It’s time to recognize several Vox Box students for their amazing accomplishments! In December, mezzo soprano Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer of Palm Springs, CA, gave a recital to a 500+ crowd at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China. Elaine was accompanied by Richard Bentley (Oberlin, U of Michigan). She also studies voice with Nina Hinson (Santa Fe Opera, USC, UCLA). Caitlin Barclay, soprano, was advanced to the Los Angeles finals in the Classical Singer competition, and will be featured in the spring Senior Honors Recital at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. New student Kamilah Lay, already a seasoned pro performer, is starring as the Little Engine in “The Little Engine that Could” at First Stage Children’s Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. And high school senior Genevieve Gannon was invited to participate in the opera workshop at St. Norbert’s College when she arrives next year, even enrollment is normally limited to sophomores and up! I am proud and privileged to work with such talented and industrious singers!
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Jan20
I’m currently playing Mama Bear for Chicago Opera Playhouse in a touring children’s production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This past week, we performed for Ames Elementary School at the conclusion of a week-long residency conducted by COP founder Linden Christ. Check out this link for cute pics! http://rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=7010&TM=67613.36
Jan12
the Vox Box Rocks!
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Thanks to Boris and Doris of the Shepherd-Express for dropping in to see who was in attendance at the Vox Box’s sold-out STATUS Soiree on New Year’s Eve! Catch their column covering the soiree and other smashing events of that evening here: http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-13545-boris-and-doris-on-the-town.html A feature on the Vox Box by long-time Milwaukee theatre critic Damien Jaques is due out in February!
I’m appearing with Chicago Opera Playhouse this month as Mama Bear in their touring production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears! I am also looking forward to working with students in my spring Vocal Excellence Class at the Northshore Academy of the Arts in Grafton, WI.
Welcome to new students Brinn Crocker, Caitlin Barclay (who recently starred as Aida in her high school production of Aida), Michelle Zuehlke, and Molly Hetzner. Congratulations to Erin Walton, Vox Box student, featured in the STATUS soiree, who is playing the Narrator in an upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with St. Matthias and who will be appearing in Soulstice Theatre’s spring musical American Enterprise. Congrats also to student Marielle Schuchardt, recently seen as Mimi in RENT at UW-Manitowoc, currently featured as a member of “the Council” in UW-Sheboygan/TYA’s production of Hairspray.
Stay tuned for announcements regarding the next Vox Box “Sweethearts” Soiree, coming up in February!
Jan6
A STATUS Soiree!
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A STATUS Soiree, the first-ever Milwaukee theatre mixer, was a sold-out success this past New Year’s Eve!Area critic Russ Bickerstaff was in attendance at the first of what will be a monthly series spotlighting local musical-dramatic talent from all the Milwaukee theatre families. The Vox Box was pleased to present Brian Myers, a local composer/performer, and his new work STATUS, a one-act musical soon to premiere in NYC at the Strawberry One Act Festival, as featured guest for the evening.
A musical theatre revue provided a showcase for talented Milwaukee actor-singers including Ryan Cappleman, Heather Reynolds-Coonen, Kimber Gerber, Erin Walton, and Wendy Rightler, as well as Vox Box students Katie Phillips, Tyler Williams, and Holland White, and Vox Box founder Lisa Golda. John-Ruben Piirainen, associate music director for the Skylight Opera Theatre, accompanied the Vox Box revue, which was directed and choregraphed by yours truly, Lisa Golda.
Stay tuned for further press regarding the Vox Box! For a review of the STATUS soiree by Russ Bickerstaff, click here: http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/blog-6218-new-years-eve-with-vox-lisa-golda-bryan-myers-and-.html
Click here and scroll down to find STATUS: http://www.therianttheatre.com/index.php?n=strawberry_one-act_festival
Nov11
Current Gigs
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I’m currently the Irish brogue diction coach for Carte Blanche Studios’ upcoming production of The Hostage (in Milwaukee, WI) and am also getting ready to perform as Mama Bear in Chicago Opera Playhouse’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears!
In other news, my students Marielle Schuchardt and Danielle Rammer are performing in Rent at UW-Manitowoc, and Lauren Ensor is performing in the North-South High School production of Aida. Break a leg, ladies!Oct18
Studio News
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I’m back from my trip to San Diego for the Estill workshop at Point Loma Nazarene University! What a fantastic intellectual-vocal-social experience! Thanks to Professor Juliette Singler, presenter Dr. Kim Steinhauer, and instructor Thomas Clark for their expert help.
In other news, my student Marielle Schuchardt is preparing to star as Mimi in UW-Manitowoc’s upcoming production of Rent, and Carter Kryzaniak will soon be featured as Daddy Warbucks in his school production of Annie Jr. in Plymouth.
Oct4
Estill Voice Training in San Diego, CA!
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This week, I’m off to sunny San Diego for an Estill Voice Training workshop at Point Loma Nazarene University! I was first introduced to—and hooked on—Estill while researching it for a Classical Singer Magazine article. At that time, I was only able to attend a day and a half of the course. Having realized incredible improvement in both my singing and my teaching from just that limited exposure to this bias-free, science-based methodology, I am thrilled to be attending the entire five-day session: and thrilled to be back on the beautiful California coast. View PDFs of my Estill articles on this site, or at www.trainmyvoice.com. A schedule for the workshop and information regarding Estill can be found here: http://www.pointloma.edu/Music/ConcertCalendar/
Estill_Voice_Training__Course_Level_One_and_Two__October_7-11__2010.htmSep24
Press for Vox Box
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A mention in the Express-Milwaukee theatre blog Curtains by Russ Bickerstaff! Thanks for the shout-out!
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/blog-5816-dramatic-license-and-vox-box.htmlSep18
Vox Box & Studio News
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Things have really taken off at The Vox Box, my new voice studio for actors in Bay View, Wisconsin! On the floor is a painting by yours truly—a durable “rug”. Notice that the black lines, rather than confining the colors to the painting as a border would, extend out into the space. Truly a place, I hope, where students have the freedom to think and sing ”outside the box”.
I am already so pleased to welcome several new students to The Vox Box, including Toni Martin, Kelly Haddad, and Erin Walton! Other new Sheboygan studio members include Mickenzie Petri, Mimi Vigletti, and Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer.
Free trial lessons will be offered at The Vox Box now through October 31, 2010. Email me to set up a time! Coming up next at The Vox Box—-an opening celebration! Check back soon for details.
Sep4
I’m excited to announce my latest teaching endeavor—The Vox Box!Located in a black box theatre at the Marian Center for Non-Profits in Bay View, WI, The Vox Box will cater to actors wishing to expand their vocal skills and vocal characterization options. The Vox Box is part of the Marian Center Academy Studio.
Come “open the box” of your vocal potential! Actors, I promise you’ll feel right at home.
About Lisa Golda
With experience and training that bridges both the operatic and musical theatre worlds, Lisa Golda is active in the greater Wisconsin and Chicago areas as both a performer and a teacher. Read More