From a Blank Page... To a Stage

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 7th - 30th and Tuesdays and
Saturdays from July 12th - 30th
Where: 421 Brady Street, 3rd Floor Davenport, IA
Who: Adults age 18 and up (High school students may be admitted on a case by case basis)
What: Class Series for Producer/Front of House Manager, Director/Stage Manager and Acting/Noise Interaction Gam
Games. A great way for college students, young professionals and theatre practitioners to expand their theatre vocabulary and better prepare themselves to compete in the to entertainment industry!

Session Fee $200 for 14 classes

Register today for The Internet Players Summer Theatre Class Series! Three separate but intertwining classes will take place in June and July for two hours per week: Producer/Front of House Manager, Director/Stage Manager and Acting/Noise Interaction Games. The Producer/Front of House Manager Class Series will explore the techniques theatre practitioners can use to build lively theatre environments. In the series for Directors and Stage Managers, students will develop their artistic leadership skills and personal philosophies. The Acting Class Series will delve into many different acting techniques throughout history involving a great deal of movement and performing. All three classes will meet separately, before joining together in the last few weeks to create a contemporary work using the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the classes.

These Class Series will be taught by our founder and Artistic Director, Nathan Porteshawver. He has studied many different theatre techniques and theories at Brandeis University and Royal Holloway University in London. Some of those theories include Noh Drama, Suzuki acting method, Feldenkrais acting method, stage combat, Stanislavski and Bogart theatre. He's particularly well versed in ancient Greek and ancient Japanese theatre, as well as a more modern approach, called Kinesthetic Acting. He has recently combined some of these theories into his own class called "Noise Interaction Games."

Nathan has taught children of all ages and even college students. The first class he taught was Brandeis University and was about the relationship between politics and theatre. Locally, he has taught at Davenport Junior Theatre, where he developed a new and original play for his class to perform at the end of the week.

Class sizes are limited, so sign up now! Please visit www.theinternetplayers.com for details including exact class times and to get registered by selecting the "Summer Classes" link. You can also email theinternetplayers@gmail.com with any questions or to request an electronic brochure.

Davenport, IA - The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is once again bringing their performance season to a rock 'n' roll conclusion with this year's Spring Pops featuring Michael Cavanaugh performing the music of Billy Joel and more. The Spring Pops concert, sponsored by Courtesy Car City, The Planning Center, and Sears Manufacturing will be at 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 4, at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. Amplified by a full rock band, Conductor Mark Russell Smith will lead the QCSO in concert. The 2-hour concert features all your favorite Billy Joel tunes with a few surprises along the way.

Michael Cavanaugh is the New Voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook. A charismatic performer, musician and actor, he became famous for his piano and vocals in the Broadway musical Movin' Out. Michael Cavanaugh was handpicked by Billy Joel to star in title role and evokes a style that rivals the Piano Man. Michael appeared in the show for 3 years and over 1200 performances, receiving accolade after accolade, which culminated in 2003 with both Grammy and Tony award nominations.

The QCSO is also hosting its third annual pre-concert Spring Pops Block Party from 5 to 7 on June 4 at the corner of 4th and Brady. Admission to the party is free and concessions will be sold by Thunder Bay Grille. You will also be able to purchase raffle tickets to win an Apple iPod 2 donated by KJWW Engineering. Attending the party will be Michael Cavanaugh and members of his band, QCSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith, and Dwyer and Michaels from the 97X morning show.

Performing at the Spring Pops Block Party will be one of the most contagious bands in the Quad Cities - Deadroots. Every Deadroots show is a collage of Rock, Funk, R & B, Bluegrass, Jam, and Jazz. Over the years, Deadroots has gained a reputation for its incredibly catchy and well-crafted original tunes as well as its original takes on cover tunes.

Tickets for the concert start at $18 and are available through the Adler Theatre box office, the QCSO box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, 800.745.3000, or at www.qcsymphony.com.

Amana - Dinner and a show, what can be better? Especially if the dinner is a delicious buffet and the show a bittersweet love story performed by The Old Creamery Theatre Company at Fireside Winery, in rural Marengo.

Sounds too good to be true, but come Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 pm, Fireside Winery will serve up a dinner buffet complete with assorted salads, shrimp scampi, bacon wrapped pork loin in a plum sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans with almonds and a mixed berry stack for dessert.

The Old Creamery Theatre will take to the stage at 7:30 p.m. for Love Letters, a love story that traces the lifelong correspondence of Andrew and Melissa, two very different people who care deeply for one another. Their relationship spans decades and comes to life through their letters to one another. Love Letters features Tom Milligan and Deborah Kennedy of The Old Creamery Theatre.

Tickets for dinner and the show are $40 per person and will include a free glass of wine of choice. To purchase tickets and make reservations, call Fireside Winery (319) 662-4222. Tickets are non refundable and the event will be held rain or shine.

Love Letters will also be performed at Fireside Winery on Saturday, July 23 and Thursday, July 28. The dinner buffet will again be served but the menu will vary. Call Fireside Winery for details.

Fireside Winery is a locally owned family winery in rural Marengo on P Avenue (County Rd V77) between Highway 6 and the I - 80 Williamsburg exit, across the road from the Conroy First Lutheran Church. Complete directions can be found on the website at www.firesidewinery.com

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 40 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

The Internet Players' Summer Workshop Series

From a Blank Page... To a Stage

When: June 1st - 4th 2011
Where: 421 Brady Street, 3rd Floor Davenport, IA
Who: Students Age 8 -12 & 13 - 18
What: Story Telling In Action (8-12) & High School Workshop (13-18)
Session Fee $75

Register today for The Internet Players Summer Theatre Workshop Series! Two, student workshops will be offered from June 1st - 4th. Each section will meet for three hours a day. "Story Telling In Action" will take place from 9:00am - 12:00pm. In it students will explore how play can help them better comprehend the challenges they will face as adults. They will develop a better awareness of their physical abilities, vocal range and confidence to shine as individuals. Students will have the opportunity individuals to perform at the end of each class.

The "High School Workshop" will take place from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. The workshop will help students explore their physical abilities and the similarities humans share across, gender, race, and economic lines. They will develop better understandings of themselves in relation to their environment and capitalize on what makes each person a unique performer. As a culmination of the work the students will do throughout the week, we will present a showcase on June 4th at 4:00pm.

This Workshop Series will be taught by our founder and Artistic Director, Nathan Porteshawver. He has studied many different theatre techniques and theories at Brandeis University and Royal Holloway University in London. Some of those theories include Noh Drama, Suzuki acting method, Feldenkrais acting method, stage combat, Stanislavski and Bogart theatre. He's particularly well versed in  ancient Greek and ancient Japanese theatre, as well as a more modern approach, called Kinesthetic Acting. He has recently combined some of these theories into his own class called "Noise Interaction Games."

Nathan has taught children of all ages and even college students. The first class he taught was at Brandeis University and was about the relationship between politics and theatre. Locally, he has taught politics at Davenport Junior Theatre, where he developed a new and original play for his class to perform at the end of the week.

Class sizes are limited, so sign up now! Parents and students can register ONLINE at www.theinternetplayers.com or email theinternetplayers@gmail.com to receive your brochure.