When and Where
Friday, September 20, 6:30-9:30 PM
at Willow Bend Center of the Arts
Tuition
$100 for High School Students (Full Participation)
$35 for JACE Students (Observation Only)
About the Workshop
Join OU Musical Theatre’s Mandy Jiran in a three hour masterclass, focusing on vocal technique in musical theatre auditions. Students will learn and participate in a detailed vocal warm up, utilizing physical movement and focused breath work. Emphasis will be given to articulators, building coordination, and tension release. Class emphasis will be on vocal techniques for musical theatre, acting through song, and singing audition advice. Mandy will lead a discussion about OU Musical Theatre and what the program has to offer. The workshop will conclude with a Q&A session.
About the Instructors
Associate Professor of Voice in the Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre at the University of Oklahoma, Mandy Jiran is an active teacher, music director, and performer. She’s had the privilege of working with students that have gone on to Broadway, National Tours, Regional and stock theatres all over the country. Mandy’s professional performance credits include Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Casa Mañana, Great Plains Theatre Festival, and the Main St. Theatre. She is a frequent soloist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, most recently co-starring with Tony nominee, Max Von Essen in the Philharmonic’s The Christmas Show. Her music director credits include The Wild Party, Legally Blonde and A Christmas Carol at the University of Oklahoma and numerous productions at the Sooner Theatre and Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy. She has presented musical theatre workshops and voice masterclasses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington Thespians, and the Orange County School of the Arts.