The Show Goes On: Fanwood Drama Workshop Extended Through Fall

Due to popular demand, Les Minski's free weekly drama workshop at the Fanwood Memorial Library will continue through the fall, library director Dan Weiss announced in a press release Thursday. The class was originally scheduled to end Aug. 17.

Les Minski, a Fanwood resident who has starred in a Broadway musical and local productions at the library, leads participants through scene studies and monologues. They practice audition pieces, address problems they have faced during theater productions, learn how to make scenes and performances more powerful and work in an environment where they can experiment and take on new challenges. Participants, who should be at least 18-years-old, can bring scenes and scripts to class.

Les Minski most recently performed at the Fanwood Memorial Library on Valentine's Day, in A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters." He shared the stage with his wife, Ann.

Minski also directed "A View From The Bridge" and "Social Security" at Fanwood's Carriage House, and "The Sisters Rosensweig," "Sly Fox" and  "The Guys" at Circle Players in Piscataway.

He has performed across the United States, the library's press release said, from Maine to Chicago to Florida, in roles as diverse as Jamie Tyrone, Billy Bigelow and Daddy Warbucks.

He created the role of the Marquis St. Evremonde for both the world premiere and Broadway productions of Jill Santoriello's "A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical." According to the press release, he studied acting and directing with George DiCenzo, Polly Holliday and Milton Katselas in New York City.

To learn more about the class, call the Fanwood Memorial Library at 908-322-6400.