The summer Teen Reviewers and Critics workshops are here! We’re talking FREE access to cutting edge NYC art and theater, new friends from all backgrounds and boroughs, lively debate, writing, air-conditioning, flip-flops, subway adventures, August sunshine, pizza, performances…  Need we say more?  
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Sign up today for one of TWO special workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. All participants attend a special art event and a workshop on a Tuesday, then meet up again later in the week for a discussion and workshop in the afternoon. Both programs will meet in the ArtsConnection/High 5 building in Manhattan (520 8th Ave & 36th Street). Both programs are led by inspiring, talented professionals working in the NYC Arts world RIGHT NOW. You must be in high school to be eligible. See below for details on how to apply. (Yes, there will be pizza.)

CHOOSE FROM TWO WORKSHOP OPTIONS:

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Session 1 – MONOLOGUE  WORKSHOP and a PLAY
Tuesday, July 31, 2:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday, August 3, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Taught by Theater TRaC Instructor Winter Miller

In this two-day workshop you’ll be producing an original monologue under the guidance of  veteran TRaC Instructor (and brilliant playwright) Winter Miller.  On Tuesday, July 31st, you’ll learn the basics of creating an original monologue for the stage, do some theater/writing exercises, eat some pizza and then head over to Second Stage to see DOGFIGHT, a brand new musical about the last night out for three American serviceman about to be deployed. It’s a New York Times Critics Pick, so hopefully, you’ll be inspired and it’ll give you some ideas for your own stories……which you’ll be writing over the next few days!  On Friday, August 3rd, you’ll bring in the writing you’ve composed and workshop/perform (?) the pieces with your fellow teens.  You decide whether you’d like to film it, publish it, or lock it away for its Off-Broadway debut.  Someday….

Session 2 – TEEN REVIEWERS AND CRITICS 2-DAY WORKSHOP
Tuesday, August 7,  3:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Thursday, August 9,  4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Taught by Multi Arts TRaC Instructor Brian McCormick


On Tuesday, August 7th, you’ll travel with veteran TRaC Instructor and New School Professor extraordinaire, Brian McCormick, from Chelsea across midtown for a range of art experiences that we know will blow your collective minds.  You’ll choose a show or a piece of work to write about, comment on, Vlog about —- then, on Thursday, August 9th, you’ll workshop your writing and discuss the work as a group.  Everyone’s work with be published on THE HIGH 5 REVIEW.   Yes, pizza will be served.  (Of course!)

About ONE of the exhibitions you’ll visit:  the largest sound installation to date by artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, The Murder of Crows is a compelling “sound play” that envelops the audience in an unexpected physical and aural environment. Moving and weaving through ninety-eight speakers mounted within the cavernous Drill Hall, the work narrates a captivating and confounding melodrama, investigating concepts of desire, intimacy, love and loss. The multifaceted soundscape uses a fluttering of voices and sounds, from crashing waves to the hubbub of a factory floor, to transport the listener to an unexpected dream-like world.  The Armory’s presentation of The Murder of Crows marks the work’s U.S. premiere.

And this is only ONE of the two art experiences you’ll have in this workshop. The other will be a surprise….. (what fun is it if we give everything away???)

HOW TO SIGN UP

Email the following information to Eric Ost, TRaC Program Director, at :

  • Session Choice: 1 or 2 (if you write BOTH, please indicate which is your preference)
  • Name
  • Age
  • School
  • School Grade in Fall ’12
  • Cell phone number or other contact number
  • And 3-sentence statement of interest (why are you interested in doing this??)

Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis, and notified by phone. There is LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE so email as soon as possible!

Need more information?

Visit the TRaC Homepage to learn more about the Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC) progarm and for future updates about the 10-week Fall TRaC program. (NOTE: the Fall TRaC application will be available on August 15th for those who wish to apply early). Any questions? Email Eric Ost at .

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