PlayMakers Repertory Company at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announces the fifth Summer Youth Conservatory, re-imagined for 2012.
Applications are due March 2; auditions are March 10-11 for the unique educational and performance opportunity that includes working with professional directors, choreographers and musical directors at PlayMakers.
The conservatory will feature three programs. Theatre Intensive and Theatre Tech are for high school students, and a new program called Theatre Quest is for middle-schoolers.
In Theatre Intensive, a cast of 25 actors will have the opportunity to train, rehearse and perform in a professional theater space — PlayMakers’ Paul Green Theatre — as they prepare to present the Tony Award-winning musical satire, “Urinetown: The Musical,” from July 19-22. Classes and rehearsals begin June 18. Tuition is $1,500 per actor, with scholarships available based on financial need.
Theatre Tech is an in-depth program in scenic, costume and lighting design. The program includes 10 days of technical curriculum, followed by a month-long apprenticeship with PlayMakers’ professional staff. Classes begin June 11, with apprenticeship appointments beginning June 20. Tuition is $750, with scholarships available based on financial need.
Theatre Intensive and “Urinetown” will be cast by application and audition only. Theatre Tech enrollment is based on application and subsequent interview.
Theatre Quest is a series of weeklong classes that will give students the opportunity to train with professional artists in a variety of subjects: “The Fundamentals of Acting,” “Shakespeare,” “Stage Combat,” “Acting for the Camera” and “Improv and Physical Theatre: The Art of Creating a Character.” Students can participate in one week of training or all five. Enroll by contacting Jennifer Wales at (919) 962-2491, jwales@unc.edu. Tuition is $300 per week.
For more information on auditions and to download an application for Theatre Intensive and Theatre Tech, visit www.playmakersrep.org/outreach/syc.
“Urinetown” will be directed by longtime PlayMakers company member Julie Fishell, along with guest director Jeff Stanley.
