Marian also teaches private piano lessons
at Merrimans' Complete Piano Service.
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Jazz Workshop/Open Session
Every Monday Evening,
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
It's open to the public, and Free. Listen. Play. Woodshed. Discuss. Based on Jazz Standards. It's a Learning Environment. Bring your Instrument, your Ears, your Friends. Egos stay at the door.
Flute Ensemble Workshop
for
Middle School and High School Students
Flutist Marian Emery will be offering a chance to participate in a flute ensemble workshop this summer which will meet twice a week for five weeks, and will include a recital for parents and friends.
Each session will be one hour and include topics such as:
-Playing with other live musicians: matching pitch and tuning.
-Improving your Embouchure: focusing your tone.
-Getting to know your Instrument: working with difficult registers.
-Ensemble Playing: learning to be a good listener.
-Do some Jammin': improvisation in small groups -how to have a musical conversation.
June 27th - July 29th
Middle School: Mon. & Wed. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
High School: Mon. & Wed. 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost is $125 per student.
Call Marian Emery at 574-271-7548 or email at Memery444@aol.com for more information and to sign up for the workshop.
Improvisational Theatre Workshops
Tony Marando is coaching Improvisation Theatre Workshops as Life Tools for 7 – 12 and 13 – 18 yr. olds, based on the Viola Spolin Improvisational Techniques for the Theatre using myths, fairytales, and legends. He’ll be coaching these young performers in breathing, posture, projection, stage presence, some Commedia dell’ Atre’ and improvisation, which will be translated into classic hero and heroine movement and fantasy projection. The six week, two hour sessions are designed for young actors who want to work in a non-ego, non-aggressive, non-clique, open environment.
Saturdays, first sessions at 10:00 am - 11:30; second sessions 12:00 - 1:30.
Contact tony@tonymarando.com for more information and signing up for the next sessions.
Tony began his pursuit in earnest studying Design and Directing classes at Humboldt University under Drs. Lynne and John Pauley, and at College of the Redwoods studying Commedia dell’ Arte’s Style and Physical Technique with Carlo Mazzone-Clemente. He was also in intensive daily study in The Uses of Applied Mythology and Archetypes for Theatre and Directing Children’s Theatre under Drs. Robert Birdsong and Barbara Allen.
At USC, 1977 – '79, Tony studied under Dept. Head John Blankenchip with especially created classes in Stage, Set, Costume and Technical Design, Design for Opera and Theatre, and Arts Administration, Marketing and Management. He worked in film and television production as personal and administrative assistant to studio heads, film actors, and producers, through the mid 1980’s.
He went on to become a Live Event Producer at Walt Disney Imagineering from 1987 – '90, and was executive producer on Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Pleasure Island, and Euro Disney. In that capacity, he led a series of seminars including Producing Live Theatre, Creating and Marketing Special Events, The London’s West End Theatre Season for Disney, and Marketing for the Arts for the North Carolina School of the Performing Arts.
In 1993 he was invited by author/professor, Stephen Langley, of Brooklyn College, to focus on independent study in Dr. Langley’s Theatre Management: Principle and Practice on Producing for Commercial, College and Community Theatre. He also studied film courses at Columbia University, NYU and UCLA independently.
In 1990 he won 1st place in the Ft. Lauderdale Intl., Video Competition with his short, Blonde, and in 2009 he won 1st place in the New World Arts 24 hr. Theatre Festival as Best Director. He has directed four other short films and over 80 theatre productions in Paris, Berlin, Los Angeles, and New York City, where he recently mounted the first of a series of backer’s auditions for four new dramas being produced by his partners there. |
Sunday, March 20th, Harp and Piano Student Recital under the direction of Devon Haupt. Visit Devon's website.
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Recital Hall
Merrimans' Playhouse is available for Recitals. The space is intimate with good acoustics. It's a great space to hear all the dynamic ranges of the instruments, and musicians. We want to nuture the budding and established musicians in our community and would love to host student recitals, and chamber groups, or other small ensembles.
If you are a school or private music instructor, looking for an alternate performance space for your students, please come and visit our space. Also, we'd like to encourage the instructors to have a recital themselves, so they have the opportunity to perform, and the students have an opportunity to really hear what their instructors are up to. This space is for the community, so we have a place to nurture and share our talents.
Please call 574-329-3430 or email merrimuse@sbcglobal.net for rental fees.
Conference Hall and Film Screening
Merrimans' Playhouse is also a great space for brainstorming, meetings, and conferences. A break from the usual setting. We have a "screen" wall for presentations and video. You will need to provide your own projector.
We are also collaborating with local filmmakers for film screenings. We will post more information as things develop.
Contact us if you have some ideas for events you'd like to consider.
Please call 574-329-3430 or email merrimuse@sbcglobal.net for rental fees. |
