Clear Space Theatre Company to Welcome LITTLE WOMEN's Mindi Dickstein for Workshop, 3/22

The Clear Space Theatre Company of Rehoboth Beach has announced that author Mindi Dickstein, lyricist of LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL will be guest speaker at a workshop on Sunday March 22 at 6:30 pm at the theatre. A $5 donation is requested to attend the workshop.

In her workshop for adults, Mindi Dickstein will use an actor from Clear Space's production of LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL to demonstrate how a lyricist might expect you to "play a lyric". She will then invite guests to sing for her and will help them understand how the lyricist of the song might have expected the song to be acted or interpreted based on the lyrics written, and even why they wrote this lyric for this moment. Anyone interested in musical theatre should not miss this workshop.

"Mindi is our second guest appearance by an artist associated with creation of one of our productions. She wrote the lyrics for LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL, which will be present by Clear Space May 1-17, 2015, said Wesley Paulson, Executive Director. Paulson adds: "in 2014 we were fortunate to host Del Shores, the writer of SORDID LIVES which we presented on stage last summer. Hosting creative talents like Ms. Dickstein and Mr. Shores allows member s of the community to learn about the creative process behind the shows we present. "

Recent projects by Ms. Dickstein include: book and lyrics for TRIP, an original musical inspired by the tales of Washington Irving, commissioned by Playwrights Horizons; and book for TOY STORY -- THE MUSICAL, commissioned by Disney Creative Entertainment. Other produced work includes: several musicals for the nationally acclaimed Theatreworks USA, including NATE THE GREAT and THE MYSTERY OF KING TUT; book and lyrics for BEASTS AND SAINTS, a musical comedy (Boston Music Theater Project, ASCAP Workshop, MTW's Fresh Voices), a one act contributed to an evening of short musicals under the umbrella title NOTES ACROSS A SMALL POND (The Bridewell Theater, London), THE FALLING MAN, an opera in 13 minutes (Cucaracha Theater), and THE MAGIC COOKIE, a 10-minute musical (New York Theater Workshop). Plays include THE EXISTENTIAL GOURMET, a tragicomedy (The Women's Project) and GUADELOUPE, a farce (Westbeth Theater Center).

Mindi's songs have been performed widely, most notably as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook ("Hear and Now: Contemporary Lyricists") and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Awards and honors include: Jonathan Larson Foundation Award, Massachusetts Artists Foundation Playwriting Fellowship, two Playwriting Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, ASCAP Bernice Cohen Award, Second Stage Constance Klinsky Award for Excellence in Musical Theater, and a PEN International New Playwright Award (selected by Wendy Wasserstein). She received her MFA from New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, where she was an Oscar Hammerstein Fellow and where she now serves on the faculty. Contact or follow her on Twitter @mindidickstein or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindiDickstein

Mindi Dickstein is appearing as part of 10-week series of Adult Acting Workshops sponsored by Clear Space Theatre. Other workshops have featured stage combat, audition techniques and readings from a new playwright. Clear Space Theatre is located at 20 Baltimore Ave. in downtown Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. For further information please visit www.clearspacetheatre.org or call 302.227.2270.

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