Presenting: Summer at Playhouse on Park With Young Actor Musical Theatre Preparatory Program

Registration for the Young Actor Musical Theater Preparatory Program at Playhouse on Park is now open! Running from July 10-July 21, this two week full-day intensive musical theatre program introduces and prepares young actors for future training and/or performance in music, dance and theater. We are happy to work with students of all backgrounds and levels of training. All are welcome!

This summer program gives older elementary and middle school students instruction in acting, dance, and music. Each day students will have a schedule of classes and rehearsals, with opportunities for instruction both in small groups and as an entire ensemble.

The emphasis of the program is on developing strong performance skills. As part of that goal, each student will be featured in a final performance as a singer, actor, and dancer. Students will also develop their own pieces during daily supervised rehearsals and will perform their own "creative projects" for the rest of the students in the program each Friday. Additionally, guest artists will also be brought in to teach students master classes in special topics. Visit www.playhouseonpark.org for more information as the summer dates draw closer!

Education Director Kyle Reynolds, Kevin Barlowski, and Mallory Cunningham will instruct the Young Actor Musical Theatre Preparatory Program. Kyle Reynolds has been directing throughout Connecticut for the past 10 years. Kyle currently teaches at Western Connecticut State University, Post University and The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts: Musical Theater Department. Kyle has performed, directed, and choreographed all over the State of CT including: Seven Angels Theatre, The Warner Theater, Chestnut Street Playhouse, Hole in the Wall Theater, The Palace Theater and The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Favorite credits include: Ambrose Kemper (HELLO, DOLLY!), Otto (SPRING AWAKENING), Leaf Coneybear (SPELLING BEE), WEST SIDE STORY (Co-Director), SPELLING BEE (Director), THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Director/Choreographer), and SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL!! (Director/Choreographer).

Kevin Barlowski is the Director of Theatre and Performance Studies at Bay Path University, where he most recently directed MARY POPPINS, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and LITTLE WOMEN. Working extensively as a music director, director, actor and accompanist throughout Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut, Kevin has had the distinct privilege of pairing with Playhouse on Park, Goodspeed Opera House, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Broadway for a New America, Hall High School, Good Company Theatre and Unified Theatre. As a Theatre Arts instructor in the Hartford and West Hartford school districts for several years, Kevin has directed and music directed over 30 productions for the middle, high school and collegiate demographic. He holds a B.A. in Theatre Education from Emerson College and a M.A. in Shakespeare and Education from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Mallory Cunningham has performed on The Playhouse on Park in both HAIR and A CHORUS LINE. She studied and taught for several years at the Glastonbury Dance Center and earned a BFA in Acting from the University of Connecticut. In addition to teaching and performing, Mallory has choreographed numerous productions for regional theaters around the country. Some favorite roles include Eldorado Casino: FOOTLOOSE (Urleen); Cape Fear Regional Theatre: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Tzeitel) and SPAMALOT (Ensemble / Choreographer); Connecticut Rep: CABARET (Kit Kat Girl), INTO THE WOODS (Rapunzel); Woodstock Playhouse: LES MISERABLES (Fantine), WEST SIDE STORY (Consuela), CHICAGO (Annie), and LEGALLY BLONDE (Vivienne); Temple Theatre: CATS (Rumpleteaser / Assistant Choreographer), and THE MUSIC MAN (Zaneeta); and Granbury Opera House: SOUTH PACIFIC (Dinah).

Each class meets at The Playhouse from 9:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The fee is $650 before May 1, and $700 after May 1. Students may arrive as early as 8:30 am, and must be picked up by 4:00 pm. Students must bring their own lunches daily. To register, visit the Education page at www.playhouseonpark.org, and download the registration form, or call 860-523-5900x10 for more information. Playhouse on Park is located at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT, 06119.