Friday, April 26, 2024

OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY

OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY TO HOST FOSSE STYLES MASTER CLASS JULY 16th

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LAUREN GEMELLI

WARWICK, RI ??? Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit professional theatre company, which will be opening its summer season this week, is proud to announce that it will host a Master Class focusing on Fosse-style theatrical dance. The class will be taught by Lauren Gemelli, who comes directly to OSTC from the National Tour of Chicago. Ms. Gemelli will be portraying the role of Lola in OSTC???s summer opener, Damn Yankees, which opens in previews on Wednesday, July 6.

The Master Class, which is open to all levels of dancers, includes 90 minutes of dance instruction and 60 minutes of personal feedback and a question and answer session. The class is scheduled for Saturday, July 16 from 10:00 am ??? 12:30 pm.

??The class, which costs $45, will be limited to 15 students. Ocean State Theatre is located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, RI. For additional information or to register, please contact Jason Loete at (401) 921-1777 x118 or Jason.Loete@ostcri.org.

Ocean State Theatre Company??(OSTC) is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre whose mission is to preserve??and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre ??? including the American musical ??? and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts. OSTC, which re-opened and ran the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI from 2007-2012 and began producing shows in Warwick, RI in 2012, is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.