Allegheny College announces the seventh annual Summer Theatre Workshop on July 5 - July 11, 2009. The goal of this workshop is to expose high school students to all aspects of theatre performance with special emphasis on acting, movement and dance, and vocal technique. Students are immersed in a week full of rich theatrical experience. Specialized skills are developed in classes, labs and workshops taught by faculty members the Allegheny Theatre Department and Dance and Movement Studies Department.
Students will split their time between classes and rehearsal. The week culminates in an evening of performances created during the workshop. All interested high school students are invited to attend this workshop. No prior training is necessary.
This summer, the annual Theatre Workshop will move into its new home, the 40,000-square-foot Vukovich Center for Communication Arts featuring rehearsal and instructional areas, video production facilities, and a large performance space.
To develop a state-of-the-art center virtually unequaled among Allegheny's peer schools, the College chose the world-renowned architectural firm Polshek Partnership, LLP, for the project. Polshek is considered to be among the top architectural firms for this type of facility. Among their credits are the Santa Fe Opera, the New York City Planetarium, the Clinton Presidential Library and the Ed Sullivan Theater restoration and conversion. They are also responsible for the Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center restorations.
The building also has a "garden roof" of grass, ground cover, and trees. This will contribute not only to the beauty of the building but to the goal of making it a highly energy efficient structure.