Acting, directing, singing workshops at Orcas Center with broadway professionals

||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER |||

Broadway professional Noah Racey, Voice Over Artist Jason Yudoff, and Director Dick Scanlan will be in residency at Orcas Center in late March. During this time, not only are they creating a brand-new work,  ‘Mountain Grove,” to be performed on the Orcas Center Main Stage March 31-April 2, they are offering a variety of workshops to the public:

Song Interpretation with Noah Racey – Tuesday, March 21; 5:30-7:30pm
Work on your favorite song with Broadway performer Noah Racey, and renown accompanist Ross Patterson.  Enrich your personal connection to the songs you sing, cultivate a fuller understanding of how you approach your interpretation, and identify and utilize skills to help you create a journey through your piece that is uniquely and powerfully yours.

Voice Acting/Voice Over with Jason Yudoff – Wednesday, March 22; 5:30-7:30pm
Get tips and feedback from professional Voice Actor Jason Yudoff, a NY based artist with 25 years’ experience in the recording booth, on how to read scripts with authenticity, understand delivery and emotional storytelling, as well as identifying different genres and where your voiceover style fits. Come record spots and listen to fellow artists refine their skills. Bring your own material for feedback and instruction or pick some new copy and brush up on your cold reading skills. A collaborative, interactive environment offering insight into all areas of the voice over process.

Directing with Dick Scanlan – Thursday, March 23 5:30-7:30pm
Dick Scanlan is a writer/director who’s worked on Broadway and around the world, including the book and lyrics to the Tony Award winning musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” This workshop will help you gain professional insight into choosing projects, understanding characters, working with actors and designers, and other aspects of the directing process.

Registration fee is $100 for each workshop and participant size is limited to six. However, if you want to view the process without participating, you can get an audience ticket for $15. Registration is online at www.OrcasCenter.org or by calling the box office at 360-376-2281 x100.