Acting Uncut 2012 Details

What to Bring

Bed linens

Pillow

Towels

Toiletries

Laundry detergent (Washer/Dryer available in each suite)

Camp Attire

*Men's Dress - Casual clothes, recreation/dance clothes, modest swimwear, a semi-formal outfil for the final catered dinner, an all black outfit for the cabaret, jazz shoes if you have them. All students must have close toed shoes. Please no spandex or speedos.

*Women's Dress - Casual clothes, recreation/dance clothes, modest 1-piece swimwear, a semi-formal outfit for the final catered dinner, an all black outfil for the cabaret, jazz/ballet shoes if you have them. All students must have close toed shoes. Please no spandex.

Money for snacks

Water bottle

Pencils

Journal (To purchase a Liberty University Department of Theatre Arts Journal, contact Amanda Poch)

Audition materials (Memorized 30 sec. monologue and prepared song from Acting Uncut website)

*Returning Students-Please bring 6 memorized lines of a poem for the Advanced Alexander Technique Workshop with Professor Linda Cooper.

2012 Schedule

Acting Uncut Schedule
Tower = Tower Theater
RR1 = Rehearsal Room #1
RR2 = Rehearsal Room #2
GR = Green Room

Saturday, July 7th 

12:00-5:00pm - Check in [Tower; shuttles will provide transportation service from Tower to Dorms]
5:00pm - Dinner [East Campus Clubhouse]
7:00pm - Tour of theater facilities [Tower]
7:30pm – Recreation Introduction [Tower]
9:00pm - Reception [Tower]
10:30pm - Hall Meetings [Dorms]

Sunday, July 8th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at7:55am]
9:30am - Worship Service [Tower; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 9:15am]
10:30am - Dance Auditions [Tower]
11:30am - Lunch [Dining Hall]
1:00pm - Monologue and Vocal Auditions [Tower; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:45pm]
3:30pm - Recreation [Tower]
5:30pm - Dinner [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 6:30pm for dorms; shuttles then depart from dorms at 6:45pm]
7:00pm - Cabaret Rehearsal [Tower]
11:00pm - Closing Session [Tower]

Monday, July 9th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:45am]
9:00am - Master Classes: Voice Technique [GR], Meisner (Beginning and Advanced) [RR1], Alexander (Beginning and Advanced) [RR2]
11:30am - Lunch [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:30pm for dorms then from dorms at 12:45pm for Theater]
1:00pm - Master Classes: Voice Technique [GR], Meisner (Beginning and Advanced) [RR1], Alexander (Beginning and Advanced) [RR2]
2:30pm - Recreation [Thomas Indoor Soccer Center & LaHaye Ice Center]
5:00pm - Dinner [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 6:30pm for dorms then from dorms at 6:45pm]
7:00pm - Cabaret Rehearsal [Tower]
11:00pm - Closing Session [Tower]

Tuesday, July 10th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:45am]
9:00am - Master Class and Breakout Session: Mask Work
11:30am - Lunch [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:30pm for dorms then from dorms at 12:45pm for Theater]
1:00pm – Breakout Session cont’d: Lazzi Performances [Tower]
2:30pm - Recreation [Thomas Indoor Soccer Center & Aquatic Center]
5:00pm - Dinner [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 6:00pm for dorms then from dorms at 6:25pm]
6:30pm - Recreation Rehearsal [Various Rooms]
8:00pm - Cabaret Rehearsal [Tower]
11:00pm - Closing Session [Tower]

Wednesday, July 11th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:45am]
9:00am - Master Class: Musical Theatre Performance (Beginning and Advanced) [RR1], Accents [RR2], Film Acting [GR]
11:30pm - Lunch [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:30pm for dorms then from dorms at 12:45pm]
1:00pm - Master Class: Musical Theatre Performance (Beginning and Advanced) [RR1], Accents [RR2], Film Acting [GR]
2:30pm - Breakout Session: Musical Theatre Rehearsal with Cooper– Cabaret Numbers [Tower]
5:00pm - Dinner [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 6:00pm for dorms then from dorms at 6:25pm]
6:30pm – Recreation [Tower]
8:30pm - Cabaret Rehearsal [Tower]
11:00pm - Closing Session [Tower]

Thursday, July 12th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:45am]
9:00am - Master Class and Breakout Session: Stage Combat (Quarterstaff and Unarmed) [Tower, RR1 & RR2]
11:30am - Lunch [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:30pm for dorms then from dorms at 12:45pm]
1:00pm - Breakout Session cont’d: Fight Performances [Tower]
3:00pm - Recreation [Tower]
5:00pm - Dinner [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 6:00pm for dorms then from dorms at 6:25pm]
6:30pm – Recreation Rehearsal [Various Locations]
8:00pm - Cabaret Rehearsal [Tower]
11:00pm - Closing Session [Tower]

Friday, July 13th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:45am]
9:00am – Recreation Rehearsal [Various Locations]
11:30pm - Lunch [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:30pm for dorms then from dorms at 12:45pm]
1:00pm – Cabaret Rehearsal with Hahn [Tower]
5:00pm - Dinner [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 6:00pm for dorms; shuttles then depart from dorms at 6:25pm]
6:30pm – Recreation Performances [Tower]
9:00pm - Cabaret Stumble through [Tower]
11:00pm - Closing Session [Tower]

Saturday, July 14th 

8:00am - Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from dorms at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:45am]
9:00am  - Cabaret Tech Run [Tower]
11:30am - Lunch [Dining Hall; shuttles depart from Dining Hall at 12:30pm for dorms; shuttles then depart from dorms at 1:00pm]
1:30pm – Cabaret Dress Rehearsal [Tower; shuttles depart Tower at 4:00pm for Dorms; then from dorms for Williams Stadium  at 5:50pm]
6:00pm - Catered Dinner [Williams Stadium; shuttles depart from Williams Stadium at 7:30pm for Tower]
8:00pm – Cabaret Performance [Tower; shuttles depart from Tower at 10:30pm for Dorms]

Sunday, July 15th 

8:00am - Dorm Checkout & Breakfast [Dining Hall; shuttles depart for Dining Hall at 7:55am then from Dining Hall at 8:30am for Dorms]
9:30am - Closing Worship Service [Tower]
10:00am – 10:30am – Camp Checkout

Travel Itinerary

Students are asked to arrive no later than 5:00pm on Saturday, July 7th, unless otherwise approved by the Summer Arts Coordinator and may leave on Sunday, July 15th after 10:00am. Please contact Chris Nelson at cnelson@liberty.edu or Amanda Poch at alpoch@liberty.edu with a travel itinerary no later than Wednesday, July 4th.

Audition Requirements

In preparation for Acting Uncut audition you are required to:

1. Prepare a 30 second monologue from a play or film of your choice.

2. Prepare and sing one of the musical theatre song selections that are listed on the Acting Uncut website.

3. Wear comfortable clothing for the short dance combination that will be taught during the audition.

4. E-mail a photo of yourself to Theatre Arts Manager Amanda Poch at alpoch@liberty.edu by Friday, June 29th.

As a reminder, all students will perform in the Cabaret.

Faculty & Staff

Mr. Chris Nelson
Assistant Professor, Summer Arts Program Coordinator
Acting Uncut Mater Classes: Meisner Technique (Beginning & Advanced), Mask Work, Film Acting, Stage Combat (Quarterstaff & Unarmed)

Mr. Nelson holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Regent University. As a professional actor, some of his credits include Chris in Terrence Malick's The New World, starring Colin Farrell, Davey Boy Smith in the independent feature Judges, and multiple other film, commercial and television appearances. In 2007, Mr. Nelson directed and produced 1607: First Landing, a new outdoor drama located in Virginia Beach, VA to honor America's 400th Anniversary. He worked four years as the Summer Arts Camp Coordinator at Regent University where he oversaw multiple theatre and film camps which annually welcomed over 100 middle and high school students. He also worked six years as an artist-in-residence for Spring Branch Community Church, a part of the Willow Creek association, where he performed and directed for the drama ministry. Mr. Nelson teaches Basic Acting, Basic Acting II, Theatre Appreciation, and Acting for Film. Directing credits include Beauty and the Beast, Oliver!, The Gifts of the Magi, The Odd Couple, Fiddler on the Roof, A Doll's House, Annie Get Your Gun, Big River: The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, A Christmas Carol, The Civil War, Little Shop of Horrors, and Ragtime.

Mrs. Linda Nell Cooper
Chair, Theatre Arts Department
Acting Uncut Master Classes: Alexander Technique (Beginning & Advanced), Musical Theatre Performance (Beginning & Advanced)

Mrs. Cooper, a graduate of Liberty University, holds a Master of Arts in Humanities from Hollins University, has completed ABD of her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, and has continued education at The College of William & Mary. Mrs. Cooper is a registered songwriter with BMI in New York City, and is a member of both The Dramatists Guild of America, and The Gospel Music Association. Mrs. Cooper also works professionally as a director and choreographer, and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.  She is the Executive Producer of The Miracle at The Miracle Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN, and is a commissioned writer/director for Fee-Hedrick Family Entertainment, Inc. As head of the Liberty University Department of Theatre Arts, she teaches Playwriting, Advanced Acting, Directing, Theater and Stage Management, Musical Theatre, and Advanced Musical Theatre. She also directs three main stage productions a year. Directing credits include: Macbeth, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Hello Dolly, Guys & Dolls, Into the Woods, Wait Until Dark, Crazy for You, She Loves Me, Will Rogers Follies, Big River, Grease, 12 Angry Men, Godspell, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, The Gifts of the Magi, Ragtime, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Beauty & the Beast, The Secret Garden, Aida, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Parade, Little Women, Smoke on the Mountain, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Crazy for You, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Jane Eyre, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hairspray, The Phantom of the Opera, and Peter Pan.  Linda has received five Kennedy Center American College Theatre Merit Awards for excellence in directing.

Mr. Neal Brasher
Assistant Professor
Acting Uncut Master Classes: Stage Accents, Stage Combat (Quarterstaff & Unarmed)

Mr. Brasher is a native of Alabama and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and History from Samford University in Birmingham and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His professional credits include multiple roles with Shenandoah Shakespeare, Alabama Public Television, and Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival where he recently played Macbeth. Mr. Brasher joined the LU faculty in 2004. He teaches a range of courses including Basic Acting II, Foundations of Theater,  Voice for the Stage, Stage Accents, Classical Acting Styles, and Stage Combat. Directing credits include Pygmalion, The Glass Menagerie, Driving Miss Daisy, All My Sons, The Importance of Being Earnest, Smoke on the Mountain, Love's Labours' Lost, The Rainmaker, Much Ado About Nothing, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Crucible, A Raisin in the Sun, An Inspector Calls, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Enchanted April, Romeo & Juliet, and The 30 Steps. Mr. Brasher also enjoys joining his students on-stage in such productions as Parade, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Shadowlands.

Mr. David Hahn
Assistant Professor of Music & Worship
Acting Uncut Master Class: Vocal Technique

Mr. Hahn comes to Liberty from Nashville, Tennessee where he was a freelance musician from 1999 – 2008, an adjunct instructor in the Music Department of Free Will Baptist Bible College from 2003 – 2008, and the music director of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra. Hahn has been a worship pastor for over twenty years, has gone on mission trips to Japan, Amsterdam and Cote d’Voire (Africa). David has also served as the chaplain for Marketplace Ministries. David and his wife, Gelsomina Ceres Hahn, have been married for twenty-seven years. Their oldest son, Christian is twenty-one and tours with Chris Tomlin. David Hahn enjoys songwriting, Bluegrass mandolin, recording, and running marathons. 

Miss Amanda Poch
Theatre Arts Manager
Acting Uncut Accompanist

Miss Poch is a graduate of Liberty University where she earned a Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Piano and a minor in Theatre Arts in 2007, and a M.B.A. in 2012. She runs the Theatre Office, as well as being the official Department Accompanist and Orchestra Conductor. Miss Poch received the 2007 Excellence in Theater Production award, as well as being chosen on several occasions to perform in the Department of Music and Humanities Piano Showcase both as a soloist and accompanist. Liberty stage credits include running crew for Godspell, stage management for Oklahoma!, and Macbeth, ensemble in Ragtime, She Loves Me, Monté Cristo, and Guys & Dolls, accompanist for Into the Woods and Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Conducting credits include Crazy for You, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Annie Get Your Gun, Jane Eyre, Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hairspray, A Christmas Carol, The Civil War, Oklahoma!, Little Shop of Horrors, Ragtime, and Peter Pan.

Zach Battiste
Student Mentor

Zach is a senior Theatre Arts:Production Major from Peach Bottom, PA. He is a member of the National Theatre Honor Society Alpha Psi Omega and has participated in 7 mainstage Liberty productions, including Hairspray, The Civil War, The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma!, Little Shop of Horrors, Ragtime, and Peter Pan. Zach is an Irene Ryan nominee for his stage management of Ragtime.

Rachel Day
Student Mentor

Rachel is a Senior Theatre Arts:Performance & Communications Double Major from Richmond, VA. She is a member of the National Theatre Honor Society Alpha Psi Omega, and has participated in 7 mainstage Liberty productions, including Annie Get Your Gun, Big River, Hairspray, The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma!, Ragtime, and Peter Pan. Rachel is an Irene Ryan nominee for her role as Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera.

Caleb Hughes
Student Mentor

Caleb is a graduate of the Liberty University Department of Theatre Arts:Performance Major from Christiansburg, VA. He is a member of the National Theatre Honor Society Alpha Psi Omega, and participated in 11 mainstage Liberty productions, including Annie Get Your Gun, Jane Eyre, Big River, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hairspray, The Civil War, The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma!, Romeo & Juliet, Ragtime, and Peter Pan. Caleb is an Irene Ryan nominee for his role as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. 

Joel Ledbetter
Student Mentor

Joel is a Senior Theatre Arts:Performance Major from Manassas VA. He has particpated in 5 mainstage Liberty productions, including Big River, Hairspray, The Civl War, Ragtime, and Peter Pan.

Gordon Lewanowicz
Student Mentor

Gordon is a Junior Theatre Arts: Performance Major from Richmond, VA. He is a member of the National Theatre Honor Society Alpha Psi Omega, and has participated in 7 mainstage Liberty productions, including A Christmas Carol, The Civil War, The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma!, Romeo & Juliet, The 39 Steps, and Peter Pan.

Melissa Yowell
Student Mentor

Melissa is a Senior Theatre Arts: Performance Major from Philadelphia, PA. She is a member of the National Theatre Honor Society Alpha Psi Okmega, and has participated in 11 mainstage Liberty productions, including Fiddler on the Roof, The Crucible, Music Man, Jane Eyre, Big River, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hairspray, The Civil War, The Phantom of the Opera, Romeo & Juliet, and Peter Pan.