Webster University
Musical Theater

Session1	July 11 - July 16, 2010 CLOSED
Grades	9 - 12
Tuition	$995
Audition	No Audition Required

Tuition includes room and meals
Grade entering in Fall 2010

Musical Theater Camp/Workshop Details

Camp Director: Lana Hagan
Faculty: Lorainne Hagan, Neil Richardson

This US Performing Arts Musical Theater Camp is the essence of the "triple threat." Join 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 between 1 - 2:30pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Lambert-St. Louis (STL) on the First Day of camp between 10am and 12:30pm.
Flights should depart from Lambert-St. Louis (STL) on the last day of camp after 6pm.
Transportation is available to and from Lambert-St. Louis (STL) for $30 each way.

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Directors and Faculty

Lana Hagan

Camp Director

Lana Hagan is a veteran teacher who has been on the faculty in the Department of Theater and Dance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for the past twelve years. Prior to that she taught secondary theatre for thirteen years. During that time her school's theatre program was awarded the 1995 Outstanding School Award by the Educational Theatre Association, and she was named the Theatre Educator of the Year in Missouri. Her drama program and curriculum served as a model for other schools, and Ms. Hagan has been invited to present workshops at state and national conferences. Her advocacy work for the theatre arts in education was rewarded with an annual $1000 scholarship given in her honor by the Missouri State Thespian organization. There have been eleven students thus far who have received The Lana Hagan Theatre Educator Scholarship. Recently she was inducted into the Educational Theatre Association Hall of Fame, the association's highest honor.

She has taught classes in drama, acting, technical design, playwriting and public speaking at the secondary and college level. Presently, she is Director of Theatre Education at SIUE. This position allows her to coach new teachers and to visit a variety of schools where she serves as a consultant for curriculum, best classroom practices, and program development.

Ms. Hagan holds a B.A. in Literature and Language from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and an M.A. in Theatre/Directing from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. She is also an adjunct professor at Webster University where she teaches Public Speaking and Theatre Appreciation. She holds professional credentials of secondary teaching in three areas: Speech and Theatre, Journalism, and Language Arts.

Lorianne Hagan

Faculty

Lorianne Hagan has studied all forms of dance, acrobatics, and acrobatic gymnastics for over 20 years. She is a regional and national dance champion along with a two-time United States Acrobatic Gymnastic medalist. As a dance major at Webster University, she performed with Webster University Dance Ensemble and Webster Dance Theater. Lorianne attended American Dance Festival where she was selected to perform company repertoire of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Paul Taylor Dance Company. She performed with Taylor 2 in their production of "Esplanade." After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance with Departmental Honors, Lorianne ventured into the professional arena by moving to New York. While living in New York City, she continued training at Broadway Dance Center, Dance Space and Steps on Broadway. Lorianne was honored to work as a performer, director and choreographer with past members of Cirque du Soleil in the extravaganza "Circo Magnifico." Currently, Lorianne teaches jazz at Webster University.

Neil Richardson

Faculty

Neal Richardson is a magna cum laude graduate of Belmont University and holds a Master's of Music degree (piano and music theory) from Baylor University with doctoral studies in piano and music theory at University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. Neal has taught and worked as a music director at Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (john & jen, Cabaret, Starting Here, Starting Now and Baby) and Northern Kentucky University (Little Mary Sunshine, Nunsense, The Fantasticks and others). He currently teaches musical theatre at Webster University and was music director for The Spitfire Grill, OKLAHOMA!, No, No, Nanette, Cabaret, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Pippin, 42nd Street, Violet, Lucky Stiff, Nine, Ruthless: The Musical, Into the Woods, A New Brain, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Rodgers and Hart: A Celebration. Other teaching opportunities at Webster University include History of American Musical Theatre, Music Appreciation and Music Theory. Neal has taught voice and musical theatre at Stages Performing Arts Academy and the Webster Community Music School. Neal is the composer and lyricist for Peter Rabbit, Robin Hood, My Father's Dragon, The Box Wars and Hansel and Gretel: the Next Generation produced at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. As a freelance arranger for Hal Leonard, he is responsible for the vocal selections of Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Brooklyn, Jersey Boys, The Drowsy Chaperone, Grey Gardens, The Color Purple, The Pirate Queen, Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid, Passing Strange and [Title of Show] as well as many other arrangements for solo piano. Neal serves Samuel United Church of Christ as organist/choir director and is cofounder of Early Music Saint Louis. He is editor-in-chief of Africanus Editions, a publishing house producing monographs of music by African-born composers of the Baroque and Classical eras by African-born composers of the Baroque and Classical eras.

Location Information

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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.

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