MT Lab - Glasgow

Black Thistle Theatre Company" in association with "dOUBLEo" are offering; Musical Theatre Lab Sessions A safe, open - studio environment where professional actors on a regular basis can: 1. Do a vocal warm-up, 2. Touch up on singing technique, 3. Go through audition pieces that they already have, 4. Look for / try out new material and observe others in the process, 5. Work towards getting used to singing in front of other people, 6. Work towards fighting musical theatre/singing/panto auditions nerves.

First group of sessions:

- On Tuesdays in October 6/13/20/27 2009 (times and venue tbc) - Sign up required (a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 18 people) - £7.50 for a 2 hour group session. Open to professional actors of all ages and recent graduates.

Led by Onur Orkut (MA in Musical Theatre, MDra in Acting)

Born in Ankara Turkey Onur studied acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and the RSAMD. After completing his masters in acting on a full scholarship, he worked as a singer, actor (stage and TV), dancer and director in the UK and in Turkey and took part in international festivals. Having worked as a professional performer he then completed his masters in performance in musical theatre again at the RSAMD. He currently works as a professional performer, director and vocal coach both in the UK and in Turkey. His credits include Hamlet (Ankara), Abduction from the Seraglio (Ankara State Opera), Fiddler On The Roof (Liverpool), numerous concerts and cabaret performances in Ankara, Istanbul, Glasgow, Guildford and St.Albans, City of Lost Children (Fabbrica Europa), Spitfire Grill (Asst. MD - Edinburgh Fringe),. He also directed "Landscapes" (the Arches, Glasgow), pantomimes, musical theatre concerts and cabaret performances. He has appeared at the Oran Mor's "A Play,A Pie, A Pint" and he recently directed the musical theatre summer school for Dramaworks at the RSAMD. He teaches acting, musical theatre and singing for RSAMD, Dramaworks, and UKTheatreSchool ... For further information and to sign-up please contact Onur Orkut onurorkut@gmail.com

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