Enrollment for Light Opera Works' 2015 Summer Workshop Now Open

Light Opera Works is currently accepting enrollments for the 2015 Musical Theater Summer Workshop. Young people ages 8 to 13 will learn singing, dancing and acting in preparation for a public performance on Saturday, where family and friends are invited to watch them perform a mini-musical. No experience or audition required, and everyone gets a part.

Five separate one-week workshops will be offered in 2015, each based on a hit musical. Each workshop is Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, at the Light Opera Works rehearsal studio, 516 4th Street in Wilmette. On Saturday, students present a free public performance.

This year's workshops are:

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (age 8-13)
June 15-20, 2015

ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA (age 8-13)
June 22-27, 2015

ANNIE (age 8-13)
July 6-11, 2015

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (age 8-13)
July 13-18, 2015

SHREK THE MUSICAL (age 8-13)
July 20-25, 2015

In addition, a teen production of SOUTH PACIFIC will be offered for ages 13 to 18. Auditions are required for this program, in which youth rehearse the Broadway classic and present a free public performance at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson in Evanston, with professional costumes, sound and lighting on the same set as the Light Opera Works adult production of SOUTH PACIFIC.

The workshop manager is Anya Plotkin, a member of the team that created the Summer Workshop in 2001. She works to create an environment where children have the unique opportunity to develop confidence in a nurturing, non-threatening and fun atmosphere. The workshop director/choreographer is Caryn Ott Hillman. Musical director is Christopher Richard.

Workshop classes are held at the Light Opera Works rehearsal center, 516 4th Street in Wilmette. The fee is $365 per student per workshop ($1250 for SOUTH PACIFIC youth production). Register online at www.LightOperaWorks.com/summer.html or call (847) 920-5360.

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