O'Neill Theater Center Accepting Cabaret Fellows Applications for Summer 2016

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is now accepting applications for the Cabaret & Performance Conference Fellows Program through Friday, April 29. The program welcomes talented performers from wide-ranging experience and backgrounds, seeking to train and hone their craft with the finest coaches and music directors in the business.

The Conference runs August 3-13, with public performance opportunities nightly.

Under artistic leadership of Grammy and Emmy Award-winner John McDaniel, the Conference reexamines, redefines, and revitalizes the Cabaret art form for the 21st century. Selected individuals are provided with an intense course of study, and hands-on artistic guidance and instruction. With 3-hour workshops and master classes daily, Fellows train and prepare for public performances during the conference, and experiment with new material at nightly open mic sessions. Past fellows have developed relationships that offer fruitful opportunities as they move forward through their performing careers.

Barb Jungr and Lennie Watts return as Master Teachers for 2016, working closely with the Fellows throughout the Conference. Master classes with guest artists are a vital component of the training, including recent artists Betty Buckley, Tommy Tune, and Shirley Jones. Guest Artists for 2016 will be announced shortly.

John McDaniel, Artistic Director of the Cabaret & Performance Conference, notes, "I am thrilled to be welcomed back to the O'Neill this summer and greatly look forward to my fourth season as Artistic Director. The Fellows remain an important facet to the Conference and we fully intend to nurture performers in this art form by creating an atmosphere of learning, growth, and fun."

The Cabaret & Performance Conference received the 2014 Board of Directors Award from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs for the program's contributions to cabaret artists and the art form since launching in 1989.

Those interested in the Cabaret Fellows Program can get more information and apply online by visiting www.theoneill.org/summer-conferences/cabaret/submission-info. There is a $35.00 USD application fee. Please direct any questions about the Conference to Anne G. Morgan, Literary Manager, at (860) 443-5378 ext. 227 or email litoffice@theoneill.org.

The Cabaret Junior Fellows program, for ages 12-18, will hold auditions in NYC Saturday, April 9th and locally on Sunday, April 10th. For additional information about the Cabaret Junior Fellows, contact Jill Anderson, General Manager, at (860) 443-5378 ext. 290 or e-mail generalmanagement@theoneill.org.