Seth Rudetsky bring Broadway to the Barn |
This Sunday November 2nd (noon –
3:00) at the Barn Theater, the Farmington Players are hosting a Master Class
Workshop with Seth Rudetsky. This unique event begins with an informative
lecture from Seth, continues with each of the Master Class students’ performances,
and ends with a Q&A session with the audience. Rudetsky is well known for
his Sirius/XM Satellite Radio show “Seth’s Big Fat Broadway” and his viral
“deconstruction” videos on YouTube where he breaks down the elements of classic
musical theater songs and singers, so he is the perfect person to provide this type
of critique. Each of the 15 performers will receive personal attention and
advice from Seth on how to improve his or her audition and performance skills. Registration
is still open to be an audience member for only $25, so whether you are an
aspiring singer or just want to listen, get your tickets ASAP at
farmingtonplayers.org.
The singers selected for Seth’s Workshop include some of the area’s finest local performers. At least five of the participants are planning on pursuing theatre, and are currently either already in college in musical theatre programs, or getting ready to audition for musical theatre programs. Several others are local performers who also teach and coach students that are prepping for college auditions and have indicated that they are looking forward to helping their students incorporate some of the techniques used in the Workshop. And some are just doing it for plain old-fashioned fun.
The Workshop students (with hometown and theatre affiliations) are:
Taylor Alfano, age 25 (Livonia), The
Farmington Players, Canton Spotlight Players
Tony Battle, age 48 (Royal Oak), Stagecrafters, Birmingham Village Players, Grosse Pointe Theatre, Actors Company
Rachel Biber, age 37 (Huntington
Woods), The Farmington Players, Stagecrafters, St. Dunstans, Grosse
Pointe Theatre, Canton Spotlight Theater and Birmingham Village Players
Gary
Castaneda, age 38 (Warren), Stagecrafters, Birmingham Village
Players, St. Dunstan's
Joshua
Coates, age
21 (Fraser), Fraser High School, Grosse Pointe Theatre
Katie
Dodd,
age 18 (Farmington Hills), Harrison High School Theatre Program, Actors
Avenue, Sky's The Limit and now CMU Theatre Dept
Elizabeth Heffron, age 22 (Farmington
Hills), The Farmington Players, Ladywood High School, Eastern Michigan, Marquis
Theater, Sky's the Limit
Joel Hunter, age 22 (Commerce), Starlight
Theater, The Farmington Players, Lakeland Players, Pontiac Theatre IV, Fuse
Theater Company, Huron Valley Community Theatre, Monster Box Theater, The
Ringwald, St. Dunstans, and the Smith Theater
Grace
Knoche,
age 26 (New Baltimore), Warren Civic Theatre, Grosse Pointe Theatre,
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and her band Sharp City
Maryanna Lauter, age 11 (Farmington Hills), The
Farmington Players, Community Theatre of Howell, Bloomfield Players, St.
Dunstans, Novi Civic Theater and Grosse Pointe Theater.
Amy Malaney, (Farmington Hills), Meadowbrook Theatre,
Michigan Opera Theatre and MOT Community Programs and Lake Superior Theatre in
Michigan.
Marc Meyers, age 49 (Ferndale), Stagecrafters,
St. Dunstans, Birmingham Village Players, Grosse Pointe Theater, Arbor Opera Theatre
Roy
Sexton,
age 41 (Saline, MI by way of Columbia City, IN), Penny Seats (co-founder),
Farmington Players, Spotlight Players, Grosse Point Players, Birmingham Village
Players, Cabaret Detroit, and Ford Performing Arts Center
Nina White, age 16 (Grosse Pointe), The Farmington
Players, Windsor Light Opera, Stagecrafters, Birmingham Village Players, Grosse
Pointe Theatre
Jason
Wilhoite, age 36 (Commerce Township), The Farmington Players