Studio Series

Freehold's 16th Annual Studio Series
March 11 - March 26, 2011

The Studio Series consists of three weeks of performances presenting work created by current and former Freehold students, lab members, and faculty.  2011 will be our 16th year of presenting this very popular series. We regard the Series primarily as an opportunity for participants to study with us to investigate work in a "studio" setting and then to experience the evolution of the work through performance.  It is a great opportunity for artists - be it that of actor, director, writer, movement artist/choreographer, performance artist, opera singer, spoken word artist - to take their work to the next stage.

The performances will take place at our Studio in Belltown.  In the past, projects in the Series have included: plays, scenes, monologues, original pieces, movement/dance pieces, vocal pieces, marionette shows, clown pieces, and improvisation.  In short, anything with dramatic relevance that fits our criteria.

Freehold’s Associate Partner,  George Lewis, explains, “The present step – taking the work into an investigative setting with a director and then into the public arena with an audience – is a vital aspect of Freehold’s mission.  It is also a very exciting step. These are works-in-progress, and we encourage participants to use their performances as opportunities to further the process of discovery.” 

Former Studio Series projects have moved on to larger runs at local venues such as On the Boards and the Seattle Fringe Festival as well as other national and international fringe festivals.

Projects will be performed 1 week out of the 3 weeks with each week's selection of performers performing four times with two performances on Friday night and two on Saturday night.

The Studio Series is sponsored by the Washington State Arts Commission, 4Culture, and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

The Studio Series will run for three weekends from March 11 through March 26, 2011.