AN INVITATION

TO SING AND PERFORM WITH

THE YOUNG
AMERICANS
FOR 3 DAYS OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND TWO BIG SHOWS!

THE YOUNG AMERICANS, A company of 44 performers, and 6 staff members, present 3days of
workshops in voice, dance, acting, and all aspects of the performing arts for4th –12th grade students in
your city. On the last day we will present two full two-hour concerts that will include the hundreds of
young people from your community.
Our main purposes are……………………………
• To encourage music education in schools
• To train young people in performance
• To strengthen character

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
CLASSES at Camden County College
Thursday, September 11, 2008 TV,
THEATRE – STAGE:
3:30pm Registration Techniques applying to self-expression
4pm Orientation & YA demonstration VOICE: Choral & solo with emphasis
5pm Vocal Ensemble #1 on breathing & caring for the voice
6pm Dinner DANCE: All levels and all styles –
7pm Performance Workshop #1 Hip Hop to Tap to Classical
9pm End of Day 1 MUSICAL THEATRE: Focus on
Friday performance skills used specifically in
8am Class #1 (Dance/Voice/Acting) musical theatre productions
9am Class #2 (as above) PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: Staging
10am Class #3 (as above) choreography and performance
techniques
11am Performance Class AUDITION TECHNIQUES: How to best
12pm Lunch display individual talents & personality
1pm Vocal Ensemble #2 SOUND TECHNIQUES: The use of the
3pm Performance Workshop #2 microphone and other aspects of sound
5pm Dinner reproduction
6pm Stop and Start rehearsal CHORAL SINGING: Working together
8pm End of Day 2 to produce multi part sound, reading
Saturday music, learning new interpretations
Rehearsal to be announced
3:00 and 7:00pm SHOW at Timber Creek High School!!!

Registration Fee: $80

T-shirt Fee: $10
Audience Ticket Prices: $12 Adult/ $10 Students ages 18 and under (available online)
 THE YOUNG AMERICANS

presents

THE YOUNG AMERICANS

The Young Americans, who four times before took South Jersey by
storm, return in September 2008! These 40 talented performers will bring the
newest version of their National Music Outreach Tour to Mainstage Center for
the Arts on September 11-13. In the fall of ‘05, over 350 Mainstage regis-
trants sang and danced their way through this impressive three day perform-
ance workshop in voice, dance, and all aspects of performing arts. The event
was capped off by a wonderfully entertaining two-hour public show by both our
kids and the Young Americans.

This year’s workshop will be from September 11-13 and will concentrate on
voice, dance, and performance techniques under the helpful eyes of the Young
Americans and their staff. The workshops will be held at the Camden County
College, in Blackwood, and two performances will be held at Timber Creek High
School is Sicklerville. We will give you a letter asking your school or district not
to mark your children as absent on Friday, September 12 since they are en-
gaged in a 12 hour performing arts workshop, however, that decision is strictly
that of your school system. In the past many schools have excused the stu-
dents attending. In the cases where they were not excused, many parents felt
that the value in the Young American experience was worth a day’s absence
from school. That of course will be your decision.

Demand for this year’s Young Americans National Music Outreach

Tour promises to be great. Registration is only $80 for this incredible experi-
ence. Any family interested in providing a home stay for a Young American
for the three days, can call Mainstage to receive information about this reward-
ing opportunity.
 YOUNG AMERICANS REGISTRATON FORM:
Please return this form with check made payable to: The Mainstage Center for the Arts (MCA) by
September 1, 2008. Checks must include phone number. Your cancelled check will serve as your receipt.

REGISTRATION FEE: $80.00 per participant.

Child!s Name: _____________________________________ Parent!s Name____________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________________
_
City, State, Zip:_____________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: (________) _________________________________

Parent Cell # ( ) Parent E-Mail ________________________

Name of School: ______________________________ Grade in Fall "08________

Name of Principal:______________________________________________________________

Telephone # of School ____________________ Fax # for School________________

T-SHIRT SIZE (Adult Sizes) XS SM MED LG XL XXL

____ I am willing to host 2 Young Americans.

____ I am NOT willing to host 2 Young Americans.

____ I am willing to volunteer some time during the three day workshop.

RETURNED CHECK CHARGE: ALL CHECKS RETURNED BY YOUR BANK WILL BE SUBJECT TO A $35.00
RETURN CHECK CHARGE. RETURNED CHECKS MUST BE REPLACED WITH A CERTIFIED CHECK,
CASHIERS CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND MUST INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL $35.00 CHARGE.

PAYMENT OPTIONS: _______ CHECK _________CASH ______ CREDIT CARD (if paying via credit
card please complete the authorization form below. Please be advised that there is a $2.00 service charge
for credit card use.)

Name of Cardholder:___________________________________ Card Number: ________________________

Type of Credit Card: Visa Master Card Exp. Date____________________

Authorizing Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ____________

Please note: pictures of these workshops and rehearsals will be taken for archival and publicity
purposes.
 EMERGENCY INFORMATION

Child!s Name: ________________________________________________________

Parent or Guardian!s Names:____________________________________________

Telephone Number: (home)______________________ (work)_________________

(cell)_________________________ parent email ___________________________

In case of emergency notify:_____________________________________________

Telephone Number;____________________________________________________

Name of Doctor:______________________ Telephone :_______________________

Hospital Preference:___________________________________________________

Insurance Carrier and number:___________________________________________

Allergies:_____________________________________________________________

Medications:__________________________________________________________

Pertinent medical history:_______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

______________________________
Parent or Guardian Signature

HOW 36 PERFORMERS TRANSFORM 300 STUDENTS IN 3 DAYS!

Designed for those with lots of talent and training

AND for those who just love to sing!

Music brings people together for many purposes: teamwork,

respect, accomplishment, caring & self-discipline, a sense of
living in understanding in self-worth and MUCH more.

The Music Outreach Program aims to:"1. Encourage music in the

schools of our nation and the world."2. Train young people in
performance."3. Share insight and understanding of different
cultures."4. Strengthen character and develop self-esteem, self-
worth and self-discipline.