From Studio to Stage
A performance class series for Broadway singers
Is the singer you hear in the rehearsal studio not always the singer that the auditioners or audience hear? FROM STUDIO TO STAGE is a series of performance classes designed to bridge the gap between practice and performance.
Insight from Industry
Unique in its format, each FROM STUDIO TO STAGE class features two industry professionals: vocal technician Natalie Wilson and a guest coach from "the other side of the table": a manager, agent, director, or casting director who knows what gets people hired.
What do I get?
Each 3-hour class is limited to just 9 singers, so each singer gets 15-20 minutes of individual coaching on audition or performance repertoire from both a vocal technique angle and presentation angle, in a supportive atmosphere in front of an audience.
Auditors get to observe what it looks like when other people audition, and gain valuable insight into what people behind the table see.
What does it cost?
Singer slots are $100. Auditor slots are $20.
How do I sign up?
Click below to reserve your slot now. As space is limited, payment is required to guarantee your slot. 48 hours notice required to cancel.
Guest Teacher
About Michael
Michael Cassara, CSA is a Casting Director and Educator in New York City, where he and his team have cast over 750 theatre and film projects since the formation of Michael Cassara Casting in 2003. Current projects include the off-Broadway premiere of Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song and Michael John LaChiusa's American Eclipse (dir. Bill Rauch). Recent credits include Mr. Holland's Opus (Ogunquit Playhouse, world premiere, dir. BD Wong), An American In Paris (international tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater Company, dir. Stephen Brackett), Cheek To Cheek (York Theatre, dir. Randy Skinner), Spamilton (NYC/Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/tour), Americano! (off-Broadway/Artios nomination for casting), A Night With Janis Joplin (National Tour), Gigantic (dir. Scott Schwartz/Vineyard Theatre), Forbidden Broadway (last four editions/cast albums), Caroline, or Change (Tantrum Theater, dir. Robert Barry Fleming). Regional credits include frequent productions for top regional theatres including Gulfshore Playhouse, Argyle Theatre, Weston Theater Company, Hangar Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Old Globe, Denver Center, Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, American Theater Group, and more. Film: The Hyperglot (dir. Michael Urie, Artios nomination for excellence in casting), Grantham & Rose (dir. Kristin Hanggi). Resident Casting Director for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) from 2007 through 2019, and for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. As an educator, he regularly teaches at many of the nation's top universities and training programs, including Baldwin Wallace University, The Boston Conservatory, Indiana University, NYU, Texas State, and many others - and since 2021 he has served on the adjunct faculty of Wright State University. Michael is a native Clevelander who enjoys a dual career as a professional genealogist, with a specialty in Italian-American research. Member, Casting Society of America (CSA). BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net / @michaelcassara
Details
7-10pm Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Open Jar Studios
1601 Broadway, 11th Floor
NYC