For those of you who are unaware of why I am going to NYC - 4 people out of 16 who put in their applications with MTI (Music Theater International) were awarded a Teacher Observership. I am so super excited to be one of those 4! MTI takes Broadway shows and re-works them to be appropriate for young kids both musically and dramatically. They also take the 2-3 hour shows and shrink them to 60-90 minutes for the JR shows and 30 minutes for the KIDS shows. MTI uses the summers to Workshop new KIDS and JR shows. Workshopping a show is when the writers of the show gather a cast and have the cast perform the show without stage, costumes or set. It is performed for the writers, producers and a small audience to see what works, what doesn't and what needs to be changed - if anything. In this case the MTI kids put together the show Monday-Thursday and perform on Friday. I will be observing one of the four week-long workshops. The show is The King and I. Both Cindy Ripley and Marty Johnson will be among those I am observing. I cannot wait to bring home new ideas to share!!!
More to come! Tune in later :). Gosh, anyone remember tuning in a radio station! (Eeek, I do)
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