Art of Cabaret
Day
SaturdaysDates
Jan 17 - Feb 21Time
10 AM - 1 PMInstructor
Marianne Glass Miller and Jeff Hamlin$450
Overview
Cabaret is the art of storytelling through music, while making an intimate and personal connection with the audience. Each song—any kind of song—is a self-contained story sung from the singer’s perspective. This hands-on course explores all the many elements of cabaret performance, culminating in a public showcase featuring individual mini-sets developed over the course of the class.
Examples of What You’ll Learn
- Choose material that fits your unique skill sets and traits as a performer
- Apply a variety of methods to explore and practice a song
- Write “patter,” i.e., spoken or sung dialogue that acts as a narrative link between songs
- Structure a song set and cabaret show
- Rehearse and perform in a public production
Class Size*
6-8
* Note: Small class sizes are a fundamental part of our training philosophy at The Theatre Lab. Classes are intentionally kept small to ensure every person receives extensive personalized feedback from instructors and meaningful collaboration with other students. If a class is full, we encourage you to join the waitlist, and we will contact you if a spot becomes available.
Prerequisites or Prior Experience
Previous experience as a solo vocalist required. Students will be asked to come to the first class with three prepared songs and piano music.
Students who take this class have often taken one of the following classes at The Theatre Lab:
- Intro to Acting*
- Beginning Scene Study*
- Getting Started in Musical Theatre
- Acting a Song
- Musical Theatre Workshop
* Note: For new students with no prior acting experience, we recommend starting with Intro to Acting, and then taking Beginning Scene Study, for our essential training in the basics of acting.
Tuition Discount
Theatre Lab members receive a 10% discount off of class tuition, automatically applied at checkout. Annual memberships cost only $70 per year and also include discounted tickets to all Theatre Lab performances. Read more about becoming a member here.
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Recommended Next Steps
Students who complete this class often continue with:
- Jazz Dance for Musical Theatre
- Viewpoints
- Musical Theatre Workshop
- Auditioning for Musical Theatre
- Creating a Musical Role
Class availability depends on the session. Return to our course catalogue to explore what is currently open for enrollment.
Class Policies
We encourage all students to review our Adult Class Policies prior to enrolling.
Location
onsiteSessions
WinterArt of Cabaret
$450.00
8 in stock
Instructor
Marianne Glass Miller and Jeff Hamlin
Marianne Glass Miller is a cabaret performer and director who has worked in the Washington, DC and Baltimore areas for over 20 years. She has performed in solo and group cabaret shows at the Arts Club of Washington, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Maggie’s Cabaret, The Black Squirrel, The Black Fox, Adventure Theater, and Germano’s in Baltimore. Her recent directing credits include Christy Trapp’s cabaret “The Voice of a Woman,” performed in Baltimore and Washington, DC. She has studied with cabaret artists Sally Mayes, Lina Koutrakos, Rick Jensen, Andrea Marcovicci, Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman. In 2007, she was one of 36 invited participants in the Cabaret Conference at Yale University. Marianne serves on the Board of the fabulous DC Cabaret Network.
Jeff Hamlin is an accomplished musician and music director. He has worked as a producer, writer, arranger, and musician, primarily in Nashville and the DC metro area. As a past member of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, Jeff performed as a soloist in several cabaret shows, including Love Songs and Other Fairy Tales, Stops Along the Way, and Let Me Be the Music: the Songs of David Friedman. More recently, he has served as the music director and pianist for performances by the D.C. Cabaret Network, Maggie’s Cabaret, and local artists. Training: Bachelor of Music degree, Southwest Baptist University, Georgetown University Law Center, and Studio Acting Conservatory.
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