NEWS RELEASE
TAKE TWO THEATRE
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Take Two Theatre will be presenting an acting workshop on Friday, March 1, 2016 from 7-9 p.m. at the YMCA (376 Poplar). Seating is limited to 16 participants (aged 14 and up). To register, send an email to [email protected] Cost for the workshop is $25 for members and $30 for non-members.
Theatre is the art form which most resembles real life. Theatre performance can be broken down into three fundamental parts: movement, voice, and text.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn the classic do's and dont’s of theatre performance, essential skills that can also be applied to everyday life, with professionals currently working in Canada's ever-growing Entertainment Industry. Re-discovering impulse, vocal support and the significance of movement are all at the core of strong communication skills.
During the course of the workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of performing live theatre through a mixture of lecture, activities, and demonstration. The 2-hour session will teach the importance of a proper warm-up, include a selection of theatre-based exercises and examples to develop confidence and effective communication skills, and conclude with an Industry Q & A with their workshop facilitators.
The experienced and talented facilitators will be professional actors from Toronto: Genna Giampaola and Vince Deiulis.
Vince Deiulis bio:
Vince considers himself a theatre creator because over the years he has had the pleasure of producing, performing, writing and directing. A graduate of Fanshawe College's Theatre Arts program, he has also trained with some of Canada’s brightest theatre talents including: Gil Garratt, Hume Baugh, Maja Ardal and Anna Chatterton.
Selected performance credits: Gods Like Us and Life Assignment (Theatre Nidāna), Echoes of the War (EotW Collective), Nerve (Shining Star Theatrical Co.), Blue Remembered Hills (Good Old Neon), It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Lower Ossington Theatre), Out in the Open and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (TBD Theatre Co.).
Vince recently produced the world premiere of Dave Carley's new play, Canadian Rajah, and has produced two premiere productions, Gods Like Us and Life Assignment, with Theatre Nidana. Vince was also a production consultant for a new site-specific production on Toronto's Harbour-front called The Boat Show.
Genna Giampaolo bio:
Genna Giampaolo is, as they say, “Born to Entertain.” Genna graduated from the Randolph College for the Performing Arts in 2011. Since then, she has been working as a professional Singer/Actor/Dancer (Triple Threat) with various performance credits, both leading and supporting, all-over North America. Some of her credits include Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sally Applewhite/Mary Hatch in It's a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play and Janet in Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show.
Genna has also broken into the film and television industry including roles in Murdoch Mysteries and Lotus Film’s, “Thank You For Bombing.” She also performs as a singer, having recently shared the stage with various Industry icons such as Sarah Brightman and Josh Groban. Genna is currently working on collaborating and creating more music, cabarets, plays/musicals with goals of opening a company and/or performance venue in the future.
Along with her own personal goals in the Industry, Genna wants to continue giving back for the gifts and opportunities given in her own career, by teaching. She has been teaching/coaching children, youth, adults, and professionals for almost 15 years. She currently teaches for various companies in the GTA including The Travelling Stage, Mirvish and the Randolph Kids Program.
Genna also arranges music for Little Rebels Music and Development classes for infants and toddlers. She created and taught the Musical Theatre Program at The Ottawa Vocal and Dance Performance Academy for three years before making the move to Toronto. Genna has also spent some time teaching and performing abroad.
She was grateful for the opportunity to help create and start the Performing Arts program with the Modern Montessori School and Stardust Academy partnered with RCPA in Amman, Jordan. She feels so strongly about the Arts in schools and is proud to have aided in this new venture in the Middle East. Genna has also directed/musical directed many children’s and teen’s musicals including Jr. High School Musical, Hairspray, The Little Mermaid, and Seussical Jr.
Genna is so grateful for all the support and encouragement through the years and can't wait to see what is coming next as the adventures continue. You can follow Genna and her upcoming projects and journey via her website.
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