New Adult Theatre Workshops Announced At Historic Owen Theatre

The Branson Regional Arts Council’s Conservatory of the Arts Program announces three exciting, new adult education workshops at the Historic Owen Theatre. These workshops are designed for students ages 16 and up.

Unarmed Stage Combat will be taught by Josh Boulden, and will teach you everything you know to safely take a tumble or fight on stage without getting hurt! Acting Through Song will be taught by Nicole Horton, and will help your inner voice learn to sing out strong! Finally, our Musical Theatre Audition workshop will be taught by Justin Ables who will show you how to master your fears of rejection, and land that next audition!

Registration is NOW OPEN and CLASSES BEGIN SOON!

Sept. 19th – Unarmed Stage Combat Workshop
Teacher – Josh Boulden

• 7-9pm – Historic Owen Theatre
• $30 per student
• Limited to 10 students

Unarmed Stage Combat 
From throwing fist a cuffs, to taking a tumble an actor needs to know how to tell a compelling story during a fight on stage and keep themselves and everyone else safe. This beginner workshop will introduce you to the world of simulated violence for the stage with a focus on safety, partner work, building trust, and biomechanics, while learning some introductory fight moves and choreography.

Josh Boulden is a professional actor, acting coach, and fight choreographer from Annapolis, MD. He trained at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy at The George Washington University in Washington D.C. where he studied stage combat under the direction of Fight Master, Robb Hunter with the Society of American Fight Directors. Josh has over 20 years of experience with stage combat, historical swordsmanship, and fencing. Starting at a young age with the Calvert Arundel Historical Swordsman Josh has spent the last 12 years training with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). As an SAFD member and certified Actor Combatant he has since directed and choreographed fights for various film and theatrical productions in the southern MO area, and currently performs with Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE STAGE COMBAT WORKSHOP

Sept 26th – Acting Through Song Workshop
Teacher – Nicole Horton

• 7-9pm – Historic Owen Theatre
• $25 per student
• Limited to 8 students

Acting Through Song
The old saying goes that in musicals people talk until the emotion gets too big and then they sing. Acting Through Song is one of the most exciting parts about musical theatre! This class will help you unlock the clues the composer and lyricist have put in the song. We will discuss why the character is singing and what they want from the song. Bring a 90 second cut of your favorite audition song or just a song you’ve always wanted to work on. Please provide your own accompaniment tracks.

Nicole Horton holds a BFA in musical theatre performance from Western Michigan University. She has been a professional actor for almost 20 years and has spent 10 of those years at Sight and Sound Theatres. She’s professionally music directed productions of They’re Playing Our Song, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Beauty and the Beast. Directing Credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, A Murder is Announced, and Much Ado About Nothing. BRAC audiences may know her from music directing Peter Pan Jr or acting in Glass Menagerie and The Tempest.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ACTING THROUGH SONG WORKSHOP

Oct 10th  – Musical Theatre Audition Workshop
Teacher – Justin Ables

• 7-9pm – Historic Owen Theatre
• $25 per student
• Limited to 10 students

Musical Theatre Audition Workshop

In this audition Master Class, Justin will help prepare you to shine your best in the audition room!

We will be going over the many tools an actor can use to show directors the best they have to offer. We will be tackling audition cuts, how to find audition material, how to best present yourself in an audition room, what should be in your audition book, and more!

If participants choose too, they can also be coached on a short audition cut in the masterclass and get some feedback!

Materials for class:

• Anything to take notes with
• Audition book if you have one
• 16 Bar cut of a song if you would like to be coached 

Justin Ables has worked as a professional actor, director, and educator in the world of theatre for the past 13 years. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Coastal Carolina University and has a passion for the arts and educating fellow artists. 

Some of his favorite credits include: Tevye-“Fiddler on the Rood” (Woodstock Playhouse), Hegai-“Queen Esther” (Sight and Sound Theatres), Porthos -“The Three Musketeers” (Woodstock Playhouse), Marryin’ Sam-“Lil Abner” (Snowcamp Outdoor Theatre) and more! Justin can currently be found performing at Sight and Sound Theaters where he has called home for 10 years. 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE AUDITION WORKSHOP

Educational events like these workshops are made possible by the Branson Regional Arts Council, our generous patrons, and a grant from the Missouri Arts Council.

Branson Regional Arts Council

The Branson Regional Arts Council was founded in 1965 as the “Taney Arts Council,” and officially established 501 (c)(3) non-profit status as “Branson Arts Council, Inc.” in 1993.

Our mission is “to create exceptional artistic, cultural and educational opportunities for our community.”

Financial support  is provided by BRAC members, theatre patrons, private donors, as well as additional grant support from  the Missouri Arts Council and other organizations.

BRAC, PO Box 2004, Branson, MO 65615