Music I: Modern Shakespeare Composers & Lyricists (ages 12-19)

MUSIC FOR SHAKESPEARE (ages 12-19)
July 7 – July 18, (Mon-Fri)
10:00am – 12pm — with extended hours for late night rehearsals Wednesday July 31 & Thursday August 1.
Performances Friday August 1st & Saturday August 2nd, starting at 8pm

Workshop fee: $180 (local) / $200 (non-local)  — See pricing notes in registration for details.
Instructor: Stephen Bennett

Open to singers and musicians of all types. No experience required! The workshop will develop the score for Shakespeare in the Valley’s production of Romeo & Juliet on August 1st and 2nd, and composer/lyricists will work with the Modern Shakespeare Band play and sing the score for the show. During the workshop, participants will be guided through dramatic songwriting, musical styles, collaborating and recording music (played and sung).

Please note: This workshop is focused on composing music for theater. Participants are not required to but may also sign up for Music II which forms the band for the play.

Scholarships are available: Please don’t hesitate to apply if you need it. Scholarship forms are available here.

Stephen Bennett is a composer and writer based in Brooklyn. He spent his early years in New York City as an actor, before figuring out that he really loves writing music for actors onstage. When not upstate, he teaches math and runs the drama program at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Stephen holds an MFA from NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.