Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Our Musical Theatre Matinee series features guest lectures from some of the Valley’s foremost experts in musical theatre, and include live performances by outstanding local singers and dancers!
Join Toby Yatso, veteran musical theater actor and Clinical Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Arizona State University, as he takes us through an exploration on what the singing actor must do to effectively communicate. Toby will be joined by rising stars Connor Dunning, Kambria Cook, and Chan Wannapat. Together, they will break down the techniques of intention, obstacle, journey, and more to demonstrate all that goes into creating a great musical theatre performance.
This event is generously sponsored by Bob and Charlotte Otto.
Instructor
Toby Yatso
Toby Yatso is an actor, musician, and music theatre specialist in performance, direction, and instruction for the Music Theatre and Opera department in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre. Yatso is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, and he was artist-in-residence for The Phoenix Theatre Company for fifteen years. Having performed in dozens of productions for TPTC, Yatso has also performed for The Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Theatre Company, Stray Cat Theatre, Actors Theatre, Childsplay, and he has directed several musicals for ASU, a Legoland-NY show, and various theatrical projects for surrounding AZ companies. Before joining the ASU faculty in 2011, he served on the faculty of Arizona School for the Arts.