Texas Christian University
Musical Theater

Session1	July 11 - July 16, 2010
Grades	9 - College Freshman
Tuition	$1100
Audition	No Audition Required

Tuition includes room and meals
Grade entering in Fall 2010

Musical Theater Camp/Workshop Details

Program Director: Robert Tunstall Faculty: Alan Shorter

This US Performing Arts Musical Theater Camp is the essence of the "triple threat." Join Broadway artists, college faculty, and enthusiastic musical theater students from all over the country in a 6-day intensive training academy that focus on the three essential components of musical theater - acting, singing and dancing.
Curriculum includes improvisation, scene study, vocal instruction, audition techniques and dance workshops for all levels - from beginner to advanced.

* Additional Camp/Workshop Information

Students check in on Sunday. The workshop concludes with a "work in progress" showing on Friday. Students check-in between 1 - 2:30pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Dallas/Ft Worth(DFW) on the First Day of camp between 10am and 12pm.
Flights should depart from Dallas/Ft Worth(DFW) on the last day of camp after 6pm.
Transportation is available to and from Dallas/Ft Worth(DFW) for $30 each way.

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Directors and Faculty

Alan Shorter

Faculty

Alan Shorter serves as coordinator for the musical theatre BFA programs at TCU. He attended Moorhead State University, received his B.A. in Theatre & Drama from Indiana University, Bloomington, and holds an M.F.A. in Directing from Minnesota State University. Alan's work as composer, music director, stage director, conductor and pianist has been seen at numerous regional theatres and in national tours, including The 1940's Radio Hour, The Desert Song, A Christmas Carol and The Student Prince. His Midwest credits include Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, The Cricket Theatre, The Ordway, Hey City Stage, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, and the Tony-Award-winning Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis (where he was both Artistic Associate and Composer-in-Residence). At TCU he has directed Anything Goes, The Laramie Project and Doubt, and served as Music Director for Little Women and A Chorus Line.

Robert Tunstall

Workshop Director

Robert Tunstall: Kennedy Center appearances include Celebrate Broadway starring Linda Eder and John Lithgow and the 35th Anniversary Celebration starring Angela Lansbury. He also had the honor of staging and performing "One" with the song's creator, Marvin Hamlisch, in honor of Steve Schwarzman in New York City. World tours include A Chorus Line (Bobby), The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), and 42nd Street. He assisted Paula Abdul with the choreography for Off-Broadway's Reefer Madness and the feature film The Master of Disguise starring Dana Carvey. Robert is on faculty at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, where he teaches "Movement for the Actor." He spent last summer teaching Theatre Dance at the United States Performing Arts Camps in Washington D.C. and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Choreography Credits include Cats, Evita, Wonderful Town, Carousel, Les Miserables, A Funny thing happened...Forum and Deborah Gibson live in concert. Robert is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - NYC.

Location Information

Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas. Its mascot is the "horned frog" and its school colors are purple and white. Over the past few years the university has engaged in a multi-million dollar construction project which has led to the construction of four new residence halls, the new Brown-Lupton University Union, the Sam Baugh indoor football practice facility, Amon Carter Stadium renovations, a new campus bookstore, and a full renovation and addition to the School of Education. Construction is currently underway to replace the old Student Center with Scharbauer Hall.

TCU values academic achievement, personal freedom and integrity, the dignity and respect of the individual, and a heritage of inclusiveness, tolerance and service.

If you have questions or need help registering, please call 888-497-3553

Dates, Directors, and Faculty subject to change without notice. The faculty is comprised of college professors representing their schools and professional industry artists. Images are of USPA programs, but may not represent actual program or location. Photos by Tito Deverya (UCLA TFT), and Lauren di Matteo.

** USPA highly recommends that students secure travel insurance to cover trip cancellation, interruption, and/or medical emergency. For more on travel insurance, please visit: Assurance Solutions.

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