PROGRAM SCHEDULE June 6th – 17th, 2016
Manhattan Theatre Club Studios 311 West 43rd Street, 8th Floor
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change) Monday, June 6th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
WELCOME AND ORIENTATION
With: HEATHER A. HITCHENS, 10:00AM – 1:00PM PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING (MTC Studio 1) JOANNA SHEEHAN BELL, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS OF ATW MEGAN KOLB, PROGRAM ASSOCIATE OF ATW SELINA ROSALES, SEASONAL PROGRAM ASSISTANT OF ATW KYRA BUTTON, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT OF ATW
1:00PM – 2:30PM LUNCH BREAK
UPTOWN, DOWNTOWN, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN 2:30PM – 3:30PM GETTING TO KNOW NYC THEATRE AND ITS VOCABULARY (MTC Studio 3) (MTC Studios) Workshop Leader: MARK BLANKENSHIP, TDF STAGES
MASTER CLASS 4:00PM – 6:00PM
(MTC Studio 1) Workshop Leader: JONATHAN SILVERSTEIN
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF KEEN COMPANY
6:15PM – 7:15PM (Playwright Celtic Pub FIRST NIGHT GATHERING AT PLAYWRIGHT CELTIC PUB 732 8th Ave, A chance to mingle with your fellow Springboarders. b/t 45th and 46th Streets)
THEATRE PERFORMANCE:
OPENING NIGHT OF **7:30PM** AN ACT OF GOD (Booth Theatre)
The Booth Theatre 222 W 45TH ST
9:00PM END OF DAY 1: Monday, June 6th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change) Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 1)
SURVIVAL GUIDE #1:
9:30AM – 11:45AM SO YOU’RE HERE… NOW WHAT? (MTC Studio 1) BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR NEW YORK CITY.
Workshop Leader: RANDY ELLEN LUTTERMAN
12:00PM– 1:00PM LUNCH BREAK
THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF AUDITIONS MEET A CASTING DIRECTOR
1:00PM – 4:00PM Workshop Leader: (MTC Studio 1) MICHAEL CASSARA, MICHAEL CASSARA CASTING AND TYRONE DAVIS JR.
WHO’S WHO IN THE THEATRE: INTRODUCING THE TONY AWARDS® 4:00PM – 5:00PM (MTC Studio 3) Guests: HEATHER A. HITCHENS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING CHARLOTTE ST. MARTIN , PRESIDENT OF THE BROADWAY LEAGUE
5:00PM – 7:00PM DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO BERNARD B. JACOBS THEATRE
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: THE COLOR PURPLE **7:00PM** (Bernard B. Jacobs Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Theatre) 242 W. 45th St.
There will be a talk-back immediately following the performance.
11:00PM END OF DAY 2: Tuesday, June 7th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change) Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
8:30AM – 9:00AM GROUP DISCUSSION (Pearl Studios)
SURVIVAL GUIDE #2: 9:00AM – 11:00AM CHARTING YOUR COURSE (Pearl Studios Goal setting for your first year. Studio C – 12th Floor) Workshop Leader: LAUREN JOST
11:00AM – 12:20PM LUNCH BREAK
12:20PM – 12:30PM #HAM4HAM (Outside the Richard Outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre at 226 W. 46th St. Rodgers Theatre)
General Performance Musical Theatre Performance
TACKLING THE 1:00PM – 4:00PM AUDITION WORKSHOP (MTC Studio 1 – MT) AUDITION MONOLOGUE
(MTC Studio 3 – GP) Workshop Leaders: Workshop Leader: CARA REICHEL & PETE MILLS NELSON EUSEBIO
MEET AN AGENT 4:30PM – 5:30PM (MTC Studio 3) Guest: BEN SANDS, STONE MANNERS SALNERS
5:30PM – 6:30PM BREAK
THEATRE INTERN NETWORK MEETING WHO’S WHO IN THE THEATRE: Meet the team behind the show 6:30PM – 8:30PM (PIZZA FOR ALL AT 7:30PM) (MTC Studio 1) Panelists: Holli Campbell, Rachel Sussman, Joshua Poole, and Michael Jorgensen
8:30 PM END OF DAY 3: Wednesday, June 8th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change) Thursday, June 9th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 1)
SURVIVAL GUIDE #3: BUSINESS OF ACTING PART 1: 9:30AM – 12:00PM INTRODUCING YOUR TALENT (MTC Studio 1) Workshop Leader: RANDY ELLEN LUTTERMAN
12:00PM – 1:00PM LUNCH BREAK
MASTER CLASS
1:00PM – 3:00PM Guest: LIESL TOMMY (MTC Studio 1) DIRECTOR OF ECLIPSED
Accompanied by MARTIN LANDRY
SURVIVAL GUIDE #4 MONEY MATTERS PART 1 3:00 – 4:00PM Financial strategies for the working actor. (MTC Studio 3)
Workshop Leader: JOANNA SHEEHAN BELL WHO’S WHO IN THE THEATRE How shows run: A backstage tour of The Lion King
4:30PM-6:00PM Workshop Leaders: RONALD VODICKA, PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER, AND SPECIAL GUESTS (We will meet at the Minskoff Theatre Stage Door Entrance promptly at 4:15) 6:00PM – 7:00PM DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO MUSIC BOX THEATRE
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: SHUFFLE ALONG **7:00PM** (Music Box Theatre) Music Box Theatre 239 W. 45th St.
10:00PM END OF DAY 4: Thursday, June 9th as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Friday, June 10th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 1)
Musical Theatre Performance General Performance
AUDITION WORKSHOP: 9:30AM – 12:30PM SINGING FOR ACTORS (MTC Studio 1 - MT) 16 BAR CUTS
(MTC Studio 3 - GP) Workshop Leaders: Workshop Leader: JEREMY DESMON & PETE MILLS ANDREW GERLE & MARTIN LANDRY
12:30PM – 1:30PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30PM – 3:30PM COMMERCIAL CASTING AND THE VOICE OVER (MTC Studio 3) Workshop Leader: MARLA WEBBER GREEN & IAN WEISS
SURVIVAL GUIDE #5 MONEY MATTERS PART 2 3:30PM-4:30PM Financial strategies for the working actor. (MTC Studio 3)
Workshop Leader: JOANNA SHEEHAN BELL
SURVIVAL GUIDE #6 4:30PM – 6:00PM GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER (MTC Studio 3)
Workshop Leader: MEGAN KOLB
6:00PM – 8:00PM DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO HELEN HAYES THEATRE
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: **8:00PM** THE HUMANS (Helen Hayes Theatre) Helen Hayes Theatre 240 W. 44th St.
10:00PM END OF DAY 5: Friday, June 10th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Saturday, June 11th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION / (MTC Studio 1) **REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR TONY ATTIRE TO MTC!**
CHANGE / TRAVEL TO PEARL STUDIOS 9:30AM – 10:00AM (MOCK DANCE CALL WARM –UP)
MOCK DANCE CALL SESSION
Workshop with: CHRISTOPHER RICE 10:00AM – 12:00PM (Pearl Studios – Studio C BROADWAY DANCE CENTER 12th Floor) Location: PEARL STUDIOS 519 8TH AVE STUDIO C: 12TH FLOOR
LUNCH BREAK / TRAVEL TO JOHN GOLDEN THEATRE 12:00PM – 2:00PM MTC OPEN TILL 1:00PM IF NEEDED
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: ECLIPSED **2:00PM**
(John Golden Theatre) John Golden Theatre 252 W. 45th St.
4:30PM – 5:00PM TRAVEL BACK TO MTC
MEET THE ARTIST 5:00PM – 6:00PM (MTC Studio 3) Guest: DANAI GURIRA Moderator: PATRICK PACHECO DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO DELACORTE THEATRE 6:00PM – 7:15PM (We will meet promptly at 7:15pm at the 81st street park entrance.)
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: TAMING OF THE SHREW **8:00PM**
(Delacorte Theatre) Delacorte Theatre 81 Central Park West
10:00PM END OF DAY 6: SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Sunday, June 12th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
8:15AM GATHERING (72nd & Broadway) The 72nd Street 1/2/3 Station Park
TONY AWARDS® DRESS REHEARSAL 8:45AM – 1:00PM
(Beacon Theatre) Beacon Theatre is at 2124 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
LUNCH/ DINNER BREAK 1:00PM – 2:00PM TRAVEL TO MTC TO GET READY FOR THE TONY AWARDS®!!!
2:00PM – 3:30PM MTC OPEN FOR GETTING READY (MTC Studio 1 & 3)
TRAVEL TO BEACON THEATRE 3:30PM – 4:00PM (Snack on the way!)
**4:00PM** SEAT FILLER CALL TIME (Beacon Theatre) Report back to Beacon Theatre for you big debut as a Tony Awards® Seat Filler!
7:00PM – 11:00PM THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® (Beacon Theatre)
AFTER GATHERING
11:00PM Amsterdam Ale House 340 Amsterdam Ave
11:00PM - ??? End of Day 7: Sunday, June 12th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Monday, June 13th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
You have an unscheduled Monday morning… we want you to see the city and have an adventure! Chomp on a hot dog! Jump on the Staten Island Ferry! Have Breakfast at Tiffany’s! Tan in Central Park! See the Statue of Liberty! Wander the Lower East Side! Eat Dim Sum in **MORNING OFF** Chinatown! Check out the Top of the Rock! Shop Fifth Avenue! Visit Strawberry Fields! Eat at Grimaldi’s! Buy a purse on Canal Street!
Just make sure you’re at MTC by 1:00!
1:00PM – 1:30PM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 3)
SURVIVAL GUIDE #6: 1:30PM – 4:30PM BUSINESS OF ACTING PART 2: (MTC Studio 3) BUILDING YOUR TEAM
Workshop Leader: RANDY ELLEN LUTTERMAN
4:30PM – 5:00PM ACTOR’S CONNECTION (MTC Studio 3) Workshop Leader: WALID CHAYA
END OF DAY 8: Monday, June 13th 5:00PM DON’T FORGET TO TAKE HOME YOUR TONYS ATTIRE, ETC.
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 1) GROUP DISCUSSION
AUDITION WORKSHOP: ON-CAMERA 9:30AM – 12:30PM Learn techniques for film and television auditioning. (MTC Studio 3)
Workshop Leader: JODI COLLINS
12:30PM – 1:00PM LUNCH BREAK
SURVIVAL GUIDE #7 SHOW ME THE MONEY 1:00PM – 2:30PM Employment strategies for the auditioning actor (MTC Studio 1)
Workshop Leader: JOSEPH P. HARDING
RETURN TO SPRINGBOARD Former Springboarders return to tell their stories of life in the city. 3:00PM – 5:00PM
(MTC Studio 3) Guests: BRYAN BURTON, JOHN STEWART, REBECCA KNOWLES, ISABELLA DAWIS, & JOHN CAMPIONE
5:00PM – 7:30PM DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO BARROW STREET THEATRE
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: THE EFFECT 7:30PM
(Barrow Street Theatre) Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow Street
9:30PM END OF DAY 9: Tuesday, June 14th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC 9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 1)
General Performance Musical Theatre Performance 9:30AM – 12:30PM (Pearl Studios APPROACH TO CLASSICAL TEXT TACKLING THE AUDITION Studio C – 12th Floor - MT) MONOLOGUE (MTC Studio 2 – GP) Workshop Leader: PETER FRANCIS JAMES Workshop Leader: KATIE NORTHLICH
12:30PM-2:00PM LUNCH BREAK
SURVIVAL GUIDE #8: MASTER CLASS: HOW TO WORK WITH A COACH 2:00PM – 5:30PM
(MTC Studio 3) Workshop Leader: RANDY ELLEN LUTTERMAN
5:30PM -6:00PM GROUP DICUSSION
6:00PM – 8:00PM DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO WALTER KERR THEATRE
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: THE CRUCIBLE **8:00PM**
(Walter Kerr Theatre) Walter Kerr Theatre 219 W 48th St.
11:15PM END OF DAY 10: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Thursday, June 16th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC 9:00AM – 9:30AM GROUP DISCUSSION (MTC Studio 1)
General Performance MUSICAL THEATRE
9:30AM – 12:30PM WORKING FROM SIDES (MTC Studio 1- MT) AUDITION WORKSHOP (MTC Studio 3 – GP)
Workshop Leader: PORTIA KREIGER & Workshop Leader: BEN RAUHALA ANDRE REVELS
12:30PM – 1:30PM LUNCH BREAK
WHO’S WHO IN THE THEATRE: Q & A WITH AN AGENT 1:30PM – 2:30PM
(MTC Studio 1) Guest: MIKEY NAGY, THE KRASNY OFFICE
MEET THE ARTIST 3:00PM – 4:00PM
(MTC Studio 3) Guest: BRANDON VICTOR DIXON
MEET THE ARTIST 4:00PM – 5:00PM (MTC Studio 3) Guest: JAYNE HOUDYSHELL Moderator: PATRICK PACHECO
5:00PM – 6:00PM KITCHEN SINK CATCH-ALL AND AUDITION PREP (MTC Studio 1) Ask questions about the end of Springboard and your future career
6:00PM – 7:30PM DINNER BREAK / TRAVEL TO BROOK ATKINSON THEATRE
THEATRE PERFORMANCE: WAITRESS **7:30PM** (Brooks Atkinson Theatre) Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 W. 47th St.
10:30PM END OF DAY 11: Thursday, June 16th
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)
Friday, June 17th, 2016 American Theatre Wing’s SpringboardNYC
9:00AM – 10:00AM CHECK-IN FOR MOCK OPEN CALL AUDITION (MTC Studios)
General Performance Musical Theatre Performance 10:00AM – 3:00PM MOCK OPEN CALL AUDITION MOCK OPEN CALL AUDITION (MTC Studio 1 - MT) (MTC Studio 2 - GP) Guests: MICHAEL DOVE & LAUREN PORT Guests: JONO MAINELLI, PATRICK VASSEL, & PAT GOODWIN
MEET THE ARTIST 3:00PM – 4:00PM
(MTC Studio 3) Guest: LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON
4:00PM – 5:00PM SPRINGBOARDNYC WRAP-UP (MTC Studio 1) Everything about your new career that you forgot to ask…plus pizza!
5:00PM END OF SPRINGBOARDNYC 2016
as of 10/28/2016 (Subject to Change)