Log Art Theatre Academy - Fame Jr.
July 17 - 21, 2023
Monday through Thursday: 9 AM - 3 PM, Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
M: $145 NM: $185
Director: Sue Brick
Music Director: Philip Parlock
Set Designer: Theresa Schram
Auditions: Friday, July 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, and Saturday, July 15, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Campers will be assigned a day to audition. No virtual auditions will be accepted. Auditions are purely for casting purposes - all registered and paid participants are guaranteed a spot in the camp.
Registration ends Monday, July 10th at 5:00 PM.
PERFORMANCES: Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 3:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Log Art Theatre Academy's popular musical theatre camp returns! Join us for a week of all things musical theatre in 2023 to produce FAME JR!
ABOUT FAME JR:
Following the international acclaim of the hit motion picture, television series and stage show, Fame The Musical JR. is nothing short of a global phenomenon. Fame JR. features a high-energy, contemporary pop score (which includes the hit title song) and a touching coming-of-age story. Set during the last years of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts in the early 1980s, Fame JR. is the bittersweet, but ultimately inspiring, story of a diverse group of students who commit to four years of grueling artistic and academic work. With candor, humor and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today. With its topical subject matter and a cast that can include plenty of singers, dancers and instrumentalists, Fame JR. is an ideal musical for aspiring artists and performers.
Meet Our LATA Directors!
Dr. Aspen Mock
Dr. Aspen Mock (Director, School House Rock) -
Dr. Aspen B. Mock, who has been featured in the magazine The Dramatist as a member of the Dramatists Guild for her work with the 365 Women A Year play project, is an educator, writer and consultant. She has had several original plays staged to raise funds for major charitable organizations including Ultramarine Girl: A Cup Full of Courage (2015) and Semblance of Hope (2011). Honors and awards she has won include: House of Representatives Citation, BPW Young Careerist, YWCA Tribute to Women in Arts and Letters, and KQED Media Literacy Innovator. Her education includes: BAs Theater, English Literature & French minor, MA Teaching English, Shakespearean coursework in Oxford, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration with a K-12 Principal Certificate and focus on creativity in educational leadership. Dr. Mock is a certified yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance. She specializes in the fields of writing, teaching, creativity, arts integration and educational
technology. She has acted in over 30 plays, musicals, commercials and short films, and has modeled for print and online merchandise. She has extensive dance experience in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, hip hop, Irish dance and integrating poetry with dance. She has written blog posts for National Geographic Education, KQED Education, Sheroes of History, National Council for Teachers of English, PBS Education, and WomenEd. She just finished working on a National Geographic Education grant with Johnstown Area Heritage Association to empower students to
write and publish an Explorer Mindset children’s book. She enjoys spending time playing, laughing, dancing, singing and exploring the world with her two amazing daughters, Kinsie and
Scarlett.
Matthew Harris
Matthew Harris (Music Director, School House Rock) -
Matthew Harris, or Matty, is very excited to be returning to the Community Arts Center this season as he makes his Music Director debut for Schoolhouse Rock Live! Matty was seen last season at CACCC as Charlie Brown in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Past productions include Frederic in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, and Joe in 9 to 5: The Musical all at Cresson Lake Playhouse, where he also was the assistant Music Director. He has also been in several productions with other theatre companies in the area, as well as at Greater Johnstown High School. Matty currently manages JCPenney Salon in Richland, where he leads an incredible team of 26 hairstylists. When he's not working or finding his creative outlet in theatre, he continues to pursue further education as a barber and cosmetology instructor. Matty is very thankful for the creative team at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County for entrusting him to work with these wonderful children to bring the arts alive!
Sue Brick
Sue Brick (Director, Fame Jr.) -
Sue Ann Brick, is a veteran to the Log Art Theatre Academy Musical Theatre Camp, as this is her 8th year as director. Sue is a 2004 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, with a BA in Theatre Arts. Sue works a normal 9-5 where she is employed by the Area Agency on Aging of Somerset County as a Care Manager, Sue also works and spends her time as A Haunt Actor and Scare Coach at the Haunted Hollow in Rockwood PA pretty much all year long now not just Halloween, she has also been acting in several B Horror films produced by Dark Shade Film Productions lately. These as well as being a full-time mom and wife keep her extremely busy. Sue also sings the National Anthem at the Jennerstown Speedway on occasion throughout the summer months, even once in 2020 for the Nascar Whelen Modified Tour, which was Broadcast on NBC Track PASS LIVE Nationwide. Sue Ann has been involved with theatre productions for nearly 25 years, and has been singing her entire life. Sue Ann still to this day dreams of performing on Broadway, and meeting her two IDOLS, Idina Menzel and Dolly Parton. Sue had a Broadway veteran who was a mentor to her and taught her the true meaning of “THEATRE FAMILY”! He was a tony award nominee and a Theatre World Award winner and the most amazing human who ever graced her life. He is the teacher that lives inside of Sue to this day and guides her every step of the way and inspires her to continue her journey of teaching and spreading the Comedy and Tragedy that theatre can be. Remember to always dance in the light, and be yourself. This is who I’m meant to be, this is ME!
Phil Parlock
Philip Parlock II (Music Director, Fame Jr.) -
Philip Parlock II is proud to be the music director of the production Fame Jr. with Log Art Theatre Academy. He has been involved with the Community Arts Center's youth theatre camp for the past 6 years. Phil has either performed or helped to direct the following shows: High School Musical Jr., You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Into the Woods Jr., Aladdin Jr., Annie Jr., Cats, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, Lil' Abner, Bye Bye Birdie, and Footloose. He is the Chorus director at Forest Hills Junior-Senior High School and has taught Chorus for 15 years. In addition, Philip Parlock has been the director of the Roof Garden men's Barbershop Chorus since 2011 and is a 20-year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. In his spare time, he arranges and composes choral and A Cappella music. One of his arrangements will be Performed by the 2023 West Virginia All-State Choir. He is currently writing an A Cappella musical entitled Epic Fail. Some of the songs from his show may be heard on streaming services such as Youtube, Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify by searching "Philip Parlock". Phil also enjoys spending time with his three daughters and his amazingly supportive wife, Annie.
Thank you to our LATA sponsor!
