LSTI: It's a Wrap!

 These girls are AMAZING!

Thank you to Leighann DeLorenzo, Nathan Motta, Katie Nabors & Treva Offut!

LSTI: Almost There!

Today was an incredible day at LSTI! Not only did students finish choreography for The Lioness Hunt, they refined the scene work for "COOL", worked on their Motta pieces and finished learning the choreography for DO-RE-MI!  Students also ran both numbers from Sound of Music with accompaniment by the fabulous Melissa Curtis!  DeLo also ran a transition rehearsal of all the production numbers in anticipation of our full stumble-thru tomorrow afternoon! 

The girls are working harder than ever!  Countdown to showtime: 2 days!

Leighann DeLorenzo, Director

LSTI - A Great Day!

The girls put enormous effort and energy into their work today at LSTI!

They worked on movement dynamics for COOL, began learning the choreography for The Sound of Musics' Do-Re-Mi ( Welcome Back Ms. Nabors!), ran THE LONELY GOATHERD for precision and timing, and blocked in the text that sets ups each production number!  WHEW!  They are working more like an ensemble, listening more actively, establishing strong relationships both onstage and off and developing interesting and dynamic characters!  

Tomorrow: Instruction with all four teachers!  

Leighann DeLorenzo, Director

LSTI, Take Two! (Week Two, That Is...)

Today was a really great start of our second week of the program!

In acting class this morning students worked on active listening, motivation, and action/reaction within the context of their scene work. They are beginning to understand that everything happens for a reason and that there is no time that an actor can just check out on stage even if they have lines or not! We are creating a whole world of a play!

Then students continued their day working on the West Side Story prologue choreography with Ms.Offutt, their  three production numbers with Mr. Motta, and an afternoon working rehearsal with Delo, where they worked on counting out Cool, adding back in the actors who left early on Friday for The Lonely Goatherd, and starting to do fix-ups on movement dynamics for WSS prologue!

Tomorrow: Miss Nabors joins the LSTI staff and begins work on DO-RE-MI!


Leighann DeLorenzo, Director

LSTI: TGIF!

Today was jam packed once again with choreography, blocking and scene work! The girls are becoming more comfortable with the various styles of dance and song and are starting to make wonderful connections with the different character and storytelling demands of each of the production numbers.

They continue to work on deepening their understanding of character objectives, intentions, and the reality of doing in acting class (ask them about their verbs) as well as being able to identify the obstacles in the scenes so that they can play the stakes and define their characters need to speak!

We ended today's rehearsal working on The Lonely Goatherd and the girls were wonderfully silly,merry, and joyful in their process. 

Stay tuned next week for the refining and polishing of all our pieces. 

Leighann DeLorenzo, Director

LSTI, Days Three & Four!

The last two days at LSTI have been an action packed whirlwind!

Students have focused their amazing energies on both scene work and choreography for West Side Story, The Lion King, Carousel, Sound of Music, and Damn Yankees!  The girls are being stretched and challenged to grow in their artistic range by learning and performing various dance styles- modern, lyrical, jazz, and African dance! Almost every production number is in the final stages of being created so that next week we can focus on form, intention, and polish.

Students are also working on character development in both the scene work and the production numbers enhancing their storytelling skills and increasing both their dance skills and their vocal technique!

Tomorrow: Last day of WEEK ONE!  Afternoon rehearsal to stumble through all of this week's AMAZING WORK!


Leighann DeLorenzo, Director

LSTI, Day Two!

Today was jammed pack with movement for the actor technique, blocking and choreography for "Cool" from West Side Story with DeLo, and music and choreography from Damn Yankees with Mr. Motta. The girls also learned a highly stylized lyrical staging for the Instrumental Ballet from Carousel with Mr.Motta as well. 

A quick reminder for your student to bring a sweatshirt as we will be going back and forth between the warmer dance studio and the A/C in the chapel!

Head's up for Wednesday: More Cool, Preliminary staging for "The Lonely Goatherd" and The Lioness Hunt and the Prologue from WSS with Ms. Offutt in the afternoon.



Leighann DeLorenzo, Director

LSTI, Day One!

Today was an action packed day at LSTI!

This year's theme is ReIMAGINeD! 

Our professional teaching artists are taking some of Broadway's most beloved musical numbers and reinterpreting them in unique and inspired ways!

Students spent the morning with Ms. Leighann DeLorenzo brushing up on fundamentals of acting and then spent 90 minutes of instructional time with Ms. Treva Offutt working on choreography and chanting for "The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion King.  After a focus session with DeLo to ready them for the second half of the day, students worked with Mr. Nathan Motta as he spent the afternoon on vocal instruction for all of our sung production numbers, as well as spending some time on choreography for "Shoeless Joe" from Damn Yankees. Stay tuned for more exciting updates tomorrow!

Please make sure your actor has rehearsal blacks for camp!  That is any black yoga pant, stretch pant, or capri and a black tank or T!

Head's up for Tuesday: The girls will continue to build on the fundamentals introduced today in acting class as well as begin dance instruction and text for "Cool" from West Side Story! More Damn Yankees too!

Leighann DeLorenzo, LSTI Director