Stage Right Productions

Hakuna Matata

2011-08-04T06:53:00.000-07:00

It's our problem-free philosophy!

Stage Right hosting a FREE dance workshop taught by our very own Alayna Boyd to kick start our Broadway Dance fall class. Broadway combines singing and acting in a dually taught class where students learn Broadway chorus numbers. It's FUN, it's busts your chops, gets that dancing in while still having the fun element of singing that kids love.

Come on out on Tuesday, August 9th from 10am-11am for this free workshop. Please RSVP to andrea@stagerightproductions.org as we can only fit in the first 20 dancers.

We've added a FREE workshop

2011-07-20T09:03:00.000-07:00

Because of it's popularity, we have added a second "Broadway Babies" class for July 30th at 9am. Please email andrea@stagerightproductions.org to reserve your spot today, that one is filling up fast too!!!

Broadway Babies free workshop is FULL!

2011-07-19T16:31:00.000-07:00

Our free introductory workshop, Broadway Babies on August 6th from 10am-11am is officially FULL. If you would still like to try this class out or any other class on our fall schedule, please feel free to send an email to andrea@stagerightproductions.org for info on free trial classes starting the week of August 22nd-26th.

You and/or your child may attend any classes or even watch private voice lesson any time during the year to see if that is something you and your child would like to commit to for a semester.

If you register your child for fall classes before August 15th, we're offering a $20 discount off of the registration!!!

FREE Workshops

2011-07-18T09:51:00.001-07:00

We're trying to get the word out that we are HERE and we are OPEN!!! I'm excited to be hosting a few free workshops in the next coming weeks. Come on over and check us out! be sure to RSVP to andrea@stagerightproductions.org so we can get you in. We can only take the first 20 kids. If people go crazy and we get a lot of overflow on one class we may offer open another day. :-)

Saturday July 30th

10am-12pm
Adventures in Theatre: This interactive workshop teaches young actors to embrace their imaginations by embarking on journeys through stories brought to life by the magic of theatre. Through games, storytelling, and improvisation, students will learn to use their full body, voice, and imagination to tackle the challenges characters face in these timeless narratives. (ages 6-11)

6pm-7pm
Improv: Bring the family and step into the story as we break every convention we know of and create some new ones along the way. Students young and old in this workshop will learn how to assess the energy in the room more quickly, how to participate in it, and, more importantly, how to play in it. Most of the class is about unlocking you to a point where you are milking the fun in each and every moment on stage and off. (ages- 5 and up)

Saturday August 6th

10-11am
Broadway Babies:This introductory class is to teach your little drama queen or king to sing and dance to the songs of Broadway! Students play theatre games and practice songs from Broadway shows. The confidence and comfort with the stage is fully developed in this class as students enjoy the excitement of learning the art of Broadway performing. . (Ages 2-4)

11am-12pm
Broadway Kids: Sing, dance, and perform! Boys and girls will have lessons in vocal technique, emotional expression, acting, movement, and stage elements. This class promotes self-confidence, emotional awareness, and dramatic expression. (Ages 5-7)

5pm-7pm

Triple Threats: Students in this group bond together to create small a performance where they show off their newly acquired skills; singing, acting, and dancing! Thus the “triple threat” is born.

(Ages 12-18)

Let the cleaning commense!

2011-07-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

We have been spending late nights at the studio cleaning and painting and getting ready for our summer camps and fall classes. Our sign will be going up this weekend, make sure to drive by and check us out!

Also, we have some discounts available for a limited time:

---Mention us to a friend and receive $10 off for you AND your friend for your first month.

---If you find a flier around town, mention where you saw it and receive a $10 discount on either the camps or fall classes. (This is a potential savings of $20 off of your first month when you combine the offers)

---If you take one of our summer camps, the registration fee will be WAIVED for fall classes!!!

Take advantage of these deals before our classes fill up!!!

Advertising.

2011-06-21T08:59:00.000-07:00

Now that our lease has been signed, permit applications put in, inspections scheduled, it's time to ADVERTISE like crazy for this summer's camps, and fall classes.

Today, we headed up to Target to place fliers on cars in the parking lot. We checked with the city to see if we needed permits and were told to just get permission from the store manager. She was very nice, and let me to go it. It took 30 minutes to pass out 100 fliers, and I could have easily done 50 more.

We'll also be hitting up the other Target, Walmart, grocery stores, and the mall if we can figure out who to get permission from.

Hopefully, we get a few hits off of these fliers to make all of the sweat worth our while. :-)

Summer Camps Announced

2011-06-13T07:04:00.001-07:00

Summer 2011

Summer camps/workshops will be held at Stage Right's new facility, located at

300 Brushy Creek Rd #502, Cedar Park, TX 78613.

Pirates Ahoy!, ages 5-10 $90

July 25th ‐ 29th • Monday‐Friday • 10:00am‐1:00pm • performance July 30th

Music, acting, dance, art, and storytelling "smashed up" into an original pirate filled musical! With selections from Annie, Peter Pan, Oliver, and more, this workshop is perfect for elementary-aged students interested in the fundamentals of creating and performing, or for kids with an interest in the arts who just want to have a good time. Students enjoy a two-week camp and parents enjoy a performance of a one-act mini-musical created by "yer mateys".

Truth & Story, ages 11-18 $150

August 1st ‐ 12th • Monday‐Friday • 6:00pm‐9:00pm • performance August 13th

Two of the essential elements that make the magic of Musical Theatre possible are truth and story. Truth speaks to the human connection. Story speaks to the journey traveled. At Stage Right's Musical Theatre Summer Camp, students enter a two-week-long camp to learn how to find the story and their own truth in acting, speech, and song. They'll work with Broadway selections from Wicked, 13, The Last 5 Years, and Into the Woods, as well as the scenes that lead into them, learning new skills and having a good time while gaining confidence in the process.

BIG NEWS!!!

2011-06-08T08:47:00.000-07:00

Stage Right Productions has a new location of our very own!!! It's been a year in the making but it's finally here.

Classes, summer camps, musicals, and overall fun in ONE spot. We're SOOO excited.

Visit us online at www.stagerightproductions.org

OR

300 Brushy Creek #502
Cedar Park, TX 78613

Fall Classes will be as follows:

SINGING:

Baby Music: This is a Mommy & me music class that will thrill both children and adults! This educational class will feature classical music, Broadway, and favorite nursery rhymes in a fun, upbeat environment. The instructor will lead group activities and sing alongs as your young musician is exposed to new rhythm patterns, melodies and a diversity of percussion instruments each class session. Baby Music will stimulate important language development and increase music appreciation. (Ages 0-2)

Bitty Broadway: This Mommy and me class is to teach your little drama queen or king to sing and dance to the songs of Broadway! Students play theatre games and practice songs from Broadway shows. The confidence and comfort with the stage is fully developed in this class as students enjoy the excitement of learning the art of Broadway performing. (Ages 1-2)

Broadway Babies: Sing, dance, and perform! Boys and girls will have lessons in vocal technique, emotion expression, acting, movement, and stage elements. This class promotes self-confidence, emotional awareness, and dramatic expression. (Ages 3-4)

Broadway Kids: Sing, dance, and perform! Boys and girls will have lessons in vocal technique, emotion expression, acting, movement, and stage elements. This class promotes self-confidence, emotional awareness, and dramatic expression. (Ages 5-7)

Beginning & Intermediate Voice: As newcomers to vocal technique, students in this class will learn the basics of posture, breathing, range, and proper tonal production in a group setting. Students will be assigned music according to voice type and perform frequently for each other and gain a better understanding of the voice by watching the instructor work with their classmates. (all ages)

Advanced Voice: (Instructor approval needed) The advanced voice student has an understanding of proper tonal production, posture and breathing. We will work hands on to press the vocal limits of the student’s abilities in a group setting while also offering encouragement and critique to fellow classmates. (all ages)

Broadway: (combines singing and dance) Students enrolled in this class will spend a series of three 4 week sessions learning the dance steps and singing harmonies of chorus numbers to be performed in the end of the semester recitals. This class is a co-teacher opportunity for students to get the best of both worlds. Classes are held twice a week, students must attend both classes. (Ages 10-18 or upon instructor approval)

Singing the Story: (combines singing and acting) This class is for the singer who wishes to hone in their craft by learning to convey the emotional intent of the composer. Here we explore how to get into character, backstory, what is taking place in the musical during your song, etc. Students are assigned songs according to their voices, and perform both solos for each other and as a group frequently throughout the semester. (all ages)

Master Class: This class is held once a month with all art forms present and performing as a vehicle for teaching students proper performance techniques and audience etiquette as well as a way for students to see what other classes are learning. Students may perform either a solo or in groups or may choose a selection from class approved beforehand by the instructor. Each student must perform a minimum of once per semester. Parents are encouraged to attend. (all ages) One-time performance fee of $20 applies

ACTING:

Scenes and Monologues: In this class, students get a more in depth study of acting. Together they will research and perform monologues and scenes for the rest of the class and receive critiquing from instructors on how to delve more deeply into their characters. (Ages 12-18)

Adventures in Theater: This interactive class teaches young actors to embrace their imaginations by embarking on journeys through classic stories, brought to life through the magic of theatre. Through games, storytelling, and improvisation, students will learn to use their full body, voice and imaginations to tackle the challenges characters face in these timeless narratives. (Ages 6-11)

Improv: Step into advanced work as we break every convention we know of and create some new ones along the way. Students in this class will learn to assess the energy in the room more quickly and how to participate in it, and more importantly, how to play in it. Most of the class is about unlocking you to a point where you are milking the fun in each and every moment on stage and off. WARNING: Hilarity will ensue. (All ages)

DANCE:

Audition prep: In this class, students will learn a new 16 bar dance step every week, teaching students to become adaptable, quick learners who can master the art of the Broadway dance audition. Dance styles will be chosen each week from Broadway show excerpts and will vary in levels difficulty ranging in simple to more complicated as the semester progresses. (Ages 11-18, all skill levels)

Combo I: This is a beginner’s combination class that includes ballet and tap technique. Basic rhythm and tap choreography, as well as the foundations of ballet, will be taught. All classes are taught with a style and steps relating to Broadway shows. (Beginning)

Combo II: This is a combination class that includes ballet and tap technique. Rhythm and tap choreography, as well as the foundations of ballet, will be taught. Difficulty of steps will depend on class experience. All classes are taught with style and steps relating to Broadway shows. (Intermediate)

Combo III: This is a combination class includes ballet and tap technique. Rhythm and tap choreography, as well as the foundations of ballet, will be taught. Difficulty of steps will depend on class experience. All classes are taught with style and steps relating to Broadway shows. (Advanced)

GROUPS:

Triple Threats I: Students in this group bond together to create small performances where they show off their newly acquired skills; singing, acting, and dancing! Thus the “triple threat” is born. There is no audition required for this class. Throughout the year they will put on skits, shorts, and 1 Act shows. Parents are encouraged to attend performances. Students must be enrolled in classes in all 3 art forms, this class serves as any one of the 3, acting, singing, or dancing. (Ages 6-11)

Triple Threats II: Students in this group bond together to create small performances where they show off their newly acquired skills; singing, acting, and dancing! Thus the “triple threat” is born. There is no audition required for this class. Throughout the year they will put on skits, shorts, and 1 Act shows. Parents are encouraged to attend performances. Students must be enrolled in classes in all 3 art forms, this class serves as any one of the 3, acting, singing, or dancing. (Ages 12-18)

In the Spring we will be auditioning:

VocalEase: (by audition only) This is a show choir is based off of the popular tv show. Kids in this group will get the opportunity to perform both locally as well as tour during the summer. Music genre is pop as well as Musical Theatre. There will occasionally be outside rehearsals. (Additional travel fees and fund raising apply) (all ages)

Broadway Band: (by audition only) The only group of its kind, Broadway Band teaches instrumentalists about the need for versatility in the Broadway pit. Students learn pieces to be performed both as a band and in collaboration with other classes. In addition to collaborative efforts, band members perform and around the community as well as tour during the summer with VocalEase. There will occasionally be outside rehearsals. (Additional travel fees and fund raising apply) (all ages)

Workshop Sucess

2010-11-20T18:19:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-05T18:35:00.000-07:00

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.

Studio Space

2010-10-02T11:34:00.000-07:00

We have been negotiating with 3 separate studio spaces int he Cedar Park area. I'd hoping something works out soon. We've narrowed it down to 1 space, and I'm pretty excited about it. We should have news soon.

How it all started.

2010-09-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

So I kind of started a business this month by accident. Funny story really.

William and I have wanted to open a community theater for years. Especially when we were directing for local shows in Houston. We saw a definite NEED for some education to go into the community theater circuit. There were a few decent theater companies that gave classes in the Houston area, but there wasn't a place that was a studio combined with a theater.

So we decided we would try to make a go of this thing out here in Austin, and do a "triple threat" program. Form a couple of groups of kids, do some shows, teach singing, acting, and dance (hiring out teachers since neither of us can dance...lol)

So I began researching things, types of businesses (and decided on an LLC "limited liability corp", even though I'm currently operating a DBA "doing business as" as a sole proprietor) studio space, small business loans, tax information, terminology on things. (since I was and AM completely clueless) I've run the money side of my own private voice studio for 9 years, but I have no idea about actual businesses and renting retail space. Or at least I didn't.

I went and looked at a few retail spaces, and somehow got to the negotiation stage with 2 different locations. I played the against each other of course, and ended up getting what I THINK? is a good deal. 5 months free rent, they are installing our dance studio for us.

I kept pushing and holding the idea of starting this off to next summer. Somehow thinking that once Megan was 2 everything would be easier. I KNOW it won't be much different than now. The studio space has an area we're turning into a playroom, and really considering that we'll only be open during after school hours, I'll only ever have the girls for 2 hours a day up there. And with a teenager answering the phones, maybe I can pay her to also beat a kid a few times in there?

I will be teaching a few workshops at local studios to peek interest before we open our doors. Hopefully by January.

Who are we?

2010-09-02T09:30:00.000-07:00

Stage Right Productions is run by Andrea Randall-Luyties and her husband William Luyties.

William graduated from SMU in 2004 with a degree in music composition and computer programming. He has been in countless musical theater productions, and played piano for many more. Andrea graduate in 2005 with a degree in vocal performance. She has been teaching private voice for the last 9 years, and directing community theater for the last 5. The couple formed Stage Right Productions after collaborating on several community level projects and they saw a need for a program that included all aspects of theater, singing, acting, and dancing. They have 2 beautiful little girls, Emma, born in 2007, and Megan born in 2009 and they currently reside in Northwest Austin.

Stage Right Production's studio space is set to open in the Spring of 2011 int he Cedar Park area of Texas.