MAY WORKSHOP
From Page to Stage: Intro to Stage Directing
You’ve got the script, now what? How does the director create the world of the story in the theatrical space and get the audience to connect with it?
This interactive workshop invites you to experience some of the core elements of directing for the stage. We will explore script analysis, developing an overall vision, the basics of staging/composing stage pictures and some techniques for coaching actors.
If you’ve already tried your hand at directing, are already a performer with no plans to direct or are completely new to theater, there is something for you in this workshop! For those of you wanting to direct, you’ll leave with a few tools to add to your director’s toolkit. For performers, you’ll benefit from exploring the director’s perspective which can strengthen your audition process. For the theater newbie, you’ll enhance your understanding of the creative process and it just may spark a passion for a specific area of interest.
Saturday, May 30
Youth Workshop (Ages 11-15)
10:30 AM–12:00 PM — $20
Adult Workshop (Ages 16+)
12:30–2:00 PM — $30
Location
3330 Stahl Rd, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Running Time: 90 minutes
About the Instructor
Sheila Ryan
Sheila has worked extensively in theater as a director, actor, instructor, and artist-in-residence. She enjoys working with performers of all ages and experience levels. Favorite productions include Lee Blessing’s Eleemosynary at The John Houseman Theater and Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park at Fifth Avenue Theatre in NYC, as well as Fame and The Secret Garden for ALAB’s youth theater in Scottsdale, AZ. She especially enjoyed directing A.R. Gurney’s The Dining Room for Phoenix Little Theatre—a play in which six performers portray a total of 56 characters. Other productions include Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Macbeth, as well as Harold Pinter’s The Lover.
Past local projects include Kohler School productions of Shrek, Little Shop of Horrors, Willy Wonka, and Little Women. She has also directed recent productions for North High School, including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Radium Girls, and Percy Jackson’s The Lightning Thief: The Musical. Sheila currently serves as the Kohler Rec theater camp director, where recent summer productions have included Schoolhouse Rock, Seussical, Willy Wonka Jr., and this summer’s The Lion King Kids.
She holds a B.A. in Theater from the University of Virginia and a Master’s degree from New York University.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About the Wisconsin Arts Board
The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency dedicated to nurturing creativity, promoting the arts, supporting arts education, and enriching the cultural life of communities across Wisconsin. The Board provides funding and resources to help organizations grow and deliver meaningful arts programming that benefits the public.
Support for Sheboygan Theatre Company Workshops
Sheboygan Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the support from the Wisconsin Arts Board, which has provided funding that enables us to offer theatre workshops. This support helps us expand educational opportunities, develop local artistic talent, and engage the community through accessible and high-quality theatre training programs.
