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MUSICAL THEATRE
The goal of the Citrus College Musical Theatre department is to
nurture a student’s aesthetic sensitivities toward all aspects
of Musical Theatre, either for personal enrichment or in preparation
for a career in this field. The department is committed to a broad-based
training program that provides each student with both academic preparation
and production experience. The curriculum focuses on three primary
components: techniques training and career preparation, productions,
and guest artists.
Techniques Training and Career Preparation
The core of the musical theatre education is the Musical Theatre
techniques class offered each fall. With a combined forty years
of professional performing and directing experience, instructors
Douglas Austin (Shrope) and John
Vaughan prepare students for involvement in the musical theatre
industry. In addition to receiving an overview of the history of
this art form and attending numerous professional productions throughout
Southern California, students participate in workshops ranging from
audition techniques and makeup clinics to cold readings and resume
building. Students learn for what types of roles they are suited,
how to analyze characters, and develop the musical, acting, and
interpretive skills needed to make those characters come to life.
Productions
Citrus offers students and community members the opportunity to
transfer skills and knowledge to the stage by participating annually
in full-scale musicals. The superb production staff, quality sets,
costumes and lighting all showcased in Citrus’ state-of-the-art
Haugh Performing Arts Center
allows the student to experience all aspects of a professional musical
theatre production. Past shows include The Music Man, Guys and
Dolls, Into the Woods, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
Crazy For You and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The
quality of these productions is among the highest anywhere in Southern
California, and unequaled in community colleges.
Citrus Musical Theatre Workshop presents
Hello, Dolly!
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder
February 26 & 27, 2010 at 8PM
February 28, 2010 at 2PM
Fresh from triumphant productions of Beauty and the Beast, Phantom,
and The Wizard of Oz, Citrus’ own Music Theatre
Workshop staff and students promise to pull out all the stops
in this new production of the Jerry Herman masterpiece. Hello,
Dolly! is an ebullient and irresistible story of the
joy of living – glittering with tuneful melodies, shining
with happy scenes, filled with stories of young love, and
alive with personalities, including one of the most fabulous
characters on the musical stage: Dolly Gallagher Levi.
With a score including Put On Your Sunday Clothes, It Only Takes a Woman,
Before the Parade Passes By, and the show-stopping
title song, Hello,
Dolly! is Americana at its finest!
Tickets available online: www.haughpac.com or by phone (626) 963-9411 |
Director
Douglas Austin |
Choreographer
John
Vaughan |
Musical Director
Keely Milliken |
Auditions for The Wizard of Oz will be held on Tuesday, January
5th, 2010 in the Citrus College Fine and Performing
Arts Building. Please
bring sheet music from a musical theatre selection in the
key in which you plan to sing and dress appropriately for
the dance audition. A pianist will be provided. Cast members
will be required to enroll in MUS215. For more information,
call Douglas Austin Shrope at (626) 914-8589, or email.
Guest Artists
The guest artist program allows students to observe and work with
top performers and industry professionals. Students attend workshops,
master classes, and performances by artists such as Barbara Cook,
Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Sandy Duncan. Musical theatre productions
have been overseen by Broadway professionals including Tony award
winning producer Barry Brown. Stiletto and Disney entertainment
offer annual auditions, not only scouting talent, but helping students
refine their performance skills. Department alumni maintain contact
and frequently offer students new information about current industry
trends and opportunities. By studying with working professionals,
students gain a clearer understand of the talent, skills, and work
ethic necessary for a career in musical theatre. Additionally, the
department offers the Citrus Summer
Conservatory, a 6 week program that integrates all Musical Theatre
elements, culminating in a full-scale musical production.
For more information about auditions, the Musical Theatre Department
or the Citrus Summer Conservatory, please contact Douglas Austin
(Shrope) at (626) 914-8589, or email.
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