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Vero Voce Welcomes Tony Nominated Broadway Star, Laura Osnes Into Its Theater

Vero Voce Welcomes Tony Nominated Broadway Star, Laura Osnes Into Its Theater

(ST CHARLES) Vero Voce Theater hosted 2- time Tony Nominated Broadway star Laura Osnes and Tyce Green, NYC actor, vocal & acting coach, and producer, for a masterclass Monday, April 27, 2015. Laura was nominated for a Tony Award for the perilous drama Bonnie & Clyde, shortly followed by her second Tony Award nomination as the title role in the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Laura’s other coveted Broadway appearances have been Nellie in South Pacific, and Hope in Anything Goes. Laura also frequently appears in concerts, including Encores!, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and many more!

Tyce Green, having started his acting career at a very early age, has performed and collaborated with hundreds of established Broadway performers. As an actor, he has appeared Off-Broadway and in numerous regional productions around the country. As a vocal & acting coach, he specializes in auditions, college audition prep, and is a go-to source for building repertoire for theatre and musical theatre performers.

Laura Osnes and Tyce Green worked with musical theatre performers on song interpretation, acting skills, connecting through song, as well as audition techniques. Other topics covered included how to land the roles you want, getting callbacks, determining your “type,” choosing the right material, and provided valuable industry information on how to make it in NYC.

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Fifteen young, aspiring artists ages 12-19 from several Midwestern states graced the stage in the Vero Voce Theater for 3 hours. Performing for the two professional Broadway artists, these young performers underwent a transformational process. It was an invaluable lesson for these students, all of whom benefitted greatly.

Vero Voce was established in 2001 specializing in private voice, piano lessons and musical theatre coaching. It expanded into a 7,000 square foot facility with multiple studios, classrooms, and a theatre at 951 State Avenue, Suite F, in St Charles. Vero Voce is known for its unique theater teaching style, with elements of improvisation, actor input, characterization, scene study, tech awareness and confidence building. Vero Voce also offers classes specifically in improv, audition, scene study, character analysis and college preparation for the performing arts.

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More information about the productions and the many other offerings at Vero Voce can be obtained by visiting the website: verovoce.com, or calling (630) 584-0139.

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