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ANMT's Musical Theatre Boot Camp is
a summer series of workshops, lectures, and practicums culminating in a
conference on the Biz of the Musical Theatre Biz. The Boot Camp is a
chance to work quickly over a concentrated six week period (July 17 through
August 2).
A
concentrated version of the full Book Lab curriculum offered as part of
ANMT's Introductory program, with an assignment a week instead of an
assignment a month. (If you're planning to take the Introductory
program, this course will fulfill your Lab requirement).
Topics covered will include: structure, dramatic action, dialogue, spotting
songs, adaptation, and an introduction to the all-important craft of
outlining.
Six
Thursday evenings from 7:00-10:00 pm beginning June 22nd
A
concentrated version of the full Lyric Lab curriculum offered as part of
ANMT's Introductory program, with a unit a week instead of a unit a month. (If you're planning to take the Introductory
program, this course will fulfill your Lab requirement).
Topics covered will include: prosody, structure, rhyme, character through
diction, spotting songs, and progressions.
Six
Wednesday evenings from 7:00-10:00 pm beginning June 21st
A
concentrated version of the full Music Lab curriculum offered as part of ANMT's Introductory program, with an assignment a week instead of an
assignment a month. (If you're planning to take the Introductory
program, this course will fulfill your Lab requirement).
Topics covered will include: style, melody, prosody, harmony, rhythm, form,
notation, chord symbols, and preparing a score for rehearsal.
Seven
Wednesday evenings 7:00-10:00 pm beginning June 21st
Nothing is more important to a musical than the outline. Peter Stone
used to say that the book is the structure of the evening. Go from idea to
final outline in five weeks, one guided step every week.
Five
Monday evenings from 7:00-10:00 pm beginning June 19th
Six
in-depth sessions on Frank Loesser's classic musical, Guys and Dolls.
Participants begin each evening together, then break into sessions.
Composers will analyze the score on a note-by-note level, examining harmony,
chord progressions, key changes, vocal ranges, intros/outs, fills, counters,
etc. Lyricists will analyze the lyrics on a syllable-by-syllable
level, examining poetic meter and form, character through diction, refrain
structure and progression, metaphor, and song-spotting. Bookwriters
will analyze the book on a a word-by-word level, examining character arcs,
motivations, literary themes, diction, conflict, subplot, exposition,
action, lead-ins, book content of lyrics, scene breaks, and forward-pointing
action.
Six
Tuesday evenings from 7:00-10:00 pm beginning June 20th
Tips, tricks, cheats and inside-scoop about what producers look for in
submissions. Bring in a one-line version of your show, along with a
three-line version, and a half-page pitch, If you have a CD, bring
that too.
Three pitches from this session will be selected by producers to be pitched
live at the Biz of the Musical Theatre Biz conference on July 15.
One
Monday evening from 7:00-11:00 pm June 26th. Enrollment limited to fifteen projects
A
immersion into the mind of an actor. Experience how an
actor analyzes a script. You'll learn how to focus moments through action and
intent, create character beats, understand
motivation, and
perform a short piece using your new vocabulary and tools.
A
great way to find out what goes through an actor's mind when he approaches a
script you've written!
Two
Saturday evenings from 7:00-10:00 pm June 17th and 24th
Want to be a music director? Want to turn your piano skills into cash?
The art and business of being a Music Director, particularly in
Los Angeles. Topics include: working with directors and
choreographers, breaking down the score, your role in casting, dealing with
actor/singers, dealing with singer/actors, time management during rehearsal,
chorus rehearsals, breaking down parts, conducting from the piano, phrasing
for singers and musicians, underscoring and vamps, prepping subs, marking
the score, the sitzprobe, and making yourself beloved and
indispensable.
One
Weekend only. Saturday, July 8th and Sunday, July 9th from 10:00 am to
5:00 pm.
Want to get into directing on the ground floor? Learn
the craft of directing staged readings. Topics include:
script analysis, communication with actors, writers and your musical
director; rehearsal protocol, time management, choreography and staging
techniques at the music stand,
working with writers to solve script issues that arise in the rehearsal
process, examining the challenges and goals of a reading vs. a fully staged
production.
Two
weekends. Sat/Sun July 22/23 and Sat/Sun July 29/30
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Performance Workshop with final Cabaret presentation. For
actor/singers. Topics include: selecting the right song, intention,
character, commitment, imagery, relationships with pianists, drama through
musicality, musical confidence.
Two
consecutive Saturdays: June 17 & 24 11:00am to 5:00pm
Public performance on Sunday, June 25th at the MBar 7:30pm
(rehearsal call time from 4:00-7:00pm). Enrollment limited to 12 performers
A wild and wooly ride for
actors, directors, and writers alike, in which brand-new (short) musicals
are written, rehearsed and performed, all within 36 hours.
July 28-30th. Performance at 8:15 pm on Sunday, July 30th.
Here's how it works:
Friday, July 28th
7:00-8:00PM
Bookwriters pull out of a hat
the following:
1. a lyricist collaborator
2. a composer collaborator
3. 1-5 actors to write for
4. Three random variables (like a location, a catch-phrase, a prop,
etc.)
There will be a theme for the
evening, loosely tying together the musicals.
8:00-10:30PM
Teams collaborate on the
book (idea) of the musical
10:30PM
Bookwriters go home and
type.
Saturday, July 29th
NOON
Bookwriters email completed
script to collaborators
Teams bring copies of their
musical to their director and music director
10:00AM
The actors arrive and
rehearsals begin.
11:00-3:00
Each Director is assigned
rehearse one or two shows to rehearse in any fashion he thinks best.
Suggestion: spend alternating half-hours with each show, giving actors
half-hour segments to begin memorizing; conclude afternoon with a
run-through of each show.
3:00-6:00PM
Actors go home and memorize
their script; directors, writers and stage managers assemble props, SFX, or
whatever else needs assembling. Type/copy program.
6:00PM
Actors return.
Directors have 15 minutes in the Main Hall (per show); but actors can use
other corners of the space before and after their call.
8:15 pm
Performance for invited
audience. Suggested donation $10
