George Washington Univ - Musical Theater

Join Broadway artists, professional faculty, and enthusiastic musical theater students from all over the world for a week or more of intense training.

Week 1:	June 21 - June 26, 2009	Spaces Remaining:
Week 2:	June 28 - July 3, 2009	Spaces Remaining:
Week 2:	July 5 - July 10, 2009	Spaces Remaining:
Ages:	12 - 18 yrs
Tuition:	$1200 (Includes room and meals)

Details

This premiere program offers daily workshops in the three essential components of musical theater - acting, singing and dancing. Curriculum will include improvisation, scene study, vocal instruction, audition techniques, and dance workshops for all levels - from beginner to advanced. Evening programs for students include a backstage tour of the Kennedy Center and access to exciting events in and around the nation's capital.

* Additional Information

Students check-in between 2 and 3:30pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Reagan or Dulles on the first day of camp prior to 2pm.
Flights should depart from Reagan or Dulles on the last day of camp after 7pm.
Airport transportation is available to and from Reagan or Dulles for $30 each way.

Program Directors

David Covington
David Covington has an extensive background in tap dancing and has danced his way across the globe with the internationally acclaimed company of Tap Dogs. He has performed in numerous international industrial events, including the 2002 Winter Olympics and has taught tap dance master classes across the US. Also an equity actor, David has performed in dozens of productions in the area, including performances at the Kennedy Center, Ford's Theatre, Folger Theatre, Signature Theatre, Theatre J, and Roundhouse Theatre. David has worked with such stars as Anne Reinking, Gregory Hines, Jeff Calhoun, Dein Perry, and Marvin Hamlisch. Most recently, David (and his choreography) was seen on the Kennedy Center stage in the 13th annual gala: A Salute to the 1940's Broadway Musical, with the National Symphony Orchestra, and hosted by Julie Andrews. He is a graduate of American University.

Faculty

Carol Schuberg, Program Director
Carol Schuberg has performed on Broadway in Meet Me in St. Louis, and in the National tour of Cats, Promises, Promises, Tap Dance Kid, Barnum and Gigi. She has played Erma in Anything Goes, Sheila in A Chorus Line, Electra in Gypsy, Rose in Bye, Bye Birdie, and Conchalla in the The Late Henry Moss. She choreographed Avenue X for Cain Park, Two Gentlemen of Verona for the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival and Nine for New York University. She was Assistant Choreographer for Tony Stevens on Sweet Charity (for the Istanbul Opera), Sheba, Promises, Promises, Bye, Bye Birdie, The State Farm Industrials, and the King.com Industrial. She also assisted Michael Smuin for the film The Fantasticks, Ted Pappas on The Pajama Game for the New York City Opera, and Janet Watson on Anything Goes and Gypsy. Carol has taught theater dance, jazz, tap and ballet at New York University, the American Music and Dramatic Academy, Broadway Dance Center and Jefferson High School for the Performing Arts in Portland Oregon. She received her BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah.

Robert Tunstall, Program Director
Robert Tunstall: Kennedy Center appearances include Celebrate Broadway starring Linda Eder and John Lithgow and the 35th Anniversary Celebration starring Angela Lansbury. He also had the honor of staging and performing "One" with the song's creator, Marvin Hamlisch, in honor of Steve Schwarzman in New York City. World tours include A Chorus Line (Bobby), The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), and 42nd Street. He assisted Paula Abdul with the choreography for Off-Broadway's Reefer Madness and the feature film The Master of Disguise starring Dana Carvey. Robert is on faculty at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, where he teaches "Movement for the Actor." He spent last summer teaching Theatre Dance at the United States Performing Arts Camps in Washington D.C. and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Choreography Credits include Cats, Evita, Wonderful Town, Carousel, Les Miserables, A Funny thing happened...Forum and Deborah Gibson live in concert. Robert is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - NYC.

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Location Information

Experience an exciting summer in Washington, D.C. with US Performing Arts, as we celebrate our fifth year in the nation's capital. Located in the District's historic neighborhood of Foggy Bottom, students will reside on the campus of George Washington University. With its ideal northwest locale, George Washington University is within easy visiting of all the historic sites in our nation's capital and steps away from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. These are fantastic programs to coincide with a family vacation to Washington, D.C.

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