcase at Shea’s 710 Theatre for an invited audience of family and friends. Ages 9-12

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