2018
YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE
SUMMER PROGRAM
TWO WEEK - YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER PROGRAM
Ages 8-18
TRAIN WITH PROFESSIONALS!
SING, ACT, DANCE AND REHEARSE
FOR
Ages 8-18
TRAIN WITH PROFESSIONALS!
SING, ACT, DANCE AND REHEARSE
FOR
Week #1 - Monday July 9 - Saturday July 14
Week #2 - Monday July 16 - Friday July 20
10am - 4pm
Week #2 - Monday July 16 - Friday July 20
10am - 4pm
Dress Rehearsal - Evening of Friday July 20
3 Performances of Bye Bye Birdie to be presented
Saturday July 21 - 1:30pm and 6:30pm
Sunday July 22 - 1:30pm
Location for two week intensive and performances of BYE BYE BIRDIE
THEATRE BURLINGTON - 2311 New St., Burlington
3 Performances of Bye Bye Birdie to be presented
Saturday July 21 - 1:30pm and 6:30pm
Sunday July 22 - 1:30pm
Location for two week intensive and performances of BYE BYE BIRDIE
THEATRE BURLINGTON - 2311 New St., Burlington
Your Instructors
Leslie Gray
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Leslie enjoys passing on her love of musical theatre to the next generation of talented performers. Leslie is a freelance choreographer, performer and teacher, having taught all ages of young talent. Locally she has taught musical theatre classes and ran workshops for ArtHouse, Centre Stage, Burlington Dance Academy, Halton International Dance Day and The Stirling Festival Arts Camp. Leslie has choreographed for H.T.I., Theatre Aquarius, local schools and events, and with her own professional company, KooGle Theatre. She has won numerous awards for her choreography. Leslie entered the world of professional musical theatre after training at Sheridan College and has been a member of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association since 2001. She has performed in theatres across Ontario. Her favourite roles include Sister Amnesia in Nunsense, Cinderella in Into The Woods, Erma in Anything Goes, Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain, Val in A Chorus Line, Logainne in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Lily St. Regis in Annie.
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Cara is an actor, singer and teacher who lives in Toronto. Originally from Ottawa, Cara moved to Toronto to attend The Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. She has been teaching for over 15 years and has directed multiple productions for kids programs including Shrek, Peter Pan, Seussical and Anne of Green Gables. She also coaches privately for auditions and specializes in college and post secondary auditions. Besides coaching and teaching Cara is also a professional actor. Her favourite stage credits include: Songs for a New World (STF), Measure for Measure (Thought for Food Theatre), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (STC, KooGle Theatre). She will return to Ottawa this winter for Ottawa Musicals annual Holiday Panto. Karen has her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen’s University, majoring in vocal music and drama. She also holds a Bachelor of Education degree (music, drama and dance) from Queen’s University’s “Artist in Community Education” program. Karen is an Ontario Certified Teacher, and a member of both the Ontario Registered Music Teacher’s Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Karen grew up in the Milton/Burlington area, trained as a young dancer at Sundance Studios by some of Burlington’s “arts legends” including Ellen Wilkes Irmisch and Sue Irmisch-Brown, performed with Theatre Burlington and played the clarinet with the Burlington Teen Tour Band’s Junior Redcoats. Karen went on to work as a professional performer, music director and choreographer. Highlights of this chapter of her life include touring Ontario with the 1000 Islands Playhouse production of the musical “Anne and Gilbert” (the sequel to Anne of Green Gables), music directing a three-theatre tour of the Brampton Theatre School’s “Blood Brothers”, and choreographing “White Christmas” for Burlington’s own Drury Lane Theatre. Karen currently works with the Peel DSB and for the past several years, she has built a special education music program for high school students with unique learning needs, including students on the Autism spectrum. Since 2007, Karen has also maintained an active private voice teaching studio. Karen recently played the role of Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Rose Theatre) and Princess Fiona in Shrek (for which she won the Act-Co Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical). Burlington’s Drury Lane Theatre audiences may recognize her from the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky) or Anne of Green Gables (Diana Barry). Her and her fiancé, Christian, love creating music together in their home studio, and have recently taken up Latin and swing dancing! Karen is excited to come back to the place that “started it all” for her: the Burlington arts community, and excited to work with KooGle-a group that understands the value of arts education and opportunity in our beautiful city! |
Your Stage Manager
Melissa Arsenault
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Melissa is a graduate of Sheridan's Technical Production for Theatre and Live Events program. She has worked in a wide variety of entertainment fields, from theatre to dance and street performance to festivals. Melissa has recently become a full time Shift Manager at Kitchen Stuff Plus. She misses working in Theatre a lot and knew when KooGle asked her to do another production she couldn’t say no. This will be Melissa’s 7th KooGle Theatre Production and she will always be willing and happy to come back for more! They never disappoint. Introducing the arts to kids at a young age is so important and Melissa is looking forward to being part of Bye Bye Birdie Youth! |