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Welcome! The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall offers a cure for the summertime blues. Classes for: Ages 5 – 7 Ages 8 – 10 Middle School/High School One week Creative Camps available in: Theater Music Dance On-Camera Acting Multi-Week Camps available in: Musical Theater Private and Group Lessons available in: Drama Winds Piano Viola Brass Guitar Dance Percussion Violin Drum Set Voice HoffmanSchoolOfTheArts.com
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Kick Off Your Summer With Savings! FIRST WEEK of THEMED DRAMATICS CLASSES (June 8–12) 20% OFF! ($180 vs. $225) 3-Plus Program!*
Enroll in 3 or more one-week classes and receive 10% off each class. *Programs may be applied to one child or multiple children within the same household.
(Not including the first week of Themed Dramatics classes, June 8–12.)
Members Enroll Now!
QUESTIONS? CALL 727.712.2706 Why Choose The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts? • Themed Dramatics students receive a book related to their class experiences. • Arts and crafts sessions are taught daily by a visual arts specialist. • Every student receives a keepsake class photograph on the final day of class. • Students enrolled in three or more classes receive $25.00 off fall ‘15 enrollment at The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts . • Classes provide an opportunity for your child to explore talents, discover new friends, and reunite with old ones. • Experience the arts with professional arts instructors and perform in a professional setting. HoffmanSchoolOfTheArts.com
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EXPLORE, CREATE, AND PERFORM Ages 5 -7 and 8-10
“....AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DINOSAUR” Ages 5 - 7, $180.00 June 8 –12 • 9am – 3pm
JURASSIC PARK
Ages 8 - 10, $180.00 June 8 –12 • 9 am – 3pm Enter the world of paleontology with songs and activities that celebrate all things ‘saurus! Explore the life and times of our favorite Jurassic stars through art and movement. Join us for a final presentation that will showcase your dinomite talents. Can you dig it?
DISNEY HEROES AND VILLaiNS Ages: 5-7, $225.00 June 15 – 19 • 9am – 3pm
SUPERHEROES AND SUPERVILLaiNS Ages 8 - 10, $225.00 June 15 – 19 • 9am – 3pm
What is Aladdin without Jafar? What is Batman without the Joker? Sleeping Beauty without Maleficent? Authors have given us heroes that we love to love, but where would they be without the villains that challenge? Using the plots from movies, comics, and stories, discover the qualities that create great heroes and great villains. Finish the week with a presentation that blends the best of both worlds in a celebration of the contrast it takes to make a great story.
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MINIONS
Ages 5-7, $225.00 June 22 – 26 • 9am – 3pm
GRU AND CREW (AND MINIONS TOO)! Ages: 8-10, $225.00 June 22 – 26 • 9:00am – 3:00pm
The minions are loose in the land of books! Looking to help literature’s most despicable characters like the Wicked Witch of the West, the Big Bad Wolf, and Captain Hook, and taking over their stories. Through the use of pantomime and a language of their own, you will create an original script and show describing their exploits. Find a pair of overalls and a yellow shirt and join the minions.
SPONGEBOB: TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES Ages: 5-7, $180.00 June 29 – July 2 • 9am – 3pm
SPONGEBOB: CARP-A-DIEM or SEAS THE DAY Ages 8 - 10, $180.00 June 29 – July 2 • 9am – 3pm
Bikini Bottom is the place and now is the time! Since 1999, SpongeBob has been absorbed into our culture with nautical puns and shanties that inspire our inner mollusk. Join us and listen to some of Bikini Bottom’s greatest songs, create some briny art, meet slippery characters and “sea” where the current takes us. Join our “school” as it dives to the ocean floor for a tsunami of fun!
STARWARS: PADAWANS Ages: 5 - 7, $225.00 July 6 – 10 • 9am – 3pm
STARWARS: KNIGHTS Ages 8 - 10 $225.00 July 6 – 10 • 9am – 3pm
There has been a great disturbance in the force…. Learn the lessons of the Jedi as we discover the values of truth, honor, kindness, and conquering your fears. Design your own planets, characters, and scripts as we explore a galaxy that is yours to create! Will you embrace the light? Choose your destiny! HoffmanSchoolOfTheArts.com
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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ Ages 5 - 7 $225.00 July 13 –1 • 9am – 3pm
OFF TO EMERALD CITY Ages 8 - 10, $225.00 July 13 – 17 • 9am – 3pm
In 1900, L. Frank Baum created the Land of Oz and its characters, then sent a young girl named Dorothy off to visit for a grand adventure. Spend this week writing your own stories around the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Toto (and then some) developing and performing skits that tell the stories before the story we all know and love. Enjoy a sneak peak of the summer production “The Wizard of Oz.”
DESIGN, DISCOVER & PRODUCE Camps to engage and encourage young performers and develop creative thinkers! INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ CAMP
Ages: 11 – 14, $275.00 Class is limited to 30 participants June 8 – 12 • 9am – 4pm Final Performance: The New Murray Theatre* “Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.” Jazz has been around for over 100 years, but what keeps it alive is the creative spirit of improvisation. Learn the art of creating your own music through an understanding of the harmonic changes of jazz standards. Discover the secrets that make you a better musician and make music above and beyond what is on the written page. A minimum of two years experience playing an instrument is required. Participation assures an invitation to join the Ruth Eckerd Hall Jazz Band. Camp includes jazz instruction including theory and history, plus workshops with visiting artists. Past workshops have featured Chick Corea, Dave Koz, and Eric Darius.
Lead Directors: Frank Williams and Butch Thomas
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PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Ages: 13–18, $275.00 Class is limited to 30 participants June 15 – 19 • 9am – 4pm Final Performance: The New Murray Theatre* Rhythm, melody, and timbre unite for a sound that is both contemporary and original. Using both classical and contemporary repertoire, students will develop techniques and skills used to rehearse and perform literature written specifically for percussion. Emphasis is also placed on the development of the group dynamic and working cooperatively to achieve a quality ensemble sound. Director: John Lluvera
NEXT STOP BROADWAY: LET IT GO
Ages: 11 – 14, $525.00 Class is limited to 40 participants June 8 – 26 • 9am – 4pm Performances: Thu, June 25 • 7pm | Fri, June 26 •2 & 7pm Final Performance: The New Murray Theatre*
The stage never bothered me anyway! Join us for a three week, intensive performance journey as we collectively create a two act Broadway musical revue and let your talent go! Next Stop Broadway emphasizes the building of students’ confidence as they engage all three components of musical theater: acting, singing and dancing. This summer our young performers will be guided through the history of musical theater from the 1920’s and through each decade to today. Each performer will have the opportunity to create an original character, interpret songs, and dance various styles of choreography.
Director: Jarrett W. Koski
Auditions will take place Saturday, May 30, 12:30pm – 4pm, followed by a brief parent meeting. Casting will take place at the start of camp. Please call 727.712.2793 to schedule an audition and receive an audition packet. HoffmanSchoolOfTheArts.com
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PITCH PERFECT
Ages: 10 – 14, $275.00 June 22 – 26 • 9 am – 4 pm Final Performance: The New Murray Theatre* Look who’s in Treble! Music for the bold; Music for the daring; Music without all the instruments to hide behind! Get your ears on and join the Bellas and Treblemakers. Make music with the only chord that matters- the vocal chord, and sing hit music A Capella! *Instrumental Jazz Camp, Percussion Ensemble, Pitch Perfect, and Next Stop Broadway performances are ticketed events.Tickets can be purchased from the Ruth Eckerd Box Office prior to performance.
SCHOOL OF ROCK
The Early Years: Roots Rock Ages: 10 – 14, $180.00 June 29 - July 2 • 9am – 3pm
“There’s something beautifully friendly and elevating about a bunch of guys playing music together. This wonderful little world that is unassailable. It’s really teamwork, one guy supporting the others, and it’s all for one purpose…” - Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones. Bring your guitars, your voices, your basses, your keyboards, your huddled masses yearning to rock free! Start your journey into the world of Rock where you should…at the beginning! Using covers of early rock and blues tunes, discover the artists that paved the way for everything that has happened since!
STAR WARS: LIGHT SABER COMBAT Ages 11 - 14 $225.00 July 6 – 10 • 9am – 3pm
Every great fight scene in every film was planned and choreographed. Each actor must know every move, every countermove, every duck, and every dodge. Work with our staff as we develop the techniques that make stage combat safe for the actors and realistic for the audience. Using Star Wars as a theme, we will develop a script and performance that demonstrates the art of stage combat.
DIVERGENT…WHAT’S YOUR FACTION? Ages 11 - 14 $225.00 July 13 – 17 • 9am – 3pm
Are you Amity, Abnegation, Candor, Dauntless, or Erudite? After a “briefing” you will be assigned your faction for activities that suit your calling. Throughout the week, you will be assigned to the other factions to discover your talents there as well… Thursday and Friday will be spent creating an original script around the concept of Divergency…. Can anyone be classified as only one faction? 10
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Dance TAP, JAZZ, HIP-HOP
Ages: 8 – 10, $225.00 June 8 – 12 • 9am – 3pm
A summer favorite! Students learn street dance, combining hip-hop, jazz, and cutting- edge tap into an explosive display of free-style footwork and dynamic choreography. While working hard and having fun, students develop self-confidence and presentation skills. TAP SHOES REQUIRED.
WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE - DANCE! Ages: 11–14, $225.00 June 22 – 26 • 9 am – 3pm
Get on up and “Twist and Shout”! This is the place to start! This is the place to let it all go! This week we will experiment with dance steps from all time periods, starting with some basics then seeing where they lead us. This camp is NOT only for girls!! It takes two to feel the beat and let it move you! Don’t be afraid to come dancing!
TAP DANCIN’ IN THE STREETS Ages: 5 – 7, $225.00 July 13 – 17 • 9am – 3pm
It’s an invitation, across the nation, a chance for folks to meet! Get your tap shoes on and dance to the music! A great class to begin, develop, or continue your love of a dance style that traces its origins back to the jigs and reels of Ireland! TAP SHOES REQUIRED.
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The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts takes the stage at the Capitol Theatre for
The Wizard of
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Written by L. Frank Baum Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg Background Music by Herbert Stolthart Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard Orchestration by Larry Wilcox Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Based upon the Classical Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Brothers Produced by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, INC 560 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 www.tamswitmark.com
Ages: 13 – 18, $525.00 Class is limited to 45 participants July 6 – 24 • 9am – 4pm Sat, July 11 & 18 • 9:30am – 12:30pm Performances: Thu, July 23 • 7pm | Fri , July 24 • 7pm Sat, July 25 • 2 & 7pm “Come out, come out wherever you are” and join us for THE WIZARD OF OZ! This summer we take an abstract look at the timeless classic about Dorothy Gale from Kansas who travels to the magical Land of Oz. Throughout her journey she meets a good witch, a bad witch, a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion and many other Ozians. The fabulous four are off on a journey to the Wizard of Oz to ask him for a brain, a heart, the nerve, and a home! With a three week intensive rehearsal period, the actors will focus on vocal production and character development, creating an expressive ensemble that brings these characters to life, captivating audiences, young and old alike. Come journey “over the rainbow” with us and find out that there really is “no place like home.”
Director: Jarrett W. Koski *Auditions will be held for casting purposes on Wednesday, July 1, and Thursday, July 2, 4:30pm – 7:00pm. Please call 727.712.2793 to schedule an audition and receive an audition packet.
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On-Camera Acting ON-CAMERA ACTING 101 Ages 8 – 10 $180.00 June 29 – July 2 • 9 am – 3 pm Screening: Thu, July 2
With Acting 101 you will learn the basic tools of the best professional actors: improvisation, characterization, script analysis, and on-camera technique. • You will learn memorization and imagination techniques that enhance other aspects of your life as well: imagination work, relaxation, stretching, breathing, movement, vocal exploration, sensory work, ensemble games and more. • You will explore the best ingredients of great acting, including: character development, urgency/heightened energy, specificity, discovery and subtext, spontaneity, vulnerability, creating relationships with other actors/characters and more. • You will understand what “in the moment” means as an actor, learning to connect with other actors through improvisation and relationship building. • You will discover things within yourself you may not have realized were there, will be surrounded by a positive, supportive environment in which to make new friends, and may even come away with that urge to explore a more professional path.
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COMMERCIALS
Ages 11 - 14 $225.00 June 15 - 19 • 9 am • 3pm Screening: Fri, June 19
Commercials are among the most prolific and profitable types of work for an actor, however, few actors take the time to properly train and develop their skills for commercial work. Areas of focus will include: understanding your target market, how to best focus your performance on the selling message, camera technique specifically for commercials, product technique, analyzing advertising copy, and delivering a solid, natural, believable message.
PERPARING TO AUDITION: FILM AND TV Ages 11 - 14 $225.00 July 6 – July 10 • 9am – 3pm Screening: Thu, July 10
• Do you feel anxious when you know you have an audition to prepare? • Do you panic when asked to cold read? • Do you feel you have less control in a cold reading than a prepared piece? • Do you focus on memorizing your lines, then worry about forgetting them? • Have you lost your place on the page and panicked? • Are you less than totally confident when you walk into • an audition? If you answered YES to any of the above, then your approach to acting is actually getting in the way of your acting, and is keeping you from delivering the best of yourself in an audition. We’ll help you discover how to best prepare so that you won’t even think about the page or worry about forgetting anything….you will be rock-solid ready and your creative juices will flow. You’ll be YOU. You’ll also learn some simple, clear and successful ways to cold read. Don’t just show up and hope for the best when you audition. BLOW THEM AWAY!
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Join us for our 12th Anniversary
Side by Side by Side Concert
Sunday, May 3, 2015, 2:00 pm The talented students of the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts’ Jazz, Dance and Vocal tracks will share Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Main Stage in an afternoon of joyous celebration of the culmination of their 2014-2015 studies. Don’t miss this awesome and inspiring concert. Tickets: $5.00.
Come back & see us in the fall! Take what you’ve learned and bring your talents back to The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts for more intensive study with our Fall 2015 class offerings! Stay tuned for more information
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Enrollment, Tuition Assistance & Refunds • Class sizes are limited. Advance enrollment is recommended. • A nonrefundable enrollment fee of $20.00 per person is required (waived for REH members at Performer Level and above). Visit www.rutheckerdhall.com for membership information. • Tuition payment is due with the enrollment form. • Tuition assistance is available! Apply early! Please call 727.712.2706 for details and eligibility requirements or visit www.hoffmanschoolofthearts.com. • Payment plans are available with credit card only. • Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures: Procedures will be sent to you following receipt of your enrollment or two weeks prior to the first day of your camp class. • Refunds or credits will be given ONLY if a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, in which case fees and tuition will be refunded in full. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Complete and submit a separate enrollment form with payment for EACH student (Additional forms can be printed from hoffmanperformingarts.org) HOW TO REGISTER BY MAIL: ONLINE: BY PHONE: BY FAX:
The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, FL 33759 www.hoffmanschoolofthearts.com 727.712.2706 727.791.7449
Schedule, instructors and prices are subject to change. Questions? Please call 727.712.2706.
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Creating memories | Fulfilling dreams | Changing lives
Thank you to our 2014 – 15 Grantors! Support for Ruth Eckerd Hall is provided in part through the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Clearwater and the Leading Ladies of Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts is supported in part by The Tampa Bay Times Fund, Inc., Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc., the Pinellas Community Foundation, Friends of Music, Pinellas Cultural Foundation, Macy’s, Florida Blue, the Nichols Foundation, South Arts, the Lightning Foundation, New York Life, UPS, GTE Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Wells Fargo, Clearwater Jazz Holiday and the Volunteer Usher Fund.
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• Classes •
At A Glance Performance Classes, Ages 10 –18 Instrumental Jazz Camp
11–14
June 8–12
9am–4pm
$275
Percussion Ensemble
13–18
June 15- 19
9am–4pm
$275
Pitch Perfect
10-14
June 22–26
9am–4pm
$275
Next Stop Broadway: Let It Go
11-14
June 8–26
9am-4pm
$525
The Wizard of Oz
13- 18
July 6 – 24 July 11 and 18
9am-4pm 9:30am – 12:30pm
$525
Dance & Movement Classes, Ages 5–14 Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop
8-10
June 8–12
9am–3pm
$225
When You Get The Chance…Dance!
11-14
June 22–26
9am–3pm
$225
5-7
July 13-17
9am–3pm
$225
Tap Dancin’ in the Streets
One-Week, All-Day Themed Dramatics Classes, Ages 5–7 And Now For Something Dinosaur
5–7
June 8–12
9am–3pm
$180
Disney Heroes and Villains
5–7
June 15–19
9am–3pm
$225
Minions
5–7
June 22–26
9am–3pm
$225
Spongebob: Tanks for the Memories
5–7
June 29–July 2
9am–3pm
$180
Star Wars: Padawans
5–7
July 6–10
9am–3pm
$225
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
5–7
July 13–17
9am–3pm
$225
One-Week, All-Day Themed Dramatics Classes, Ages 8–10 Jurassic Park
8–10
June 8–12
9am–3pm
$180
Superheroes and Supervillains
8–10
June 15–19
9am–3pm
$225
Gru and Crew (and Minions Too)
8–10
June 22–26
9am–3pm
$225
Spongebob; Carp –A-Diem or Seas the Day
8–10
June 29–July 2
9am–3pm
$180
Star Wars: Knights
8–10
July 6–10
9am–3pm
$225
Off to Emerald City
8–10
July 13–17
9am–3pm
$225
One-Week, Themed Classes, Ages 10–14 School of Rock
10-14
June 29– July 2
9am–3pm
$180
Star Wars Light Saber Combat
11-14
July 6 - 10
9am–3pm
$225
Divergent... What’s your faction?
11-14
July 13-17
9am-3pm
$225
One-Week, On Camera Classes, Ages 8–14 On Camera 101
8-10
June 29 – July 2
9am–3pm
$180
Commercials
11-14
June 15-19
9am–3pm
$225
Preparing to Audition: Film and TV
11–14
July 6–10
9am–3pm
$225
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Class Catalogue
summer 2015
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