Lesley Andrew – Teaching, Adjudicating & Directing Experience Private Drama/Voice Instruction The Lesley Andrew Drama & Voice Studio (Dream In Progress Productions - Stratford and London, Ontario) has been in operation for over ten years. Students range in age from 4 to 75 years, both professional and amateur levels, up to 35 students a week. A biannual recital showcases each student’s progress in drama & voice. Character Development using various techniques Text analysis (Shakespearean, modern, poetic and song text) Story telling devices (pitch, dynamics, tempo) Use of body/center of gravity Mask work Performance skills (memory, approach to blocking, communication with audience, working with directors) Use of opposites, finding the ‘funny,’ upping the anti, the where/why/who and when. Speech delivery Substitution / imagination / improvisation Multiple discipline studies (combining the arts & multiple intelligence) Sight reading/theory Vocal / performance technique in all genres of music Programming & creating the play Script writing Image consulting / stage deportment Solo and ensemble work (drama & voice) Acting / singing coaching and preparation for professional, post secondary institution, & competition auditions Poetry recitation Intensive Studies In Theatre Programme Three sessions (4 - 6 students per session) are offered to children ranging in age from 5 – 17. Sessions culminate in a performance where each participant delivers a Shakespearean and contemporary monologue, a chorus poem (a la Greek theatre style), a solo and ensemble song, scene study from both Shakespearean and contemporary periods, and a ‘create your own skit’ using masks. Students make their own masks and learn how to use them to create character. Archetypal figures are used to teach story writing. Journals are a daily activity. Each participant is responsible for gathering props, and is taught how to create and promote a production. Performances have taken places at the Stratford Festival and at various churches throughout the city of Stratford. The Intensive Studies in Theatre Program is now in its fifth year, with each year expanding to include more sessions to meet the demand. Adjudicating 10 years adjudicating experience in Speech Arts, Drama, Junior / Senior Voice, Pop Music and Choral Music. Masterclasses often included. London Kiwanis Festival Kitchener Waterloo Kiwanis Festival Kingston Kiwanis Festival Stratford Kiwanis Festival (4 years), Chatham Kiwanis Festival, Windsor Kiwanis Festival, Walkerton Rotary Festival (2 years), Grey County Kiwanis Festival (2 years), Guelph Kiwanis Festival, Barrie Kiwanis Festival Directing Experience The Telephone - Opera Director The Guelph Spring Festival Three’s Company – Opera Director The Guelph Spring Festival Guelph, Ontario Celebrating Rodgers – Hammerstein & Hart Director/Writer CBC Radio Music Around Us Toronto, Ontario The Pajama Game - Musical Music Director/Acting Coach Stratford Community Players Stratford, Ontario Hamlet – Opera Excerpt Director The Stratford Festival Tom Patterson Theatre Summer Music Stratford, Ontario The Medium – Opera Excerpt Director The Stratford Festival Tom Patterson Theatre Summer Music Stratford, Ontario Sondheim Review Assistant Director Viva Voce Series Waterloo, Ontario Centre In The Square Children’s Program Voice Coach Kitchener - Waterloo, Ontario The Upstairs Bedroom – Opera Director WLU Graduate Level Production Waterloo, Ontario Shakespearean Scene Studies Director Wilfrid Laurier University Drama Program Waterloo, Ontario The Medium – Opera Except Acting Coach WLU Undergraduate Level Waterloo, Ontario New Faces Summer Program for Children Music Director/Acting Coach Hamilton, Ontario Spirit Singers - Choir Music Director Stratford, Ontario Lesley Andrew – Education & References Honours B.A. Music, Second Study Fine Art, Opera Diploma Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON Canada University of Waterloo (Fine Art), Waterloo, ON, Canada Education 1985 - 1987 Private Voice Training (Eleanor Calbes) 1987 - 1991 Honours Bachelor of Arts, Music, Voice Performance (Dr. David Falk) 1987 - 1993 Second Study Fine Arts 1991 - 1993 Opera Diploma (Dr. Leslie De’Ath) 1989 - 1991 Baroque Studies (Michael Purves-Smith) 1988 - 1991 Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Kevin Orr, Dr. Leslie O’Dell) 1989 - 1991 Acting for Singers (Dr. Leslie O’Dell) 1989 - 1991 Directing (Dr. Leslie O’Dell) 1993 - 1995 Private Coaching in Acting (Michael Mawson & Bernard Hopkins, The Stratford Festival) References available upon request