Performing Arts Training Institute
for Adults 50+
Winter 2015: January 5 - March 20
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
ACTING
$155 SINGING
$155 IMPROV
$155 BROADWAY
$155 THE ART OF
$155
(Introduction)
(All levels)
(Beginning)
DANCE
STORYTELLING
10:00am – 12:00pm
10:00am – 12:00pm
10:00am – 11:25am
10:00am – 12:00pm
10:00am – 12:00pm
“ANTIC
$80
WITTIES”*
11:00am – 12:30pm
(every other Tues.
$180 Starting Jan 6)
PLAYWRITING
$180 STORYTELLING: NOT
(Advanced)
SO HAPPILY EVER
10:00am – 1:00pm
AFTER
$155
10:00am – 12:00pm
#READING MUSIC
PLAYWRITING
DEMYSTIFIED
$85 SINGING
(All levels)
$155
GREAT
AMERICAN
11:30am—12:30pm
12:30pm – 3:30pm
(All levels)
STAGE
$155 (Jan 7 - Feb 11)
10:00am – 12:00pm
1:00pm
–
3:00pm
ENSEMBLE
$155
IMPROV
$155 BEGINNING IMPROV
ACTING STUDIO
Int/Adv TAP
$105 (Intermediate/Adv)
(Intermediate/ Adv)
(Playing with Joy) $155
1:00pm
–
2:00pm
11:35am
–
1:00pm
1:00pm – 3:00pm
6:00pm—7:30pm
ACTING W/
$155
SHAKESPEARE
10:00am – 12:00pm
“NEVER TOO
$155
LATE” *
A Musical Revue
1:00pm – 3:00pm
$105 CHORUS
$155
MUSICAL
$200 Beg. TAP
2:00pm
–
3:00pm
1:15pm – 2:45pm
THEATRE
(All levels)
JAZZ & BROADWAY
1:00pm – 3:00pm
HARMONY
$155
CHORUS
3:15pm – 4:45pm
PLAYBACK
$155
THEATRE
3:15pm – 5:15pm
INTERMEDIATE
IMPROV
$155
(Playing with Joy)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
* = By Instructor
Approval Only
# = Short Course
All classes take place at the First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94612 • (510) 444-4755
To register online, visit www.stagebridge.org
Enrollment Policy
Stagebridge is committed to:
 Providing the highest possible level of instruction with outstanding professional artists;
 Offering reasonable fees and payment plans that take into account our students’ financial situations;
 Continuing to expand our programs and class offerings according to the needs and interests of our student population.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Prospective students are encouraged to visit any class during the first week of instruction, except audition-only classes. Please
note that some classes fill before the session begins.
Each class must have a minimum number of students enrolled (10 for most classes) in order for that course to be offered. If a
course is under-enrolled at the end of the first week, the class may be cancelled. Students will be refunded their tuition, or they
can choose to apply that tuition to a different course.
Maximum class size will be at Instructor’s discretion. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. You are still welcome to
visit any first class to check it out.
Stagebridge is able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships in exchange for service hours at events or in the office.
Students seeking scholarships should fill out the scholarship form available in the Stagebridge office. Scholarship forms should
be turned in no later than the end of the first week of the session. The staff will review each form and Scholarship applicants will
be notified if they are awarded a scholarship by the beginning of the second week. Scholarship students must demonstrate clear
financial need to qualify.
REFUND POLICY: If you decide to drop a course, you may request a refund or credit ONLY if you notify us by the end of the
first week. Any credit must be used within a one-year timeframe. Special circumstances that require a student to leave a course
after the second week will be considered individually. If Stagebridge cancels a class AFTER the second week, students may
request a refund, apply their payment to another class, or request a credit toward a future class within a one-year timeframe. In
addition, we are unable to pro-rate class tuition. This is to ensure that we maintain our enrollment minimums and are able to
pay our teachers fairly for their time and talent.
DEPOSIT POLICY: Deposits are required to reserve your seat in a class. You can choose to either pay your full tuition at the time
of registration OR make a deposit equal to 1/3 of your total tuition cost. If you are unable to make the required deposit and
wish to discuss a payment plan, please contact Greg Rosas at (510) 444-4755 or [email protected].
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE: There is a 2.5% processing fee for all credit card transactions (online and in person).
Stagebridge Staff
Interim Executive Director
Office Manager
School Programs Coordinator
Storytelling Director
Administrative Coordinator
Development/Public Relations Manager
Carrie Blanding
Jim Jenkins
Barbara Johnson
Kirk Waller
Greg Rosas
Rebecca Rau
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
ext. 117
ext. 0
ext. 116
ext. 115
ext. 121
ext. 124
Deposit & Refund Policy
Deposits are required to reserve your seat in a class. You can choose to either pay your full tuition at the time of registration OR make a
deposit equal to 1/3 of your total tuition cost. If you are unable to make the required deposit (1/3 of tuition), and wish to discuss a
payment plan, please contact Greg Rosas at 510-444-4755 or [email protected]. If you decide to drop a course, you may request a
refund or credit ONLY if you notify us by the end of the first week. Any credit must be used within a one-year timeframe. Special
circumstances that require a student to leave a course after the second week will be considered individually. If Stagebridge cancels a class
AFTER the second week, students may request a refund, apply their payment to another class, or request a credit toward a future class
within a one-year timeframe. In addition, we are unable to pro-rate class tuition. This is to ensure that we maintain our enrollment
minimums and are able to pay our teachers fairly for their time and talent.
Credit Card Processing Fee
There is a 2.5% processing fee for all credit card transactions (online and in person).
To register online, visit www.stagebridge.org
Performing Arts Training Institute
Winter 2015: January 5 - March 20
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING: MONDAY, 10:00am - 12:00pm - $155
Instructor: Michael French – Working from a foundation that is designed to free the newcomer from selfconsciousness, this class offers a wonderful starting point for students of all levels. Using professional acting techniques to
memorize a script, students will perform a One-Act play from memory before an audience of family and friends. If you
want to experience the fun and deep satisfaction of what it’s like to be on stage, this is the class for you!
Maximum of 14 students.
ACTING WITH SHAKESPEARE: MONDAY, 10:00am - 12:00am - $155
Instructor: Trish Tillman – Have you ever wanted to figure out what the big deal about Shakespeare is? Here's your
chance! In this course, we will read and then act some of the most famous scenes from Hamlet. Through fun, inclusive
and engaging techniques, we will explore the meaning, mood and character clues to be found in the text. Then we will
work with basic acting skills of body, voice, and imagination, to make the language alive and expressive. This is NOT your
high school Shakespeare class. No memorization is required (although you are encouraged to try!), and no previous experience of Shakespeare or acting required. Join us for fun and enlightenment of the Bard!
PLAYWRITING (All levels): MONDAY, 12:30pm - 3:30pm - $180
Instructor: Anthony Clarvoe, award-winning playwright – In an open forum discussion, students share writing
each week, receiving friendly feedback from the instructor and fellow students. Students will learn writing exercises and
work towards short or full-length plays. Anthony Clarvoe is a veteran playwright whose award-winning works are
produced across the country. His play, Our Practical Heaven, won the Aurora Theatre’s “Global Age Project” and was
produced there in 2012-13.
THE ENSEMBLE ACTING STUDIO (Int/Adv): MONDAY, 1:00pm - 3:00pm - $155
Instructor: Michael French – A dynamic and well-rounded program, this is a class for those with prior acting
experience who wish to continue learning, practicing, and developing new skills in a challenging and inspiring
atmosphere. With ten-minute ensemble plays as a vehicle, students will learn how to create deeper characters, give
stronger performances, and take what they know to another level of success.
Maximum of 14 students.
MUSICAL THEATRE (All levels): MONDAY, 1:00pm - 3:00pm - $200
Instructors: Ellen Robinson (singing) and Benjamin Pither (movement and acting) Ease on
down the road with Ellen Robinson (acclaimed jazz vocalist) and Benjamin Pither (professional musical
theatre performer) and explore selections from The Wiz! Get funky with Dorothy and her friends in
this modern retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum, with a score by Charlie Smalls
including beloved hits "Ease on Down the Road," "Brand New Day," and "Home." Fusing sounds of
Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Funk, and Classic Musical Theatre, the story reminds us of the true meaning
of belonging and being home. All levels welcome.
To register online, visit www.stagebridge.org
Winter 2015: January 5 - March 20
SINGING (All levels): TUESDAY, 10:00am - 12:00pm - $155
Instructor: Scrumbly Koldewyn, Musical Director – For non-singers and singers who want to broaden their singing
experience. The class features vocal technique, group development and individual attention. Scrumbly is a popular and
well-known pianist, singer, performer and teacher and the composer for the wildly successful world premiere musical
Sylvia’s Advice…. for Stagebridge.
Maximum 16 students.
“ANTIC WITTIES” Improvisation
(every other TUESDAY starting January 6) 11:00am - 12:30pm - $80
Director: Barbara Scott with Daniel Savio on piano – We are a touring improv company that performs
throughout the Bay Area. The focus of study in the class is performance of games and scenes, as well as improvised singing. NOTE: Previous improv experience required. You'll be asked to join on a "training" basis, to learn
and rehearse with the Witties, then participate in performances when you and we feel you're ready.
BY INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL ONLY. Contact office prior to class for audition information.
THE GREAT AMERICAN STAGE: TUESDAY, 1:00pm - 3:00pm - $155
Instructor: Michael French – This fun, yet thought provoking class celebrates the American stage with staged readings of some its greatest plays and a look into the lives of the playwrights that created them. Some of the plays under
consideration are August, Osage County by Tracy Letts, Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon, A View from the Bridge
by Arthur Miller, and Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson. Join us as we pay tribute to some of the finest plays ever written
and explore the many lives of the Great American Stage.
Maximum of 14 students.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED TAP: TUESDAY, 1:00pm - 2:00pm - $105
Instructor: Sam Weber – Learn how to add sounds to the basic steps, to create faster, more intricate rhythms. Sam
Weber, tap dancer, works internationally as a performer, master teacher and choreographer. A protégé of San Francisco
tap master Stan Kahn, he is the winner of numerous awards, including the New York Dance Critics’ “Bessie.”
BEGINNING TAP: TUESDAY, 2:00pm - 3:00pm - $105
Instructor: Sam Weber – An introduction to the sounds and routines of tap popularized by Fred Astaire, Ginger
Rogers, Ann Miller, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Shirley Temple, Gregory Hines and others.
JAZZ & BROADWAY HARMONY CHORUS (Intermediate/Advanced)
TUESDAY, 3:15pm - 4:45pm - $155
Instructor: Ellen Robinson – Join jazz vocalist Ellen Robinson for an exciting journey into the world of harmony! This
is a class for adventuresome and advanced singers who want to take on jazz standards and Broadway tunes in three
and four parts. Vocalists need to have the ability to hold their own while singing harmony and be able to read music. In
addition, we’ll address ways to improve your vocal technique and further develop your music reading skills.
Do you have questions regarding classes? Please feel free to visit our website or call our office.
Please see below for the people you need to talk to for specific questions.
Registering for classes........................................................................................................................Greg Rosas or Jim Jenkins
Billing, Tuition Payment, or Refunds…………………………….………...…………………………………………………………………...…..….Greg Rosas
Scholarships…………………………………………………………………………..…..…………………………………………………..…………………...Greg Rosas
Ideas for new classes? ………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………..……………..Carrie Blanding
Winter 2015: January 5 - March 20
PLAYBACK THEATRE: TUESDAY, 3:15pm - 5:15pm - $155
Instructor: Martin Holtz – Personal stories shared by audience members are instantly transformed by the ensemble
into improvised theatre pieces using movement, ritual, dramatic spoken word and music. In this class, different forms
developed over 40 years by International Playback companies lend structure and allow the actors to improvise and
discover the heart of each story. Participants will learn forms as they develop their listening and memory skills, confidence
in taking artistic risks though improvisation, and ability to work with others in group creation. Fun, challenging and
meaningful! Martin is the Associate Creative Director and founding member of the Bay Area Playback Theatre.
INTERMEDIATE IMPROV: TUESDAY, 6:00pm - 7:30pm - $155
Instructor: Trish Tillman – For students who have taken Beginning Improvisation: Playing with Joy twice or more.
This class focuses creating improvised theater, using the skills and advanced play learned in Beginning Improv: Playing with
Joy to create genre scenes, longer stories and eventually a fulled improvised play. As always, we focus on listening and reacting authentically and playfully with partners and the group to create art that transcends the individual.
IMPROVISATION (Beginning): WEDNESDAY, 10:00am - 11:25am - $155
Instructor: Barbara Scott with Daniel Savio on piano – Learn the basics of improvisation with humor and fun in
games and sometimes song that emphasize spontaneity, cooperation and storytelling. Barbara is a long-time member of
San Francisco’s BATS Company and founding member of True Fiction Magazine improv company.
ADVANCED PLAYWRITING: WEDNESDAY, 10:00am - 1:00pm - $180
Instructor: Anthony Clarvoe, award-winning playwright – By popular demand! For writers who are interested in
working in greater depth on longer-form plays. Lecture, discussion, and exercise-based instruction in dramatic craft. This
class complements and may be taken concurrently with Playwriting (Mondays). Anthony Clarvoe is a veteran playwright
whose award-winning works are produced across the country. His play, Our Practical Heaven, won the Aurora Theatre’s
Global Age Project and was produced there in 2012-13.
NEW! SHORT COURSE: January 7 to February 11
READING MUSIC DEMYSTIFIED: WEDNESDAY, 11:30am - 12:30pm - $85
Instructor: Ellen Robinson – Does reading music strike fear into your heart? Well, fear no more! Acclaimed
jazz vocalist Ellen Robinson will help you learn to make sense of the notes on the page and develop the skills
to read music with ease. Beginners welcome! 6-week course.
IMPROVISATION (Intermediate/Advanced): WEDNESDAY, 11:35am - 1:00pm - $155
Instructor: Barbara Scott with Daniel Savio on piano– Expanded scene and games work for people with more
experience and skill in improvisation with one of the Bay Area’s best improv performers and teachers. Barbara is a longtime member of San Francisco’s BATS Company and founding member of True Fiction Magazine improv company.
510-444-4755 (office) 510-444-4821 (fax) www.stagebridge.org
Winter 2015: January 5 - March 20
CHORUS: WEDNESDAY, 1:15pm - 2:45pm - $155
Instructor: Grace Renaud – This non-auditioned choir class will consist of singing in unison and harmony, with a
focus on re-visiting the core of vocal technique and applying it to choral repertoire of many styles, including chant,
folk, classical, and modern styles. In addition to traditional choral methods, we will also explore the acting side of
performing as the repertoire dictates and allows. Successful completion of this course will result in singers with
stronger vocal technique, improved ensemble skills, and increased performance intent.
NEW! BROADWAY DANCE: THURSDAY, 10:00am - 12:00pm - $155
Instructor: Bruce Bierman – Unleash your inner Broadway dancer with choreographer/director Bruce Bierman as he
breaks it all down for you step by step in a fun, exciting and creative way. This semester we will be exploring the iconic stylings of legendary Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse with a dance routine from Kander and Ebb's
'CABARET'. Students will also learn the fundamentals of choreography and even have a chance to create some of
their own. Class begins with a gentle ballet, jazz and tap warm-up. please wear appropriate dance shoes and clothes
you can move in.
NEW! STORYTELLING: NOT SO HAPPILY EVER AFTER: THURSDAY, 10:00am -12:00pm $155 Instructor: Kirk Waller – Have you had enough of stories with predictable and traditional happy endings? In
this new class we will explore stories for adults and children with twists, turns, questions and quests. (Wisdom Tales,
Stories with Riddles, Moral or Ethical Dilemmas, Suspense, Alternate Endings…) Learn to draw out questions and
facilitate discussion about your stories in NOT SO HAPPILY EVER AFTER! Previous storytelling experience is desirable
but not necessary. Maximum 14 Students.
SINGING! (All levels): THURSDAY, 10:00am - 12:00pm - $155
Instructor: Scrumbly Koldewyn, Musical Director – For non-singers and singers who want to broaden their singing
experience. The class features vocal technique, group development and individual attention. Scrumbly is a popular and
well-known pianist, singer, performer and teacher and the composer for the wildly successful world premiere musical
Sylvia’s Advice…. for Stagebridge. Maximum of 16 students.
BEGINNING IMPROV: PLAYING WITH JOY: THURSDAY, 6:00pm - 7:30pm - $155
Instructor: Trish Tillman – This class focuses on theater games that teach the basic skills and discoveries of improvisational theater - listening and reacting authentically and playfully with partners and the group. The joy of this play is creating trust, a spirit of open-ness, and connection that will lead to surprisingly funny and dramatic moments that are completely unexpected, and truly human.
510-444-4755 (office) 510-444-4821 (fax) www.stagebridge.org
Winter 2015: January 5 - March 20
THE ART OF STORYTELLING (Beginning/Interm.): FRIDAY, 10:00am - 12:00pm - $155
Instructor: Jeanne Haynes, teacher/performer – Winter Theme: “In the Still of the Night.” Burrowed under the
covers, an especially sweet time for lovers, or a scary time - real or imaginary - in the dark, or agonizing sleeplessness
as the brain spins with what ifs. Students work on their choice of traditional, personal or fabricated stories culminating in an outside venue showcase. Beginners as well as experienced tellers welcome. Story structure, physicality,
narrative voice and character dialogue. Maximum of 15 Students.
“NEVER TOO LATE” - A Musical Revue: FRIDAY, 1:00pm - 3:00pm - $155
Directors: Joanne Grimm and Scrumbly Koldewyn – Join Director Joanne Grimm and Musical
Director Scrumbly Koldewyn for our ongoing musical revue, Never Too Late. Learn songs, dances and
skits plus develop monologues. The production tours to senior centers and residences, health fairs,
community and special events.
By Audition Only. Contact Office prior to class for audition information.
SPRING CLASSES WILL BE HELD
MARCH 30 - JUNE 12, 2015
MISSION
Stagebridge transforms the lives of older adults and their
communities through the performing arts.
A pioneer in the field of creative aging, Stagebridge accomplishes its mission by
providing professionally-led training programs, performance opportunities,
intergenerational storytelling, professional development for healthcare workers,
and creative outreach by and for older adults throughout the Bay Area.
The Performing Arts Training Institute (PATI) is supported in part by generous grants from the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, the Bernard Osher
Foundation, and the City of Oakland Cultural Arts Program. Support for evening and weekend
classes generously provided by Aroha Philanthropies.
510-444-4755 (office) 510-444-4821 (fax) www.stagebridge.org
Course Registration Form (Please submit by end of first week. Enrollment is first come, first served.)
Personal Contact Information (if your information is on file, please write your name and check the box below)
Last Name: ____________________________ First Name: ______________________________
Check here
if info is on
File
Street Address: _________________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________________ State: ______Zip Code: ______________
Home Phone: (____) ________________________ Cell Phone: (____) _____________________
Check here
if new
student
Email: _________________________________________________________________________
Emergency Contact Information
Name: ________________________________________________ Relationship: ___________________________
Home Phone: (____) _____________________________ Cell Phone: (____) ______________________________
Do you have any medical conditions that you would like Stagebridge to be aware of? _______________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Class Offerings (Please check all that you are enrolling in)
(SC) = Short Course
ADD_ DROP
A _______ D _____
Thursday
___ BROADWAY DANCE
$155
A ______ D _____
A _______ D _____
___ STORYTELLING LAB
$155
A ______ D _____
$180 A _______ D _____
___ SINGING
$155
A ______ D _____
___ ENSEMBLE ACTING STU.
$155 A _______ D _____
___ Beginning IMPROV
$155
A ______ D _____
___ MUSICAL THEATRE
$200
___ ART of STORYTELLING
$155
A ______ D _____
$155
A ______ D _____
Monday
___ INTRO TO ACTING
$155
___ Shakespeare ACTING
$155
___ PLAYWRITING
Tuesday
___ SINGING
___ ANTIC WITTIES
ADD
DROP
A _______ D _____
Friday
$155
A _______ D _____
___ NEVER TOO LATE
$80
A _______ D _____
Did you know that class tuition covers only 30% of Stagebridge’s
operating costs? Add a donation with your enrollment to support
scholarships and Stagebridge’s outreach programs at local elementary schools, senior homes and more.
___ DONATION
$_______
___ GREAT AMERICAN STAGE $155 A _______ D _____
___ Int/Adv TAP
$105
A _______ D _____
___ Beginning TAP
$105
A _______ D _____
___ JAZZ & BROADWAY
$155
A _______ D _____
___ PLAYBACK THEATRE
$155
A _______ D _____
___ Int. IMPROV
$155
A _______ D _____
___ Beginning IMPROV
$155
A _______ D _____
___ Advanced PLAYWRITING
$180
A _______ D _____
___ READING MUSIC (SC)
$85
A _______ D _____
___ Int/Adv IMPROV
$155
A _______ D _____
___ CHORUS
$155
A _______ D _____
Wednesday
Tuition & Fees (Office Use Only)
# of Classes: ___ Fee $_______
- Disc: $_______ -
Cash / Check / Credit Card (+ Process Fee): (2.5%) ______
TOTAL FEE $___________
Scholarship? Y N $______ Credits to apply: $_______
___ Paid in Full ____ Deposit $_______ Date : _______
Payment Plan?
Date Paid
2 classes = 5% discount, 3 or more = 10% discount
Please make checks payable to STAGEBRIDGE.
HAVE A FABULOUS SESSION!
Credit $_______
Amount
Yes
Method
No
Balance
d