Workshop Sucess

Tonight was Stage Right's first Austin, TX workshop.

I had gone round and round on whether or not I wanted to start doing workshops without knowing exactly where our permanent location would be, so I decided to just do one workshop as a "feeler" to see if there would be interest in a more permanent program.

I set up the first workshop to be "Singing the Story" which would be based around the core of musical theater, acting. Then sprinkled in some singing technique, learning a chorus number, and games. We even performed the scene we learned and the song at the end for the parents. I had a good turnout for a studio with no location and no students. HA HA. 5 girls. Not bad. I hosted the workshop at my daughter's dance studio, Dance Emotions in Cedar, Park, TX. and I have to say, Sarah, the studio owner has been AWESOME to work with. She has been very informative when I have asked her questions about leasing space and told me several things I was totally clueless about. So thank you again Sarah, you're a real class act! You can check their website out HERE

The kids were really great tonight! I had 5 girls ranging in age from 6-12 and let me tell you, these kids can sing. I chose to have them sing "Anything you can do" from Annie get your Gun. They were so enthusiastic and animated AND they sang on pitch and had beautiful voices. A definite perk. You don't always get that right out of the gate. The kids also practiced a short skit along with several acting games all mixed in with my lectures explaining what is was all for....the bigger picture.

All in all, the workshop was a success and I look forward to doing more in the near future.

Progress is slow going

Since I last updated, we have decided to hold off on renting a studio space for several reasons. The main reason being that we couldn't fit our specs into our time line. Originally, we planned on opening right before summer and that still seems to be our best bet.

In the meantime, we'll be holding several workshops in the next few months. With the first one being on November 20th at Dance Emotions in Cedar Park, TX.

Go HERE for more information.