BAK & DREYFOOS
INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
Our Bak Prep Intensive Workshops for Communication Arts and Theater are your last chance to prepare your student for auditions this year! The workshops are taught by our expert audition coach, Mark Fetterly, who has been successfully preparing area students for Bak and Dreyfoos auditions for 20 years.
BAK AUDITION PREP - COMMUNICATION ARTS
Grades 5-7 | 3 Hours | 10am-1pm
This workshop will review how to critique a short film, work on their creative writing skills using a photo prompt, and will offer one last chance to polish their one-minute speeches. The workshop will cover what to wear to the audition, what adjudicators are looking for, and how to stand out from the crowd. Taught by former Bak Artist-in-Residence and Drama Dept. Head at Wellington High School, Mark Fetterly.
$95 | Saturday, January 11
BAK AUDITION PREP - THEATER
Grades 5-7 | 3 Hours | 1:30pm-4:30pm
This workshop is for students interested in auditioning for Theater. They will practice cold readings, open scenes, acting games, and vocal exercises. They will also be instructed in what to wear, how the audition process will work, and how to show off their "directability" and creativity. Taught by former Bak Artist-in-Residence and Drama Dept. Head at Wellington High School, Mark Fetterly.
$95 | Saturday, January 11
DREYFOOS AUDITION PREP - THEATER & COMMUNICATION ARTS
Grades 8-11 | 3 Hours | 5pm-8pm
This workshop is for students interested in auditioning for Theater or Communication Arts at Dreyfoos. Please note that Communication Arts applicants will have submitted their storyboards by January 7, 2025, prior to this workshop. Communication Arts students will practice their one-minute speech and creative writing exercises during the workshop. Theater students will work on improv skills and their 45-second monologues. All students will participate in a mock audition what to wear, how the audition process will work, and how to handle the interview portion of the audition. Taught by former Bak Artist-in-Residence and Drama Dept. Head at Wellington High School, Mark Fetterly.
$95 | Saturday, January 11
Mr. Mark Fetterly
Mark is the former Director of Theatre at Wellington High School. A former artist in residence at Bak Middle School of the Arts, he has successfully coached students for Bak and Dreyfoos School of the Arts for nearly 20 years. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Theatre and has taught locally at the Kravis Center, Armory Art Center and Lake Worth Playhouse.