For Immediate Release

July 14, 2004
 
PUTTING ON A PLAY

On Wednesday, July 28th, Saint John Theatre Company's Second Stage will be holding three workshops in three important areas of play production: stage management, costuming and make-up. Each of the presenters of the workshops have many years of experience in their particular area of production and will be presenting information and demonstrations that are both interesting and practical.

The Stage Management workshop will be held by Andrea Cunningham, who has SM'd many of the Saint John Theatre Company's mainstage shows and has gained invaluable experience in handling shows at Imperial Theatre. If you want to learn the ropes of stage management and specifically the demands of SM'ing a show at Imperial, you will benefit from attending this workshop.

The Costuming workshop will be conducted by Brenda McLeese, who has costumed shows for the professional stage and for many films and who has costumed, advised on and supplied costumes for many of the SJTC's shows. If you would like to design costumes for a show or think you would just like to learn about this part of putting on a play, you will find Brenda's workshop will hold a wealth of valuable and practical information.

The Make-up workshop will be offered by Faye Somers who has done make-up for many shows in the local area over a long career involved in high school, community and professional productions. Faye has taken courses in Hollywood in the making of wigs and beards and make-up for both stage and film. This workshop will involve information on and a demonstration of what any actor should know: how to apply basic stage make-up.

The workshops will be offered at the following times:

7:00 pm Arrive and have a coffee/juice
7:10 pm How To Apply Basic Stage Make-up Workshop
7:45 pm Costume Design Workshop
8:30 pm Stage Management Workshop

Attend all three workshops or the one or two that suit your schedule and interests.
 

These workshops are being offered free-of-charge and will be held at the Saint John Theatre Company's loft on the fourth floor of 86 Prince William St.

We look forward to seeing you there for what will be an evening of learning new information, of sparking new interests and of discovering new skills and talents under the direction of some of the best in local theatre!

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