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| Dates | July 15 - July 20, 2012 |
| July 29 - August 3, 2012 | |
| Grades | 12 - Age 20 ONLY |
| Tuition | $1425 |
| Audition | No Audition Required |
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| Tuition includes room & meals Grade entering in Fall 2012 |
This intensive College Audition Workshop will give you the tools to forge ahead with confidence next fall. Guided by three of UCLA's top faculty members from the Theater Department with years of wisdom and experience on both sides of the audition table, you will spend your days with April Shawhan (Acting), Karen Morrow (Voice and Music), and Tom Pardoe (Movement and Dance) putting together the elements you will need for your college audition. They will take you through the process analyzing and training every detail that through their experiences they know will assist you towards your goal of getting into the college of your choice. When you leave the workshop you will have a toolbox from which to draw upon as you prepare yourself for the interview audition process for colleges and universities. This workshop has a limited enrollment. Register early to ensure your space.
The College Audition Workshop is like taking a course in preparation to take your SAT exam. This provides a rare opportunity for you to prepare for the audition and interview process that is essential for your college application to top theater training programs. Under the guidance of UCLA Theater faculty you will gain valuable insights for this significant component of your college application process. Note that participation in the Workshop does not constitute an application or audition for UCLA's Theater Program.
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Voice and Music Co-Director Karen Morrow is an award winning actress/singer. She has starred on Broadway in such productions as A Joyful Noise, I'm Solomon, Music, Music, the Grass Harp, and the Tony Award winning Mystery of Edwin Drood. Her Off-Broadway credits include her starring roles in The Sing Muse and the Boys from Syracuse. A favorite actress of New York theater audiences, Miss Morrow appeared for five seasons with the New York City Center and most recently she stared in the National Tour of Jerome Kern's Showboat. Miss Morrow has received an Emmy, the coveted Theatre World Award, an Ovation nomination and five Dramalogue Awards. Along with her theatre, television, commercial, concert and cabaret appearances, Karen conducts a bi-monthly Master Class in performance and audition skills. Most recently a professor in the Bolger Music Theatre Program at UCLA, Karen Morrow is a well sought after teacher/performer who travels the U.S conducting Master Classes for other universities and Arts Conferences.
April Shawhan is an actress, director, and a member of the adjunct faculty of the UCLA Theater Department. She has brought her teaching talents to the Trinity Rep Conservatory, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Playwright's Horizons. She has directed and acted in countless plays on Broadway, Off Broadway and Regional Theater playing such roles as Blanche in Streetcar Named Desire, Jane Seymour in Hal Prince's Rex and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing for the Tyrone Guthrie. She brings her extraordinary talent, energy and guidance to the Theater Camp of the UCLA Arts Camp and along with other theater faculty has made that program into a major acting arena for young people.
Tom Pardoe joins the UCLA Arts Camp Faculty teaching movement and dance in the College Audition Workshop. Tom got his start n the acting program at the University of Iowa. He studied with Gus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago before entering PCPA Theaterfest theater program. He attended The Theater School at De Paul University where he received his degree. Not a newcomer to Broadway Tom has appeared in Miss Saigon and Beauty and the Beast as well as An Evening with Betty Buckley at Carnegie Hall. He is well known to many audiences as he has been a part of world premieres such as A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, Eliot Ness in Cleveland at the Denver Center and Narnia at PCPA. He has performed in over 40 musicals in regional theater and in the European Company of Jerome Robbins' West Side Story. When you meet him you may think he is your best friend because he has appeared in many television shows including The Drew Carey Show, The Education of Max Bickford and as a recurring role with Jennifer Love Hewitt in Time of Your Life. No newcomer to education he is an Adjunct Faculty at Cypress College in both Theater and Dance wih a growing list of choreographic successes including Sweet Charity, Bat Boy, and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Tom Pardoe was the movement instructor for the new Warner Brother's movie Aqua Man and currently teaches an ongoing movement class for actors in Hollywood California. He is a welcome addition to the College Audition Workshop.
Regarded as one of America's most prestigious universities, UCLA is home to the number one ranked theater department in North America. Bordered on the north by protected wilderness and on the south by Westwood Village, UCLA has long been known as an entertainment magnet for the entire Los Angeles area. Selected for their artistic and professional achievements, UCLA 's exceptional faculty from the School of Theater, Film and Television lead these inspiring workshops.
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) is the only university in the country where the study of theater, film, television and digital media is integrated within a single professional school.
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*Tuition does not include one-time registration fee($150), weekend stays, or airport transportation.
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), Lauren di Matteo, and Chris Vanderhorst.
** USPA highly recommends that students secure travel insurance to cover trip cancellation, interruption, and/or medical emergency.
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