AN INVITATION

TO SING AND PERFORM WITH

THE YOUNGAMERICANS

FOR 3 DAYS OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND TWO BIG SHOWS!

THE YOUNG AMERICANS, A company of 44 performers, and 6 staff members, present 3days ofworkshops in voice, dance, acting, and all aspects of the performing arts for4

–12

grade students in your city. On the last day we will present two full two-hour concerts that will include the hundreds of young people from your community.

Our main purposes are……………………………• To encourage music education in schools• To train young people in performance• To strengthen character

TENTATIVE SCHEDULECLASSES at Camden County College

Thursday, September 11, 2008 TV,THEATRE – STAGE:

3:30pm Registration Techniques applying to self-expression4pm Orientation & YA demonstration

VOICE:

Choral & solo with emphasis5pm Vocal Ensemble #1 on breathing & caring for the voice6pm Dinner

DANCE:

All levels and all styles –7pm Performance Workshop #1 Hip Hop to Tap to Classical9pm End of Day 1

MUSICAL THEATRE:

Focus on

Friday

performance skills used specifically in8am Class #1 (Dance/Voice/Acting) musical theatre productions9am Class #2 (as above)

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP:

Staging10am Class #3 (as above) choreography and performancetechniques11am Performance Class

AUDITION TECHNIQUES:

How to best12pm Lunch display individual talents & personality1pm Vocal Ensemble #2

SOUND TECHNIQUES:

The use of the3pm Performance Workshop #2 microphone and other aspects of sound5pm Dinner reproduction6pm Stop and Start rehearsal

CHORAL SINGING:

Working together8pm End of Day 2 to produce multi part sound, reading

Saturday

music, learning new interpretations

Rehearsal to be announced3:00 and 7:00pm SHOW at Timber Creek High School!!!

Registration Fee: $80T-shirt Fee: $10 Audience Ticket Prices: $12 Adult/ $10 Students ages 18 and under (available online)

THE YOUNG AMERICANS

presents

THE YOUNG AMERICANS

The Young Americans,

who four times before took South Jersey bystorm, return in September 2008! These 40 talented performers will bring thenewest version of their National Music Outreach Tour to Mainstage Center forthe Arts on September 11-13. In the fall of ‘05, over 350 Mainstage regis-trants sang and danced their way through this impressive three day perform-ance workshop in voice, dance, and all aspects of performing arts. The eventwas capped off by a wonderfully entertaining two-hour public show by both ourkids and

the Young Americans

.This year’s workshop will be from September 11-13 and will concentrate onvoice, dance, and performance techniques under the helpful eyes of

the YoungAmericans

and their staff. The workshops will be held at the Camden CountyCollege, in Blackwood, and two performances will be held at Timber Creek HighSchool is Sicklerville. We will give you a letter asking your school or district notto mark your children as absent on Friday, September 12 since they are en-gaged in a 12 hour performing arts workshop, however, that decision is strictlythat of your school system. In the past many schools have excused the stu-dents attending. In the cases where they were not excused, many parents feltthat the value in

the Young American

experience was worth a day’s absencefrom school. That of course will be your decision.Demand for this

year’s Young Americans National Music OutreachTour

promises to be great. Registration is only $80 for this incredible experi-ence. Any family interested in providing a home stay for a

Young American

for the three days, can call Mainstage to receive information about this reward-ing opportunity.

YOUNG AMERICANS REGISTRATON FORM:Please return this form with check made payable to: The Mainstage Center for the Arts (MCA) bySeptember 1, 2008. Checks must include phone number. Your cancelled check will serve as your receipt.REGISTRATION FEE: $80.00 per participant.Child

s Name: _____________________________________ Parent

s Name____________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________City, State, Zip:_____________________________________________________________________________Telephone Number: (________) _________________________________Parent Cell # ( ) Parent E-Mail ________________________Name of School: ______________________________ Grade in Fall

08________Name of Principal:______________________________________________________________Telephone # of School ____________________ Fax # for School________________

T-SHIRT SIZE (Adult Sizes) XS SM MED LG XL XXL

____ I am willing to host 2 Young Americans.____ I am NOT willing to host 2 Young Americans.____ I am willing to volunteer some time during the three day workshop.RETURNED CHECK CHARGE: ALL CHECKS RETURNED BY YOUR BANK WILL BE SUBJECT TO A $35.00RETURN CHECK CHARGE. RETURNED CHECKS MUST BE REPLACED WITH A CERTIFIED CHECK,CASHIERS CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND MUST INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL $35.00 CHARGE.PAYMENT OPTIONS: _______ CHECK _________CASH ______ CREDIT CARD (if paying via creditcard please complete the authorization form below. Please be advised that there is a $2.00 service chargefor credit card use.)Name of Cardholder:___________________________________ Card Number: ________________________Type of Credit Card: Visa Master Card Exp. Date____________________Authorizing Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ____________

Please note: pictures of these workshops and rehearsals will be taken for archival and publicitypurposes.