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"Behind the Scenes" - FREE educational theater workshop!
Are you a big fan of live theater? Even though you'd rather repeatedly slam your foot in a door than actually ever step on stage? If so, the Clarksville Fine Arts Center needs YOU !!
Please come join us at the theater this Saturday, January 11th at 1:00 - 4:30 pm for the 2nd in our series of FREE theater Educational Workshops made possible in part by the Dominion Arts Foundation.
This second workshop, titled “Behind the Scenes” and taught by Melissa Panos Carney, will explore the bulk of what is known as ‘Stagecraft’, a technical term for all that must happen off stage so that a show can go on ! These many and varied roles are crucial and often require very different skill sets than stage acting, singing and dancing. Whether you desire to just add to your theater knowledge base or become an integral member of the Clarksville Community Players, we would love for you to come join us this Saturday!
Our instructor, Melissa Panos Carney, a Clarksville resident for over a decade, brings with her to this Workshop an extensive amount of theater experience both onstage, offstage and everything in between! As the current Artistic Director at Ovations Studios in Bethesda, Maryland, she and her husband, Marc, and their daughter, Emme, have also been pouring their time and talents into the Fine Arts Center since their relocation here.
Originally hailing from Park City, Utah, Melissa holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts & Administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and holds a graduate certificate in Arts Administration also from UMASS. As a classically trained dancer, Melissa has performed with multiple ballet companies across the United States and Europe including: Ballet West, Eugene Ballet, Ballet Idaho, Ballet Long Island, Pirouettes, Utah Regional Ballet, and Central Florida Ballet. She has held contracts with Cunard, Norwegian Cruise Lines, and Disney. Melissa received her dance training at the Ballet West Conservatory as a scholarship student under William F. Christensen (founder of Ballet West and San Francisco Ballet). As an actress, Melissa has performed with the Egyptian Theatre Company, Disney’s STAGE, and The Noorda Black Box Theatre Company - just to name a few. Additionally, she has worked in film and television appearing in productions such as Netflix’s House of Cards, NBC’s Do No Harm, and the feature film Jackie.
Most days, Melissa can be found working behind the scenes in the theatrical world as a Producer, Stage Manager, Costume Designer and Choreographer.
You won't want to miss joining us this Saturday, January 11th! Whether you desire to just add to your theater knowledge base or become an integral member of the Clarksville Community Players, or something in between, we would LOVE to meet you! If interested in this workshop, ‘Behind the Scenes’, please email clarksvilleplayers@gmail.com to RSVP for our planning purposes - but please know walk-ins are also welcome !
