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Young Performer Magazine | January & February 2006

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DRAMA CLASSWORK | STAGE 3 MONOLOGUES

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Compromise
By Jorge Gustafus

Francis: Dad? Can I talk to you? Okay Dad, here’s the deal. I don’t want to play little league this year. I stink at baseball. I just do. I never seem to hit the ball. I drop the catch, and I throw like a girl. Its embarrassing. And…..I know, I know. You always say if I just keep practicing…..but here’s the thing- I hate baseball!! I really do. Even if I were good at it, I’d hate it. So I was thinking- I’ve played for three years now, right? Maybe it’s time I try something else this summer. Like……well, did you see that ad in the newspaper for boys around my age to act in some play called “Oliver” for the summer? Well, everyone’s always said I can act and sing really good, and I really really like doing it, and…..How about this: you let me try out for this play, and if I don’t make it in, I’ll play on the team again. Please?!? That’s fair, isn’t it? I promise I won’t complain if I - Yes? I can?!? Thanks Dad!! Wow! Thank you! Yes! I promise I’ll make you proud!

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Make Lemonade
by Jorge Gustafus

Samantha: Hi Brit! What? No, I don’t really like watching the news… He said what? Figures. What do I mean, “figures?” Well, he’s a politician, isn’t he? No, I don’t hate him. What does it matter – I can’t vote yet anyways. If I could? Look, they’re all the same. The all lie and call each other names – it’s worse than Chris & Rob in geometry. Heck, it’s worse than my younger brothers! And it’s always the same old thing: blah, blah, blah, economy; blah, blah blah, war; blah, blah, blah, blah education; blah, blah, blah, taxes… Yeah, I know it’s important and again – so what? We can’t do anything about it. Even our parents can’t do anything about it. It’s like every election you’re given a choice between two lemons in a used car lot, and you’ve got to figure out which one you could tolerate driving for the next four years. Look do we have to talk about this? This is why I don’t like watching the news, y’know? It’s just more bad reality TV, only we’re supposed to care because it’s supposed to mean something. Can we, like, talk about boys or something?

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Playground Showdown
By Jorge Gustafus

Bernie: (Looks up at much bigger kid) Okay Frank. I’m here. You still want a fight? Yeah? Well, okay….here I am! All right! But before we start……hey, your show is untied. (Tries a punch, misses and falls to ground) (Quickly getting up) Hey, hey, I was just….warming up you know. Gettin’ the muscles all limber ‘n’ all. But I’m ready now, yep, ready to go! I’m not afraid of…..of being expelled. Yeah, you didn’t know? They expel kids for fighting now, especially if they already have a record. They’re calling it “zero tolerance”. Of course, I haven’t gotten in trouble before, so they will probably go easy on me, but let’s face it Frank, you know the principal’s office better than your own bedroom. I don’t think you have much of a chance of…..what? You don’t think we should fight now? Well, if you think so. I’d rather have it out here and now, but if you’re sure? You’re sure. Okay, I’ll let you go this time, but just know that if you challenge me again, you’re not getting off so easy!

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The Catalyst
By Jorge Gustafus

Olivia: Omigod! That’s him! The one I was telling you about? From science class? No, oh my god no! Not him! Yech! To the right of him. Yeah, hi— no! Don’t you think I have any taste at all? The one in the middle of those two losers! Yes! Him! Isn’t he just hot? His name is Braden Murphy – What a name, huh? He – omigod-he just-looked-over here-I-could-just-die! What? NO! I couldn’t! Karen! Where are you goi— omigod I’m going to die! What is she doing? What are you saying to him Karen? He waved! (Waves back) He waved. He waved at me. Why did he wave at me? What is she saying? I swear I’m going to kill you Karen as soon as you come back here I’m going to rip the flesh right off your bones I’m going to kill you so hard! I’m— omigod, they’re coming over here. They’re… Hi! Nice to meet you! Uh-huh? The dance? Um, yeah! I mean, sure. That would be great! My number? Oh! My number. 567-8989. Yeah, cool. I’ll talk to you later.

Oh god, Karen, I love you!!!

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Pilot
By Jorge Gustafus

Eric: I’m going to be a pilot some day. My Dad has this friend, John, who’s really cool and who goes to our church, and he flies this airplane called a Banana with this really weird tail on it, and he shows people how to fly, and he says that as soon as I’m old enough, he’s going to show me how to fly just like he does. Really! He’s really cool. Sometimes he flies over the house real close and waves. Mom says he’s crazy, but I think it’s really exciting. And in the summer, they have this thing at the airport where all these pilots do tricks for some prize, and he always wins it! He’s the coolest grownup ever, and he’s going to teach me to fly as soon as I’m old enough. I only have to wait (counts on fingers)….NINE YEARS?!? NINE WHOLE YEARS?!?

Well, how old do I have to be a fireman?

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Step On A Crack
By Jorge Gustafus

Linny: Hey sis’ watcha up to? Yeah, me too. Nuthin. So, is this where you go to be alone? Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. Wanna know where mine is? You know Hanson’s property along the creek? If you go to the far side and up into the woods, there’s a cool little clearing in there. I’ll show you some time? (pause) You think they’re done fighting? Maybe we should wait a little more. If we’re lucky, she’ll pass out & we can sneak back into the bedroom before she wakes up in her hangover. Naw, we’ll be okay then. Just pretend to be asleep, that usually works. Why do they do what? Oh. I don’t know. I guess it’s just— I guess they’re sad. Oh no, Laura, it’s not you, it’s not us! It’s them! Laura… (pause) Hey Laura, remember what we said when we were young? “Step on a crack, I got my sister’s back?” Instead of “break your mother’s back?” Yeah, that was silly. But I meant it. Don’t you ever worry, okay? I got your back. And it’s not your fault, okay? It’s not your fault.

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Where Have You Been All My Life?
by Jorge Gustafus

Andy: (At the computer IMing. Father enters room and speaks – Andy does not look up from computer and keeps typing. ) Mm-hm. Yeah. What? Dad, I’m busy. Dad – rrr! (Looks up from computer) What? Can’t we do this later? Oh no! No! Dad! You’re trying to give me the sex talk aren’t you? Dad! No! I already, I – man, you don’t need to tell be tellin’ me this, I know it already! How? Who doesn’t by the time they’re 14? By the time they’re 10? No, not just friends – they give classes in this stuff. Abstinence, protection, all that stuff – you don’t need to go into it. I said… You wanna be more a part of my life? Man, Dad, you wanna do that now? Well tell me, where were you our team played the league championship? Where were you when I won the English award? Right, work. I know. You have commitments. You do it all for us. I know. Sure, but how can you just expect to come in here now and have a talk about sex when you don’t even know me? How can you? You’re never around… Fine. I’m sorry I upset you. Can I go back to my homework?

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REAL
Monologue for a Female (this monologue is not from a play)
by Jimmy Brunelle

Female: Most people think I'm weird because I volunteer down at the local homeless shelter. "Why do you want to be around those low-lifes"? It's just that one day, I was walking around feeling really sorry for myself because my mother wouldn't let me pierce my nose--everyone else was getting it done. Anyway, I walked by this wooded area that was really, really littered. Suddenly, this guy sits up from beneath all these cardboard boxes. I'd never seen anybody so dirty. Beard down to here. Hair down to here. It was his eyes though. When I looked into them, it was like the whole of existence just disappeared...except for his eyes. It was like I was seeing myself--but he wasn't me--but he was me. I just took off running as fast as I could. I didn't want to feel what I was feeling. Finally, something made me stop. I couldn't just do nothing. So, I bought him a pepperoni pizza, went back and just plopped it there in front of him like he was going to bite me or something. He said "Thanks, sister", and smiled. I said "you're welcome", and really meant it. Then I walked home--the long way. I needed to think. Up to that point, my whole life was a sham. For the longest time I pretended to be someone I wasn't--so other fake people would accept me. I finally saw someone for the first time...me. So, that's why I work at the shelter. There, I feel real.

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"Confused Teen"
Both Angie and Harmony are in their early teens. Angie's going through some physical changes, inside and out, and like any other good teenager, can't associate these changes with life's little obstacles.

Angie: What's going on Harmony? I don't get it, why is it when you become a teenager everything gets so confusing? I mean, what are they doing, spiking the make-up? Is there some unwritten law that when you become a teenager you move into the realm of insanity? If I remember correctly, that's about the time everything started getting nutty. Think about it...I'm supposed to wash my face BEFORE I exercise to prevent build-up. No, I'm supposed to wash my face AFTER I exercise to prevent break-outs. I'm NOT SUPPOSED to eat chocolate because it causes pimples. Wait, I'm SUPPOSED to eat chocolate before I take a test, because it's great, "brain food." I'm SUPPOSED to have lots of foods hat are rich in iron to help my circulation. Hold on, now, I'm NOT SUPPOSED to have a lot of iron because it prevents my body from absorbing calcium properly. Wow, if I can survive being a confused teenager, I think I can pretty much survive anything!
Let's get out of here, I'm hungry!

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"Down the Tubes"
Cynthia is confiding in her older sister, before she faces the grim job of telling her parents the bad news, that she won't be following the family footsteps by graduating Valedictorian.

Cynthia: Well it's done, I've passed the point of no return...I can't believe this has happened! All my life, I've been great in school, I've always been a leader, almost always the first in my class...until now. I don't know what got into me. I'm so angry at myself; I knew I should have studied harder. Ever since I was a little girl, I've dreamt of delivering my Valedictorian speech at Graduation...just like Mom, just like you, just like most of my cousins...now, my shot at being Valedictorian is pretty much over. I feel awful; I feel like I've disappointed everyone, including myself...Why didn't I try harder, I should have paid more attention to my grades. My Dad would tell me, "I know your smart sweetheart, I know you feel like you've got it nailed, but it wouldn't hurt to do just a little extra credit to pad your average." But noooo! I was too smart for that...You know most kids would have celebrated the grades I got, but not me, it's like I broke some sacred chain!...Well it's finally over, and there's nothing I can do about it, but cry a little tear and get on with life. But you know what's ironic?...As bad as I feel right now, it's like a giant load has been lifted off my shoulders...it's like I'm ...........FREE!

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"One Way Street"
Janice has just called Cheryl with another problem. She is more of a talker than a listener, and as always has something to complain about. Cheryl on the other hand, has an active life, full of meaningful relationships and always busy. Somehow I get the feeling that Janice needs Cheryl, more than the other way around.

Janice: (On the Phone) Hey, girl! Sorry I haven't called you back. My Mom's throwing a fit again. Two weeks ago, it was because I snuck out at night to go to a party out on the beach, last week because I skipped school to go to the mall, and now today because she found that pack of cigarettes I had hidden in my underwear drawer...she shouldn't be in my room anyways. (Beat) Oh, yeah, tell me about it! Thank goodness I have you to talk too; otherwise I'd surely lose my mind. It's not easy being understood nowadays. (Beat) I'm O.K. I guess. It's more annoying than anything else. I just feel like curling-up and falling asleep when this happens. You think everything will be O.K.? Really...thanks girl. I appreciate your encouragement. You're always there for me...you're the best friend a girl could ever have...you make me feel so...Hello? Hello?
Why, that little tramp hung-up on me again!

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"Betrayal"
Tina is angry with her boyfriend, or should I say ex-boyfriend. Her anger and humiliation is so intense that her eyes begin to glaze, but proudly holds back the tears as she gives him a peace of her mind.

Tina: What do you thing you're doing?! I mean as if it wasn't bad enough you asked Ginny out on a date behind my back, but I had to find out about it, from Shannon, who couldn't wait to throw it in my face. I was so humiliated, I could have died! I thought we were supposed to be going out...isn't that what you told me Monday? What ever happened too, "Tina, you're different from other girls," or, "I feel like I can tell you anything", or, "I knew you were special the first time I saw you"? Were you just playing me? What do you want from me? (Pause) No! You know what? I don't even care...this whole thing was just a pathetic lie to satisfy your ego, wasn't it?...I mean you didn't even have the decency to break it off before you jumped into something else. I can't believe I fell for the whole honesty routine...Just leave, I can't even look at you, you make me sick (Pause) Please, just leave!...O.K...I admit it, you got me, so take your little trophy, add me to your collection and get out of my life!

2006-02-15T09:38:00.000-05:00

DRAMA CLASSWORK | STAGE 2 MONOLOGUES

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Mohammed
By Jorge Gustafus

Michelle: School wasn’t very fun this year. There’s this really nice boy, Mohammed, in our class, and I like to play with him at recess, but all the other kids started saying that he was bad. Even his really good friends said it. They all said bad things to him, because of his religion. They said it was his fault those buildings came down. They must be really stupid, ‘cos Mohammed was in class when it happened, so he couldn’t have done it, and he was even more scared and sad than anyone. I still played with Mohammed, but then the other kids called me names too. I don’t care. Miss Costello, our teacher, told us it’s wrong to be mean to people like that, and even the President said so, so I ‘m going to play with Mohammed next year too, ‘cos he’s a good friend. I just don’t understand why people are so mean to each other.

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The Second First Day of School
By Jorge Gustafus

Suzen: Hey Mom, this new school wasn’t so bad after all! The first grade teacher Mrs. Kraft was really, really nice, and there was this girl there that I remembered from Lakewood, so I’m not the only one who switched schools this year. Her name is Ruth, and she actually wasn’t very nice, but that’s all right, ‘cause the other kids were really nice. Oh! And I met Teresa West, that girl you told me to look for. I heard her say her name when we had to say our names at the beginning of class, so I went up to her during the first recess and said, “Hi, I’m Suzen. You’re mommy and daddy gave me my puppy, Missy.” She said she remembered when their dog had all those puppies. And she also said that her parents told her to look for me, too. She’s really cool, and she wants me to come over to her home after school tomorrow. Can I go? Please? Thank you! You know, you sure were right. I kinda miss Lakewood, but I think I’m really, really going to like this school!

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The Thumb
By Jorge Gustafus

Carl or Cindy: You’re still sucking your thumb, huh? That’s all right, I understand. I sucked my thumb for a really long time. I was a lot older than you when I stopped sucking my thumb, maybe even a whole year older. You know what helped me? You know my uncle who doesn’t have a thumb? Well, he saw me sucking my thumb one day, and told me about when he was my age, he sucked his thumb too. And he said that one day, it just fell off! Because he sucked it for so long! My parents said it was true, even though they had told me before that he lost it in some place called Vietnam, which I guess was some place they were going on vacation when he lost it. Anyhow, I never sucked my thumb again after that. Yuck! I don’t want to lose my thumb! You wanna keep yours? Just think about my uncle next time you think about sucking your thumb. Sure helped me!

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I’ll Feed Him!
By Jorge Gustafus

Samantha: Oh Mom, look at this one!! Can we get him? Can we get him!? Pleeaaaase?!? He looks so cute! I’ll take good care of him, I promise I will. Pleeeaaaase?!? I’ll call him Fred, and I’ll keep him in my room, and…..what do you mean we can’t take him? We’re not allowed? Look, I promise I’ll take really good care of Fred, and I’ll love him, and I’ll feed him everyday and…..I will too feed him every day! I know I kept forgetting to feed Algernon, but he was a mouse, and he was so small, so I’d forget about him, but I’m older now and Fred’s a lot bigger than Algernon ever was, and ….huh? Fred eats mice? Like Algernon? Really? Couldn’t we just take him and try to feed him something different? What do you mean they won’t let us take animals from the zoo? Then what exactly are we doing here if we can’t take them home?

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TV Magic
BY John L. Bader

John: How could they do it? How could they schedule a test this week of all weeks? I mean it’s the new fall TV lineup! I just don’t understand why they had to decide that school should start every year just as all the new TV shows are starting up as well. Don’t he teachers want to watch all the new shows too?

Do you believe there are kids whose parents wont let them watch TV? How can you live and not watch TV? Don’t people realize that TV is magic? You can go anywhere you want inside a TV screen. It could be the jungle of Africa with Tarzan. It could be Wild West. You could be trapped in a submarine with only minutes of air left. Fighting in the trenches along with your buddies. And the best thing of all is that no one gets hurt. It’s all safe. They’re all just having fun inside that little box. And they get paid for it, too. Someday I want to be inside that little box, having fun and getting paid. That’s why I want to be an actor. I wish life were a lot more like TV.

2006-02-15T09:18:00.000-05:00

MUSIC CLASSWORK | ES, STAGE 1 & STAGE 2

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Early Stages Song | Do-Re-Mi
from “The Sound of Music”

Stage 1 Song | Little People
from “Les Miserables”

Stage 2 Song | Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!
from “A Letter from Camp”

Places to buy sheet music or book:

You can buy the sheet music ($4) or the book ($20).

Info on the book:
“Solos for Kids”; Compiled by Louise Lerch; Published by Hal Leonard.
This book is a compilation of songs appropriate for kids, from the Broadway and Pop repertoire. The book comes with a CD. Each song is recorded twice. Once with a child singing it, and the second time with accompaniment only, so your child can sing along. The great thing about this book and CD set, is that kids rarely get to hear what other kids sound like. Hearing other kids sing the songs provides a more realistic frame of reference, and can be encouraging for your child. Plus, it is a great learning tool. “Do-Re-Mi”, “Little People”, and “Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!” are in this book.

If you buy the book, you do not need to buy a CD or mp3 of the song.

1. Buy online at www.sheetmusicplus.com

2. Colony Music
1619 Broadway @ 49th St.
New York, NY 10019
212-265-2050
www.colonymusic.com

3. Sam Ash Music
Various locations in tri-state area
http://www.samash.com

Please call ahead to make sure they have what you are looking for in-stock!
Places to buy mp3’s or CDs:

1. itunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
The song can be individually purchased at itunes for 99c. Look under “Les Miserables”.

2. Virgin Records
Various locations
http://www.virgin.com/
Look under “Les Miserables”.

2006-02-11T08:46:00.000-05:00

Classes will take place as usual this Sunday, despite the weather conditions.

In addition, I would like to welcome Ms. Trace Turville, who will be leading a special workshop today called “Auditioning for Commercials”.

This session will be open to all students and will run in place of their usual drama class.

BIOGRAPHY - TRACE TURVILLE
Ms. Turville has performed over 30 roles in New York, Regionally and in Los Angeles, including the Duchess in Bertolt Brecht & W.H. Auden's adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi, for which she received a Back Stage West Garland Award, and an L.A. Weekly nomination. Television credits include The Guardian, The Young & The Restless, Sister,Sister and ABC's MOW Tempting Fate. Independent film credits include Love Liza, directed by Todd Louiso, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman; The Spider, directed By Sue Hamilton; Angeles Award winner David Proshker directed by Larry Eisenberg and produced by Gabriel Byrne; Hide, directed by Los Angeles filmmaker Jeff Phillips; Sway directed by Mikael Kreuzriegler; Hard Cold Facts currently playing on the Independent Film Channel; and most recently the feature film 3:15 written and directed by Nori Takei. Trace has also appeared in over 20 National and Regional commercials. She holds a M.F.A. in Acting from California Institute of the Arts.

2006-01-19T14:41:00.000-05:00

Upcoming Auditions

PLEASE NOTE - STAGECOACH THEATRE ARTS DOES NOT IN ANYWAY RECOMMEND OR INDORSE THESE ADVERTISEMENTS, AUDITIONS OR COMPANIES

THIS POSTING IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

Job Details
Disney's 'The Lion King' | Open Auditions for Kids
Seeking children aged 9–12, with a maximum height of 5'8", who can sing, dance and act to play the African lion cubs Simba and Nala. We encourage children of all backgrounds to attend. No performance experience necessary.
Salary: $1,381/week. Rate increases in June 2006.
Payments subject to applicable state laws regarding trust funds for minors.

For additional audition information:
Casting Hotline: (212) 827-5450 • www.disneyonbroadway.com

If you are unable to attend this audition, send a picture and contact info ASAP to: Binder Casting
Attn: The Lion King Kids
321 W. 44th Street, Suite 606
New York, NY 10036
www.bindercasting.com

Auition Details
When:
Saturday, January 28, 2006
9:30 AM — 11:30 AM Sign In

Where:
The National Black Theater
2031-33 5th Ave. @ 125th St.
Harlem, NY 10035

Notes/What to bring:
Be prepared to be taught the last verse of Just Can't Wait to be King.
All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Parents or guardians must remain at the audition site at all times.
Be prepared to wait.

Equity Audition Procedures are NOT in effect.
No Equity Monitor provided.
Producer runs all aspects of the audition.

2006-01-13T19:51:00.000-05:00

Classes will take place as usual this Sunday!

Please call me on 917-301-4343 if you have any questions

See you Sunday!
-Helen

2006-01-10T13:13:00.000-05:00

StageCoach | In The News | January 10, 2006

Olivia's a natural at playacting
By Joan Mulcaster at www.icSurreyOnline.co.uk

OLIVIA Roberts is just like any other eight-year-old when a stranger tries to have a conversation with her - quite shy, but on stage the Cuddington Croft pupil transforms into a performer - enough to impress producers of Les Misérables that she was the best out of 500 little girls auditioning for the role of Cosette in the smash hit show.

Olivia's voice, tutored by staff at Sutton Stagecoach, is big enough to project throughout the Queens Theatre where the 19-year-old musical about the poverty which led to the French Revolution has tranferred from its original home, The Palace Theatre.What led the poor of Paris to the barricades to bring down the aristocracy is a bit above Olivia's head. She plays the central female lead of Cosette as a child. Then she's on her way home by 9 pm as the actress who plays her as an adult takes over.

Olivia's natural talent so impressed Stagecoach teacher Rachel Crouch during sessions at Carshalton High School for Girls she advised mum Beverley an audition experience would be fun for her. She said: "We exist to provide music, dancing and acting tuition to give children confidence with only a small proportion identified as youngsters with potential to go on the professional stage. "When audition opportunities come up we say, 'go, enjoy yourself, have fun, but don't worry about getting the part, only one can get it'."

Up to 100 children a day over five days - including many from some of the top full-time London stage schools - went for the part. "We were thrilled when Olivia got the part - one of three Cosettes." Mum Beverley said: "We went away knowing Olivia had got down to the last eight and when we got the phone call that she had got the part her reaction was, 'Does that mean my friends at school can come and see it?'." There is a good chance fellow pupils at Cuddington Croft might get tickets for a trip up to town to see their friend during one of the two performances she is allowed a week.

Both Olivia and younger sister Lauren are natural performers and Lauren, just five, is also a Stagecoach pupil. She will hit the TV screens next year in a two-part drama starring Silent Witness actress Amanda Burton. Beverley and her husband David are northerners, both from families with amateur dramatic backgrounds. They moved to Avenue Road, South Cheam, when insurance broker MD Mr Robert's job brought him south. Said Beverley: "Olivia and Lauren both love performing. Neither is precocious. They love their weekend sessions at Stagecoach and can't wait to get in the car to go there."

Stagecoach, based at Walton-onThames, was set up to coach children in the performing arts in their spare time and along with the few who have been on the stage, in films and on television, there are thousands of others whose self-esteem and confidence has been boosted by their theatrical training

From Everyone at StageCoach, Greenwich Village:
Congratulations Olivia!!

2006-01-06T11:12:00.000-05:00

First Day Of Class | Sunday January 8th,
Early Stages - 2pm | Main School - 2.30pm

Checklist!!!

StageCoach T-Shirt/ Sweatshirt
StageCoach Jazz Pants/ Sweat Pants
Jazz Shoes
StageCoach Folder, Notepad & Pen
Water
A Small Snack (nuts are strictly forbidden)

2005-12-29T12:55:00.000-05:00

I would like to welcome and introduce our new singing teacher Athena Reich!

Athena is a professional musician, actress and teacher. She has recorded 4 CDs and toured extensively across North America. She has opened for Sarah McLaughlin, Jim Carrey and Les Paul and has appeared in numerous TV, Radio and magazine features. Athena has taught in colleges, schools and organizations across the U.S and Canada for the past 10 years. She holds a BFA in Music and has taught at the Manhattan New Music Project, Cregen State University, Montcalm College, TADA!, The Music Centre and more.

We’re very excited to welcome Athena in to our StageCoach family!

2005-12-27T09:24:00.000-05:00

STORES & ONLINE RESOURCES
http://nyckidsarts.org

http://www.newvictory.org/

www.sag.org

www.confettibooks4kids.com

www.dramabookshop.com

www.colonymusic.com

2005-12-27T09:20:00.000-05:00

MONOLOGUES
Contemporary work
http://ispgroupinc.com

Established work
http://www.monologuearchive.com/children.html

Movie monologues
http://www.whysanity.net/monos

A collection of classic monologues
http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/monologues.html

Monologues from movies, TV & books
http://members.aol.com/lockslett3/monol/monolg.html

31 original monologues for 6-50
http://www.jimcheval.com/writing/monologues.html

A selection of movie scripts
http://www.script-o-rama.com

Another selection of movie scripts
http://www.joblo.com/moviescripts.php

2005-12-27T09:18:00.000-05:00

AUDITIONS
www.backstage.com

www.playbill.com

http://web.actorsequity.org/CastingSearch/

http://exploretalent.com

http://www.gatewayplayhouse.com/auditions.html

www.nycastings.com

www.mandy.com

2005-12-11T14:00:00.000-05:00

Looking Forward To Next Term!
I am really excited as we look forward to the Winter Term at StageCoach, Greenwich Village. Our students will continue their work in the 3 disciplines, this time with their focus toward auditions. The basic structure of our school will not change, each student will continue to have an hour of dance drama and music. This term however, they will focus on how to prepare for an audition in each of these disciplines and what to expect when they get there! In addition, there will be visiting professionals who will talk with the students about headshots, how to find out about auditions, what a casting director is looking for, and so on…

Having confidence in the way we present ourselves and respect for who we are as individuals is an important part of our journey in this life. Consequently our goal for this term is to help encourage the student’s personal sense of self, to help them give their best ‘performance’ whether that ‘performance’ be on the stage, in the classroom or at an interview. Learning to deal with audition acceptances or audition rejections can be a great tool for learning how to deal with the many ups and downs of life

Our Early Stages students will be focusing on group work and how to trust their own creative choices within a group. They will develop their performance skills in each discipline, which will lay the foundation for the work they will do in the Spring Term as they begin rehearsing for their big performance at the end of that term.

I look forward to seeing everyone again next term.

2005-12-10T14:07:00.000-05:00

StageCoach, Greenwich Village | Classwork Presentation
Our Class work presentation will be on Sunday December 18th at 3.30pm. We will begin with the Early Stages presentation followed by the Early Stages & Main School graduation. We will then continue with the Main School Classwork presentations. We expect to be finished on or around 5.30pm. I have allocated 2 spaces for each child, but if you would like to bring more than 2 guests please email me at greenwichvillage@stagecoachschools.com.

2005-12-10T13:55:00.000-05:00

Young Performer's Company Music Video
I’d also like to congratulate our Young Performers Company, Macushla Hill, Joel Fendelman and Gil Talmi for all their beautiful work on the student's music video this term.......it’s currently in post-production and we’re expecting it to be complete by the end of January!!

Our Young Performers Company will be holding auditions again in February 2006. Next term’s project will be an intensive ‘Dance Extravaganza!’. Auditons will be open to all students up to the age of 12. More details about this exciting new project to follow!!

2005-12-07T17:00:00.000-05:00

Mine and Yours: Our Students' reflections
I am happy to be a part of this project, because I learned that we have rights and that we can be protected in many ways. I Think that this project should be spread around the world because there are kids that are being harmed and don't know about human rights for kids.
Kiana G.

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My experience in the young performers company was terrific. We went to a recording studio and played games. After that we had classes with the greatest coaches in the world. My friends are really nice,if you mess up they will try to help you out.
Taryn L.

2005-12-07T16:02:00.000-05:00

Mine and Yours : Human Rights for Kids
Our students with Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Conolly, after performing with Chris Berry and his band at the Book Launch of Joy Berry's ground breaking children's book : Mine and Yours : Human Rights for Kids.