Acting Profile

As part of the musical theatre course we are studying we have to arrange a performing arts event. Our group are going to be organising a singing day so I thought I would take a further look at what it takes to organise such a day and what you need to know. Looking at planning and organising this event might help you if you ever find yourself having to organise an event. Most people who take part in the performing arts will have to organise an event day sooner or later.On the actual day it would be good to hold competitions for the hardest worker and best singer or group. Each individual should get a VHS recording to take home with them and I would also like to get some bags made up for people to take home with them. These bags could contain goodies and a souvenir of the event so people will remember it.Although this is a Gospel singing day I would also like to use music in a variety of styles, ending with a short public performance, to which family and friends are welcome. We could charge for the end performance although I want to keep the ticket prices down and make it good value for money. I think if we charged £10 for the singing day and £5 per ticket for the performance. I think that this is a reasonable price considering other events charge a lot more. I also think that a goody bag as well as refreshments served on the day would make this price seem more reasonable. We could include free refreshments but, cans of fizzy drinks could have a charge.

I would like to hold the event from 10.00am to 3.15pm on the day and I think it would be better being held on a Weekend since most people are not at work then. I would like to see if I can get a room at my Church or look at holding it at the sports centre.

I think it would be good to start the day with refreshments and ice breakers that our group could organise.

This would be an open ‘Singing Day’, for singers of all standards and ages: a rare chance to come and sing with a professional singing coach. I would also like to include a question and answer session for those people in the choir so they can get a chance to ask questions to the singing coach. Many people have questions about singing that they never get a chance to ask, but this would give people chance to ask those questions they have never been able to ask. They would be getting professional answers from people who really know what they are talking about.

The singing day will break down as follows:

10.00 - 11.00 Refreshments and ice breakers

11.00 - 11.30 Vocal Warmups

11.30 - 12.00pm Registration for workshops

12.00 - 1.00pm Workshop 1

1.00 - 1.45pm Break

1.45 - 2.45pm Workshop 2

2.45-3.00pm Break

3.00-3.25pm Guest Singer or group performs

3.25-3.40pm Q&A with Singing coaches

15.40-16.00 Group performance

Four singing workshops will be available

The singing day will help to expand your range, harmonise, learn some tricks to improve your confidence and generally have good fun with your voice in the comfort of a group. Beginners will not be by the end of the day.

The one-day workshop is designed to help singers fulfil your inner singing potential in the comfort of a small, supportive group. The day will end with an informal ‘performance’ of some of the choral numbers.

Cost

£10 including coffee/tea. Many local shops, restaurants, cafés available for lunch.