To help members of the community gain the skills and confidence needed to audition for the plays and musicals put on by the various theater groups in Ridgecrest, the Community Light Opera and Theater Association (CLOTA) will be offering its Triple Threat Workshops this spring. Brainchild of CLOTA board member K. Pearl Woolam, the workshops will be professionally taught and will be staggered in schedule to allow participants to take any and all sessions that appeal to them. Ms Woolam stated that the idea for the workshops came from CLOTA’s constant need for talented and enthusiastic performers for their various productions each year. A need which peaks each summer when CLOTA puts on its musical. “This year is no exception.” Ms Woolam said. “We’re putting on Cabaret this summer which will require several actors who can sing and dance. A lot of potential performers in town might be interested in a part in a CLOTA production but may feel intimidated by the audition process." A “triple threat” is an entertainment industry term for someone who is proficient at acting, singing and dancing and there will be workshops covering each of these disciplines.
The first workshop: Movement, taught by Ms Woolam, will be held each Saturday April 24 through May 15 from 3 PM to 5 PM at Hi-Desert Dance Center and it will teach the basics of movement, moving in unison and to music, picking up and remembering choreography and voice projection while moving. Ms is a 30-year theater veteran of over 40 plays and musicals. She is a graduate of American Academy of Dramatic Arts and San Francisco State University's Theater Department, as well as studying acting and movement with Studio A.C.T. and Shakespeare & Company. She studied a broad range of dance, both locally and in San Francisco, focusing primarily on ballet and ethnic dance. Ms Woolam has put in time behind the scenes, as well, directing and choreographing a number of shows.
In addition to teaching the movement workshops, Woolam will also teach the acting workshop to be held from 10 AM to 2 PM Saturday May 15th and Sunday May 16th from 1 PM to 5 PM. The acting sessions will focus on cold reading for auditions but will also include characterization and projection.
Singing is covered by two workshops in May, one for group singing and another for individual singing. The group singing workshop will include basic vocal instruction, and two songs suitable for auditions will be taught each day. It will be heldfrom 10 AM to 2 PM Saturday May 1st and Sunday May 2nd from 1 PM to 5 PM, taught by Dr. Christine Lee Gengaro. Dr. Gengaro is a full–time Assistant Professor of Music at Los Angeles City College where she teaches voice, music theory and music education. She is a graduate of the Ph.D. program in music history at the University of Southern California, and holds a Masters degree in vocal performance from Hunter College, New York City.
The individual singing workshop will be held May 8th with a possible extra day on May 9th and will allow those who wish to audition with a specific song the chance to work with an accompanist before auditioning. These individual half-hour sessions will be taught by Lauren Loewen, a private voice and piano instructor who has a Bachelors of Music Degree in Vocal Performance from Point Loma Nazarene University.
Persons interested in registration and fees for any of these workshops may leave a request for a return call on the CLOTA hotline 446-2411, or
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