Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre
Triple-Threat Musical Theatre Training from Musical Theatre Professionals! Become Your Potential!
chasten buttigieg at our "follow your dream" gala may 20, 2023
Chasten Buttigieg at Bridgetown Conservatory May 20 2023
Rick Lewis, Justine-Elise Beall, Claudia Molatore and Chasten Buttigieg. Bridgetown Conservatory gala May 20 2023
Bridgetown Conservatory Fundraiser May 20 2023
Bridgetown Students performing "A Million Dreams" at the Follow Your Dream Gala Fundraiser. May 20, 2023
Sophia Takla, former Bridgetown student and Miss Oregon 2022 at Fundraiser May 20 2023
Finn Rutis, recipient of the 2022 Brunish Broadway College Musical Theatre Scholarship, with 2023 recipients Justine-Elise Beall and Claudia Molatore.
Chasten Buttigieg at Bridgetown Conservatory, May 20 2023
special guest: Chasten Buttigieg!
“Growing up, theatre helped me find my voice. As an educator, I had the chance to help my students use the arts to find theirs. We need leaders who believe arts education is a necessity, not a luxury, so every young person can realize the best in themselves.”
- Chasten Buttigieg, February 9, 2020 via Twitter
CHASTEN BUTTIGIEG
Teacher, Bestselling Author & LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate
Chasten Buttigieg, husband of former mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, has become a popular figure in his own right. The teacher's wit, intimate social media musings, and polished speeches have prompted glowing media coverage and declarations that he "won the 2020 spouse primary."
As his husband launched a campaign that made him one of the most talked-about Democrats in the 2020 race, Chasten leveraged his own platform to bring attention to improving public schools, access to arts education, and mental healthcare.
After leaving the 2020 campaign trail, he published his first book, I Have Something to Tell You. In this moving, uplifting memoir, he recounts his journey to finding acceptance as a gay man.
Throughout the campaign, Chasten came across many people who have felt supported and loved by his message: "You belong. You are loved. You are welcome here."
THE ULTIMATE IN PROFESSIONAL TRIPLE-THREAT TRAINING!
Dance
Vocal Performance
Acting
Bridgetown’s team of professional choreographers will provide you with the tools needed for musical theatre movement & dance.
Our team is experienced with teaching performers of all levels and abilities in a welcoming environment.
Learn how to tell stories and convey emotions with your whole body while absorbing dance vocabulary and technique.
Acting
Vocal Performance
Acting
Explore the capacity of your individuality as an actor.
Discover how your body, voice, and feelings can translate a story
Work with Broadway professionals who can share their experience and training
Learn that acting isn’t just using the words to tell the story but it is about infusing the words with the uniqueness of YOU!
(Photo by Tess Vigeland)
Vocal Performance
Vocal Performance
Vocal Performance
It's more than pretty sounds.
It's more than just a lovely melody.
The magic of Vocal Performance is in the marriage of storytelling
with the melody of the song -
the notes on which the composer has hung the story.
Bridgetown can help you discover the power of good storytelling with the result of a remarkable vocal performance!
(Photo by Tess Vigeland)
What is Bridgetown?
THE ultimate IN PROFESSIONAL TRIPLE-THREAT TRAINING!
Bridgetown is where middle school and high school musical theater performers receive professional triple-threat training (acting, dancing, and vocal performance) to achieve entrance to a top tier college musical theater program and ultimately to work in professional theater. It is also a place where aspiring actors learn their craft to compete for scholarships at these same college programs.
Bridgetown is the creation of Rick Lewis who is known locally as the Music Director/Conductor for Portland Center Stage at the Armory from 2005 to 2017, music directing over twenty productions during that time, receiving numerous Drammy Awards for his work. Prior to that Rick wrote and produced a number of productions in New York including The Taffetas with productions around the world. With his over 40 years as a composer, producer and director of musicals Rick has been able to mentor and coach many local Portland actors in the theater.
Rick launched Bridgetown in 2016 and has successfully trained hundreds of students, many of whom went on to college programs and professional theater. Since the inception of Bridgetown, over thirty-six students have entered top tier college programs for musical theatre across the county and around the world. He has continued to bring talent to Portland to support the arts and theater culture of the city especially for the benefit of the Bridgetown students.
Now Bridgetown is ready to expand further by providing training to even more students of all backgrounds regardless of financial challenges. This is significant for Portland's vital theatrical and arts culture but also to help our local actors succeed in fiercely competitive major markets in the US such as New York.
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre: Become Your Potential!
Rick Lewis, Founder of Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre
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