Goodspeed Holds Audition Intensive for Students 12/5

Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater announces the Goodspeed Audition Intensive a new program from the Goodspeed Musical Theatre Institute which creates a bridge between emerging artists and seasoned professional artists. The program will be conducted December 4 and 5 on the Goodspeed campus in East Haddam, Conn..

Goodspeed's Audition Intensive is a unique and comprehensive program offering invaluable training and insider tips for the aspiring Broadway star. This highly selective two-day program will prepare high school Juniors and Seniors for college musical theatre entrance auditions. Students will have the opportunity to work with Equity actors who have experience in New York, on national tours and at Goodspeed Musicals. They will provide individualized monologue and song coaching, facilitate group exercises, and lead discussions covering all aspects of the audition process. Students will also participate in mock auditions and a panel discussion, exposing them to industry professionals including a faculty member from a top university musical theatre program, Goodspeed's Music Director, and a renowned choreographer.

The Goodspeed Audition Intensive is exclusively available to high school Juniors and Seniors. Space is limited, so apply early! For more information and to apply, please visit goodspeed.org or contact Goodspeed's Education Department at 860.873.8664, ext. 745. Deadline for applicants is November 1, 2010.

Created in 2002, the Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre inspires and nurtures musical theatre artists and students by providing a unique and comprehensive range of training and educational programs to serve both the national and local academic communities.

Dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theatre, Goodspeed Musicals produces three musicals each season at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., and additional works at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., which was opened in 1984 for the development of new musicals. The recipient of two special Tony Awards (for outstanding achievement), Goodspeed also maintains The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater. Goodspeed gratefully acknowledges the support of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and The National Endowment for the Arts.