T.E.E.N. Intensives

Spotlight T.E.E.N. (Theatre Educating and Entertaining Now) was developed in 2004 to bring issue-oriented, age-appropriate theatre to teen audiences. The Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble offers continuing professional training for artists in the St. Louis area. Intensives were created to professionally train young performers for productions.

Intensives are 45 minutes in length and teach movement techniques (Suzuki and Viewpoints) and vocal explorations for creating characters. Fees are per student with a minimum of 12 students required.

WHADIJUSAY? Speech belongs half to the speaker, half to the listener. Good diction is essential in communicating with the audience. With this refresher in using our articulators, banish “mushmouth” forever. Sound smarter, converse confidently, declare decisively! Fee: $5

VIEWPOINTS FOR VOICE: Based on The Viewpoints Book by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau, explore the vocal virtuosity of pitch, tempo, duration, repetition, shape, dynamic, kinesthetic response, gesture, and architecture. Gain a remarkable awareness of the potential of the voice. Fee $10. Two class periods required.

CHOICES FOR VOICES: Create a character’s vocal life by examining “The Who.” Discover how things like age, occupation, personality, finances, past experiences, region, and environment affect the vocal choices of a character. Fee: $5.

*Prerequisite – Viewpoints for Voice.

INTRO TO SUZUKI: Developed by Tadashi Suzuki, this intensive introduces students to a Japanese theatre form adopted by many Western theatre practitioners as a means of becoming more connected to the stage. It develops a strengthened

physicality, essentially allowing the performer to carry on, even under the most strenuous circumstances. This is a physically demanding program requiring discipline and perseverance.

Fee: $25. Five class periods required.

INTRO TO VIEWPOINTS: Based on The Viewpoints Book by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau, learn the nuts and bolts approach of using the nine Viewpoints of time and space to create dynamic moments in theatre. Beginning exercises introduce soft focus, lanes and ensemble awareness.

Fee: $15. Three class periods required.

Or, let us customize an intensive for your students!

T.E.E.N. INSTRUCTORS

PAMELA RECKAMP is the Artistic Director and Producer of Spotlight T.E.E.N. She holds a B.A. in Voice from Fontbonne University and an M.F.A. in Acting from Western Illinois University. Professional associations include Actor’s Equity and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. She is currently adjunct faculty in the Theatre Dept. of St. Louis University.

MARGEAU BAUE STEINAU is the Artistic Director of the Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble. A Kevin Kline Award nominated playwright, Ms. Steinau develops scripts for Spotlight T.E.E.N. and trains students and professional actors in Suzuki and Viewpoints theatre techniques. Professional associations include the Literary Managers and Dramaturges of the Americas, and AEA Membership Candidacy.

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Intensives are available beginning January 2008. Email spotlighttheatre@earthlink.net or call 314-412-6848 to arrange classes for your students.

What kids are saying about T.E.E.N. Intensives:

"She taught us that when you over-pronounce words, you sound like you're faking your speech."

-Zac

"What she said to our class is probably going to make me think more about how I talk."

-Christopher

"I really liked the workshop. Mrs. Reckamp is very funny, she kept a smile on her face."

-Curtis