Develop your most dynamic performance!
Explore musical theatre acting techniques with a professional actor and Broadway star. Learn acting techniques that will elevate your acting, and collaborate with new friends in group activities. Each singer will learn a new song from start to finish - all under Abby’s exceptional guidance.
Acting through Song for Pre-Teens w/ Abby C. Smith
The Curriculum
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Meet your instructor and fellow singers, learn new acting techniques, and perform a song for the group (if you’d like!). Abby will help you find ways to shine and enjoy your acting even more. After the class, Abby will send a custom song assignment to each singer.
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Share your new song with the group: introduce the piece, the story of the musical, and read the text aloud as a performance. Abby will guide each singer to read the lyrics with advanced acting techniques. WD Studio will provide sheet music and tracks for assigned songs.
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Perform your new song for the first time! Learn new ways to strengthen and polish your performance while collaborating with your peers to discover new expressive possibilities. Memorization is not required yet!
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This is your final draft! Sing your song from memory (if you’re ready!), integrating the feedback and techniques from the previous classes. Learn how to best present these pieces in different settings (live audition, self-tape, cabaret, etc.) and plan for your final performance.
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It’s showtime! Present your songs to the class in your chosen mock setting (audition or performance). Dress for the part and receive final feedback from Abby and the class. After this class, you’ll be ready to perform your song wherever you go - from voice recitals to auditions to competitions! Celebrate your progress and plan which song you’ll conquer next.
Who
Ages 10-12
When
April 22 to May 20, 2024
Mondays, 7:00pm ET - 8:00pm ET
Where
A quiet, comfortable, and connected space of your choice.
The Zoom Meeting link will be sent before the first class.
How
Registration is now open!
Enrollment is limited to six singers.
Workshop Fee: $175*
*We are committed to creating an accessible and equitable environment where all singers can develop their craft. Please contact us at info@wdstudio.org if the workshop fee will prevent you from participating.
The Details
In 2017, Abby made her Broadway debut originating the role of Mrs. Puff in SpongeBob SquarePants at the Palace Theater. Abby is based in Chicago and returns often to NYC for new projects. She enjoys a thriving professional career, performing in theaters in NYC and across the country (James and the Giant Peach National Tour), as well as making appearances in TV and Film (CBS, NBC, Netflix). Abby received a BA in Vocal Performance from Harding University and continued her education to receive a MM in Music Theatre at Oklahoma City University.