ESPA Mixer Fall 2019
Event Information
Description
The Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) is opening its doors to newcomers and ESPAtriots alike. Come on by our Mixer for an evening of food, fun, and artistic inspiration, and meet some of the many people who call ESPA home! Share a drink, meet our faculty, and join us for a couple of free workshops to get a real taste of some of the classes ESPA has to offer.
Also at the Mixer, we will have a raffle to win free tickets to On That Day in Amsterdam (the first show of the Primary Stages Season) and a free workshop!
Primary Stages ESPA Mixer
Thursday, September 12
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Primary Stages Studio A
The ESPA Mixer and Workshops are FREE and open to the public.
Before and after the Primary Stages ESPA Mixer, join us for a couple of special workshops to get a real taste of some of the classes ESPA has to offer!
ESPA FREE WORKSHOP: Refining Your Audition with Maria Mileaf
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Primary Stages Studio B
Starting with an in-depth discussion on how to approach monologues and auditions, director Maria Mileaf will then coach a handful of participants on what's currently in their book or on sides being prepped for an upcoming audition. With feedback that's universally applicable, all attendees with leave with a stronger sense of what to look for in choosing a monologue, how to break up any audition piece into beats, and ultimately, how to refine your repertoire and self-coach your monologue or sides prior to any big audition.
ESPA FREE WORKSHOP: Alexander Technique with Karen Braga
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Primary Stages Studio B
Learn how to release tension, warm up your instrument, and overcome your nerves in those tense moments before an audition! Karen Braga, ESPA’s Alexander Technique expert, will guide you through a few quintessential exercises to give you the freedom to take bigger risks and make stronger choices.
ESPA FREE WORKSHOP: Getting It Written with Melisa Annis
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Primary Stages Studio B
Hang out after the mixer to get your creative juices flowing! This series of writing exercises will push you outside your comfort zone banish writer's block, and break all the rules.