G&S JR THEATRE SCHOOL:
Professional Theatre Training
for youth aged 9 to 17!
Program Overview
Morpheus Theatre is pleased to announce that the G&S Junior Theatre School program is returning for it’s 11th Season with THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD.
Junior Class: ages 9 to 12 years Senior Class: ages 13 to 17 years
Registration for returning students begins June 12, 2022
Registration for new students begins July 1, 2022
This year, the students will be presenting Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeoman of the Guard. The show takes place in the Tower of London where Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. Fairfax hatches a plan to secretly marry a strolling singer, who now expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax’s imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues
The program gives youth an opportunity to expand their acting skills and challenge themselves with the lyrics and patter of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The Senior class will also include more advanced acting skills and choreography.
Classes run Saturday mornings from 10:00-11:30 beginning in mid-October. Classes will include professional instruction in Acting and Voice, and the program will culminate in two youth performances on the set of our mainstage production in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatre for their family and friends. They will work on a full set with lights, sounds, and costumes.
Initially the students will be working as a single group while we develop basic skills in all of the performance elements. Once we move into the casting and rehearsal phase they will be split up according to their roles in the show. All of the children will receive a role in the piece (roles will be assigned by the instructors, and will be geared towards each child’s skill level and what will benefit their development as a performer the most.)
Students enrolled in the program will learn the basics in choral singing, such as tuning, breath management, proper formation of vowels, good diction, posture and facial expression through vocal warmups, exercises, and homework. The basics of musical sight reading will be taught, listening skills will be honed, and singing in harmony will be introduced. Students will gain confidence and aptitude in their singing. The fun, humour and drama of Gilbert and Sullivan is a great way for youth to be introduced to classical music. Group vocal lessons encourage teamwork and friendship, in a low stress environment! All students will also have the opportunity to try their hand at solo singing, if they so wish, and the learning environment created will be positive and constructive.
DATE: Starting MID OCTOBER 10:00 – 11:30 every Saturday; classes run to noon starting in February.
COST:
Juniors – $375, Seniors – $425
Early Bird rate by July 31 save $50. Additional Family members also save $50.
Discounts for multiple members of the same family
(Payment plans are available – please call 403-246-2999)
WHERE: Morpheus Rehearsal Centre, Parkdale Community Centre
Space is limited so register early!
Or call our office at (403) 246-2999.
No classes over winter break (Dec 24th/31st) or Family Day (Feb 18th) weekend.
Instructor Bios:
Winnifred Hume
(Musical Director)
Win has been teaching voice lessons in Calgary since 2006, after having graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Manitoba. She also works as an accompanist and as organ scholar at the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer. Win is passionate about the music of Gilbert and Sullivan, and has appeared in and music directed for several Morpheus Theatre productions since 2013.
Janos Zeller
(Theatre School Instructor)
Janos has appeared onstage and behind the scenes in over 80 productions since he first entered the Calgary theatre scene back in 2002. An award winning actor, director, producer and set designer, he is an accomplished writer and songsmith and has also stage managed many a production. His experience includes over 13 years on the board of directors of Front Row Centre Players, Calgary’s largest amateur musical theatre company, with over 10 of those years as their Vice President. Janos has been blessed to work with over a dozen different companies in Calgary, including Front Row Centre, Morpheus Theatre, StoryBook Theatre, The Shakespeare Company, Calgary Opera, and most recently with SideNote Theatre. He is very excited to help usher in the next generation of musical theatre lovers by introducing them to the wonderful works of Gilbert & Sullivan!
Ana Mulino
(Theatre School Instructor)
Ana Mulino (she/her) is a Venezuelan-Canadian theatre artist based in Calgary, Alberta. After having graduated from the University of Alberta in 2021 with a BA in both Drama and East Asian Studies, she has been teaching drama alongside Trickster Theatre, Quest Theatre, and is excited to be teaching alongside Morpheus Theatre as well. Her artistic ventures may vary from acting, improvisation, dramaturgy and directing. Ana is passionate about discovery and working with grandiose ideas to make theatre fun and exciting for everyone involved!