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BAM's unique Master Class series provides mainstage
talent to perform and be coached by leading professionals in
the musical theatre industry. For each class, 4 to 6 students
from the mainstage cast will be selected to perform a
musical theatre piece of their choice. Our teachers come
from diverse, rich performing and educational backgrounds.
Please see below for bios and class dates.
Master Classes are open to the general public for
observation. There will be an admission charge of $5 per
class for non-Mainstage students. There is no admission
charge for Mainstage students.
Teachers for the 2010 season are announced below.
Past master class teachers have included Janet Louer,
Rhiannon Hansen, Randy Buescher, Hollis Resnik, Mike
Pesoli, and Marie Svejda-Groh.
talent to perform and be coached by leading professionals in
the musical theatre industry. For each class, 4 to 6 students
from the mainstage cast will be selected to perform a
musical theatre piece of their choice. Our teachers come
from diverse, rich performing and educational backgrounds.
Please see below for bios and class dates.
Master Classes are open to the general public for
observation. There will be an admission charge of $5 per
class for non-Mainstage students. There is no admission
charge for Mainstage students.
Teachers for the 2010 season are announced below.
Past master class teachers have included Janet Louer,
Rhiannon Hansen, Randy Buescher, Hollis Resnik, Mike
Pesoli, and Marie Svejda-Groh.
HOLLIS RESNIK
Wednesday, May 26, 7:30-9pm
Wednesday, May 26, 7:30-9pm
MISSY GREENBERG
Wednesday, June 2, 7:30-9pm
Missy Greenberg is thrilled to be
working with Bam! Currently
working for Stuart Oken, lead
producer of the Broadway bound
musical, The Addams Family Missy
is no stranger to the stage. After
receiving her BFA in Musical
Theater from The Boston
Conservatory, she traveled the
country performing and settled here
in Chicago in May of 1990. Missy
has performed all over the
Wednesday, June 2, 7:30-9pm
Missy Greenberg is thrilled to be
working with Bam! Currently
working for Stuart Oken, lead
producer of the Broadway bound
musical, The Addams Family Missy
is no stranger to the stage. After
receiving her BFA in Musical
Theater from The Boston
Conservatory, she traveled the
country performing and settled here
in Chicago in May of 1990. Missy
has performed all over the
Hollis most recently appeared
as big and little Edie in the
Northlight production of Grey
Gardens. Her Goodman credits
include Wings, A Little Night
Music, House of Martin
as big and little Edie in the
Northlight production of Grey
Gardens. Her Goodman credits
include Wings, A Little Night
Music, House of Martin
Guerre, and The Beard of Avon. National tours: Muriel in Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels, Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and
Fantine in Les Miserables. Other credits: Titus Adronicus, The Little
Foxes, Travesties, Man of La Mancha, The Dead, The Misanthrope,
The Learned Ladies, The Chairs, and The Cherry Orchard, all at
Court Theatre; Pen at Appletree Theatre; Always Patsay Cline at
the Apollo; The Immigrant at Northlight; and Rough Crossing at
Writers Theatre. She has sung with the lyric opera, CSO, and
Ravinia. Regional: Alliance Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Indiana Rep,
Long Wharf, Arizona Rep, Santa Fe Stages, and most recently
Blache in Streetcar Named Desire at Cleveland Playhouse and Lane
in Clean House for Mixed Blood in Minneapolis. She is the recipient
of 9 Jeff awards and the Sarah Siddons Award for Piaf. Hollis has
done master classes for: Columbia College, University of Illinois
(Chicago), Northwestern University, and others. She has recorded a
CD entitled Make Someone Happy, is a proud member of AEA and a
graduate of Denison University. Visit her at www.hollisresnik.com.
Rotten Scoundrels, Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and
Fantine in Les Miserables. Other credits: Titus Adronicus, The Little
Foxes, Travesties, Man of La Mancha, The Dead, The Misanthrope,
The Learned Ladies, The Chairs, and The Cherry Orchard, all at
Court Theatre; Pen at Appletree Theatre; Always Patsay Cline at
the Apollo; The Immigrant at Northlight; and Rough Crossing at
Writers Theatre. She has sung with the lyric opera, CSO, and
Ravinia. Regional: Alliance Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Indiana Rep,
Long Wharf, Arizona Rep, Santa Fe Stages, and most recently
Blache in Streetcar Named Desire at Cleveland Playhouse and Lane
in Clean House for Mixed Blood in Minneapolis. She is the recipient
of 9 Jeff awards and the Sarah Siddons Award for Piaf. Hollis has
done master classes for: Columbia College, University of Illinois
(Chicago), Northwestern University, and others. She has recorded a
CD entitled Make Someone Happy, is a proud member of AEA and a
graduate of Denison University. Visit her at www.hollisresnik.com.
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MICHAEL WEBER
Wednesday, June 16, 7:30-9pm
Michael Weber has been a
director, actor, producer and
designer working professionally
since 1985. Most recently, he is
Wednesday, June 16, 7:30-9pm
Michael Weber has been a
director, actor, producer and
designer working professionally
since 1985. Most recently, he is
represented with his direction of It Had To Be You starring Cindy
Williams and Eddi Mekka, The Producers at The McLeod Theatre,
the newly reimagined I Do! I Do! at American Theatre Company,
Talley's Folly at Oak Park Shakespeare Festival, Assassins for
Porchlight Music Theatre which was Jeff Award nominated for BEST
PRODUCTION and BEST DIRECTOR and Cirque du Symphony
with The Elgin Symphony Orchestra and members of Cirque du Soleil.
Michael served as Artistic Director of Drury Lane Theatre Water
Tower Place where his production of Grand Hotel - The Musical was
nominated for 9 Joseph Jefferson Awards including BEST
PRODUCTION and BEST DIRECTOR and where he was
instrumental in hosting in the Chicago production of Broadway's The
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Upcoming projects include
The 5th of July and WAR of the WELLES.
As an actor, Michael's recent projects include Around the World in
80 Days at Cleveland Playhouse, It Had To Be You starring Cindy
Williams and Eddie Mekka and Angel Street at First Folio
Shakespeare as well as working with Oskar Eustis and Michael Freif
on the workshop of The Boy in the Bubble with The American
Musical Theatre Project and appearing as "Uncle Jocko/Mr.
Goldstone" in Gypsy starring Patti Lupone at Ravinia. He has
appeared at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Stages
St. Louis, Indiana Repertory, and Royal George Theatre. TV credits
include Prison break, Early Edition, and The Untouchables. Michael is
the recipient of two Jeff Awards and is a Central Region Board
Member of Actors Equity Association. Visit him at
www.michaelweberonline.com.
Williams and Eddi Mekka, The Producers at The McLeod Theatre,
the newly reimagined I Do! I Do! at American Theatre Company,
Talley's Folly at Oak Park Shakespeare Festival, Assassins for
Porchlight Music Theatre which was Jeff Award nominated for BEST
PRODUCTION and BEST DIRECTOR and Cirque du Symphony
with The Elgin Symphony Orchestra and members of Cirque du Soleil.
Michael served as Artistic Director of Drury Lane Theatre Water
Tower Place where his production of Grand Hotel - The Musical was
nominated for 9 Joseph Jefferson Awards including BEST
PRODUCTION and BEST DIRECTOR and where he was
instrumental in hosting in the Chicago production of Broadway's The
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Upcoming projects include
The 5th of July and WAR of the WELLES.
As an actor, Michael's recent projects include Around the World in
80 Days at Cleveland Playhouse, It Had To Be You starring Cindy
Williams and Eddie Mekka and Angel Street at First Folio
Shakespeare as well as working with Oskar Eustis and Michael Freif
on the workshop of The Boy in the Bubble with The American
Musical Theatre Project and appearing as "Uncle Jocko/Mr.
Goldstone" in Gypsy starring Patti Lupone at Ravinia. He has
appeared at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Stages
St. Louis, Indiana Repertory, and Royal George Theatre. TV credits
include Prison break, Early Edition, and The Untouchables. Michael is
the recipient of two Jeff Awards and is a Central Region Board
Member of Actors Equity Association. Visit him at
www.michaelweberonline.com.
SUSAN HANDELMAN
Wednesday, June 16, 7:30-9pm
After receiving her degree in theater
arts from the University of Illinois,
Susan worked for 20 years as a
professional actress in musical and
dramatic theater, children’s theater,
and voice-over. She has been heard on
commercials for Special K, Secret
deodorant, Glade PlugIns, United
Wednesday, June 16, 7:30-9pm
After receiving her degree in theater
arts from the University of Illinois,
Susan worked for 20 years as a
professional actress in musical and
dramatic theater, children’s theater,
and voice-over. She has been heard on
commercials for Special K, Secret
deodorant, Glade PlugIns, United
Airlines, and Progresso soups, to name a few. She has served as Artist-
in-Residence at Chicago’s renowned Music Institute of Chicago, taught
advanced film acting for the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts,
and created the Dramatic Arts Program at the Glencoe Park District,
which she ran for eight years. She has also created original workshops in
voice-over and film acting for local-area high schools.
In her work as a private coach for both professional and beginning
actors, Susan specializes in helping her students prepare for theater,
film, television, and voice-over auditions, and has assisted many in
getting placed with top Chicago talent agencies. In addition to producing
professional voice-over demos, she also offers in-depth scene study
workshops out of her home studio. Her students have appeared in
productions at Theatre Building Chicago, landed leading roles in
television series and feature films, and are regularly accepted at
prestigious acting schools like NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts, the Lee
Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, and the School of Theatre at Boston
University. Visit her at www.susanthecoach.com.
in-Residence at Chicago’s renowned Music Institute of Chicago, taught
advanced film acting for the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts,
and created the Dramatic Arts Program at the Glencoe Park District,
which she ran for eight years. She has also created original workshops in
voice-over and film acting for local-area high schools.
In her work as a private coach for both professional and beginning
actors, Susan specializes in helping her students prepare for theater,
film, television, and voice-over auditions, and has assisted many in
getting placed with top Chicago talent agencies. In addition to producing
professional voice-over demos, she also offers in-depth scene study
workshops out of her home studio. Her students have appeared in
productions at Theatre Building Chicago, landed leading roles in
television series and feature films, and are regularly accepted at
prestigious acting schools like NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts, the Lee
Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, and the School of Theatre at Boston
University. Visit her at www.susanthecoach.com.
Chicagoland area..favorite roles include Peter in Peter Pan
(Footlighters). Diana in A Chorus Line (Oakton Community
College), Rosemary in How to Succeed/Business (Highland Park
Players), and Rosalia in West Side Story (Actors Theatre
Company). Missy helped start the Actors Training Center at The
Wilmette Theatre and is also a proud associate of The Broadway
Dreams Foundation. Missy is very active in the Chicago theatre
community. She is currently working with Theatre Building Chicago
and The Music Theatre Company. She has produced for Lake
Forest’s Citadel Theatre, Highland Park Players and brought
Citadel’s Til the Fat Lady Sings to the Greenhouse Theatre in
Chicago.
(Footlighters). Diana in A Chorus Line (Oakton Community
College), Rosemary in How to Succeed/Business (Highland Park
Players), and Rosalia in West Side Story (Actors Theatre
Company). Missy helped start the Actors Training Center at The
Wilmette Theatre and is also a proud associate of The Broadway
Dreams Foundation. Missy is very active in the Chicago theatre
community. She is currently working with Theatre Building Chicago
and The Music Theatre Company. She has produced for Lake
Forest’s Citadel Theatre, Highland Park Players and brought
Citadel’s Til the Fat Lady Sings to the Greenhouse Theatre in
Chicago.