Classes & Workshops

Theatre Audition Prep and Technique Masterclass Workshop 

When: Sunday, November 8th

Times by Age: 2 PM - 4:30 PM (8-15 yr olds) & 6 PM - 8:30 PM (16 and older) 

Where: Lewiston Civic Theatre Box Office located at: 832 Main St, Lewiston

What to Bring: An audition song with your sheet music and/or a monologue! Everyone will have a chance to work one-on-one, in a masterclass setting with KJ with at least one of your selections! Time permitting, KJ may be able to work on both of your selections, if you have brought both a monologue and a song. The better you know this material, the better KJ will be able to help you and the more people she will be able to serve. However, if you don't have it memorized but have it selected, that is fine - come and bring it! If you do not have anything selected to bring, you are still encouraged to come! We learn a lot from watching one another. Time permitting, we can teach you a piece to work on, using our current show, White Christmas, or something similar.

What Will I Potentially Learn:

• Gain confidence working and performing in front of others
• Best audition techniques
• How to best prepare for an audition
• How to best perform an audition
• Q & A with KJ to ask your own questions
• Performing/Singing Technique to enhance your personal performance

Meet Your Instructor!

KJ Olds

Born and raised among the copper mines of Butte, Montana, KJ Olds is an MT/LA based actor/writer/director/producer. Olds recently wrapped, Guttermuckers in a supporting role opposite Jim Belushi, co-starring Leslie Jones and Bobby Lee. She also recently wrapped God’s Country (Cold Iron Pictures), shot in Montana with Thandiwe Newton. Olds has worked on such stages as: Chance Theater’s OC Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Seminar, Sheila Callaghan’s World Premiere, Everything You Touch co-prod Boston Court & NYC Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Dan Dietz’s World Premiere American Misfit, Ken Parks’ 39 Steps award-winning co-prod Norris Center & Coyote Stageworks, International City Theatre’s Don’t Dress for Dinner, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Chalk Rep, Blank LA, Son of Semele, Theatre of NOTE, and her own Encounters, directed by Bill Rauch. Olds is a long- time performer with Disney Entertainment, recording artist for Disney Records, and live-stage vocalist for Disney Concert Series at Dolby Stage. Olds holds a BFA (UofM), an MFA (UC Irvine), and an MA in Clinical Psych (UMass). KJ has been directing, teaching, and coaching since 2004 at institutions such as: Norris Center for the Performing Arts (Palos Verde, CA), Theatre 31 (Santa Monica and Venice, CA), University of California Irvine, and University of Montana; as well as creating/directing/producing/choreographing for a production company she served as co-creative producer in LA working with such companies as The Oscars and Westfield Entertainment. KJ is thrilled to be welcomed to the Lewiston community to direct Irving Berlin's, White Christmas, and is honored to connect to the community more through this one-day-only set of Theatre Audition Prep and Technique Masterclass Workshops!