About the Class

Musical Theater: Acting through Song is an introductory class focused on turning a song into a dramatic performance. You’ll begin by developing healthy singing habits to ensure vocal health and longevity. Working closely with an accompanist and the instructor, you’ll learn and perform a full musical theatre piece, focusing on how to analyze text, rhythm, and phrasing to bring the song to life as a cohesive scene. The experience culminates with you performing and recording your final song in the Alliance Theatre’s Black Box space to use in future reels.

This class can be repeated multiple times. 

Find Your Session

2 sessions available

09/14-10/19
Monday
(6:30PM - 8:30PM)
Taught by Mary Michael Patterson
Register
09/29-10/20
Tuesday
(6:30PM - 9:00PM)
Taught by Rhyn McLemore
Register

Meet the Teachers

Headshot image of Mary Michael Patterson

Mary Michael Patterson

Mary Michael is an Atlanta based performer, director/choreographer, and educator. As a performer she has been seen as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Liesl in The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall, Meg Giry in the First National Tour of Love Never Dies, Hope in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, Marianne in the World Premiere of Sense and Sensibility at the Denver Center, Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain at Chicago’s Marriott Theatre, and over a dozen regional productions at the St. Louis MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, Asolo Rep, Syracuse Stage, Music Theatre of Wichita, and Casa Mañana Theatre. She has been featured in concert work at Lincoln Center, and as a lead vocalist with the American Pops Orchestra in Washington D.C. As a director, her work includes Between the Folds at The Green Room 42, Oklahoma! and Footloose at Pioneer Theatre Guild, Pied Piper, and The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly at Arena Stage, A Very Silly Vaudeville at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and as the Assistant to the Supervisor on the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. Mary Michael holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, and is a certified Pilates and Restorative Yoga instructor. www.marymichaelpatterson.com

Headshot image of Rhyn McLemore

Rhyn McLemore

Rhyn McLemore is an Atlanta-based actor/singer and educator. rnrnOff-Broadway: Dot (directed by Tony-winner Kenny Leon) - The Billie Holiday Theatre; A World to Win - The York Theatre; Violet (NYC revival) and The Crucible - Gallery Players. Favorite Regional credits: The Sound of Music - Sierra Repertory Theatre; The Spitfire Grill - Cape Fear Regional Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Our Town - West Virginia Public Theatre; The Crucible and The Comedy of Errors - North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. Atlanta credits include: Darlin’ Cory, Ever After (Suzi nomination), The Incredible Book Eating Boy, and A Christmas Carol - Alliance Theatre; The Humans and Safety Net - Theatrical Outfit; Roe (Suzi nomination) and The Cake - Horizon Theatre; Fun Home, Stupid F'ing Bird, and Company - Actor's Express; Cinderella, The Bridges of Madison County and Split in Three - Aurora Theatre; Dot - Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company. International: Broadway Bridges (Directed/performed) in Pakistan and An Evening of Broadway (Directed) with the Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music. Rhyn holds a BFA from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. www.rhynmclemore.com

A woman with braided hair smiles and clasps her hands to her chest while standing in front of a black curtain.

Class

Musical Theater I: Acting through Song