PRESS RELEASE

October 5.2023
For Immediate Release
Contact: Kathleen Gilpatrick

(931) 783-0534

 kathleen@cookevilletheatreco.org

Cookeville Theatre Company to present a  Musical Theatre Workshop 101

Cookeville TN Cookeville Theatre Company will present a Musical Theatre Workshop taught by Jennifer Gallegos on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning October 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (off on Halloween) and ending with a workshop showcase open to the public Tuesday, November 7 at 7 pm.  The workshop will be held at The Wesley Foundation Chapel-Theatre, 271 East 9th Street, Cookeville. Cost for the workshop is $50 per person/CTC members $45.  Participants can register by text or email by contacting: Kathleen Gilpatrick at kathleen@cookevilletheatreco.org or (931)783-0534.

The workshop is geared for adults (minimum age is 14 years). Participants will break down and work through a musical theatre song, getting it performance ready. No matter the participants' level of experience, this workshop is the perfect opportunity to build confidence as a performer by learning vocal, movement and acting techniques through group exercises and one on one work sessions. 

Class time will consist of warm up exercises, breathing techniques and individual work sessions for character development and blocking/choreography choices.

Our final meeting will be a workshop showcase performance for friends and family on Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm.

Participants need to:

* Choose any song from a musical that you love and have always wanted to perform.

* Have a song memorized and be prepared to sing with karaoke music. We will have a speaker to connect your phone to and also a laptop to play anything from Youtube.

* Bring 2 paper copies of lyrics.

The workshop will be taught by Jennifer Gallegos, a newcomer to Tennessee. Jennifer is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and has been working as a professional actress, director, producer, choreographer and teacher for the past 30 years. Her training includes ballet, tap, jazz, acting, singing and musical theatre. She enjoyed working as a professional actress for many years performing at The Actors Playhouse, The Performance Project and The Broward Center for the Performing Arts to name a few. Jennifer has directed 20 shows in Florida and Nicaragua, Central America. She most recently, directed and choreographed Matilda for Gallery Theater in McMinnville, Oregon. 

“We are extremely excited to offer this workshop to the community,” said Kathleen Gilpatrick, President of Cookeville Theatre Company. “We are so fortunate to have an instructor of Jennifer Gallegos caliber in Cookeville.”  Gilpatrick said “Cookeville Theatre Company is planning on producing a musical for our mainstage production at CPAC next June, this is a perfect primer.”

To register contact: Kathleen Gilpatrick by text or email at: kathleen@ cookevilletheatreco.org or (931)783-0534. Questions about the workshop can be texted or emailed to Jennifer Gallegos at : jennisact71@gmail.com or (503) 516-2343.

For more information about Cookeville Theatre Company go to our website at: www.cookevilletheatreco.org.

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