| The International Cabaret Conference at Yale University & Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE | |
| Michael Pacas, Chicago Actor & Singer | |
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THE INTERNATIONAL CABARET CONFERENCE AT YALE UNIVERSITY July 23 - August 1, 2010 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" May 3, 2010 RE: The International Cabaret Conference At Yale University To Whom It May Concern: Michael Pacas has been selected to attend the prestigious International Cabaret Conference at Yale University this summer. Michael is one of thirty-six students who were selected out of a large pool of performers who auditioned for the 2010 Conference. Students who attend the conference have come from such diverse countries as the USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The International Cabaret Conference At Yale University is an intensive nine-day teaching program in the art of cabaret and trains professionals for the live entertainment industry. The award-winning faculty guides thirty-six students, from musical theater, cabaret, jazz, pop and classical disciplines, in a collaborative process to examine cabaret performance technique, act writing and business relations. It is the only program of its kind and is renowned for keeping the timeless art of cabaret alive and thriving throughout the world. Our prestigious faculty has included: Tovah Feldshuh, Rita Gardner, Jason Graae, Carol Hall, George Hall, Laurel Massé, Sally Mayes, Amanda McBroom, Sharon McNight, Pamela Myers, Erv Raible, Pam Tate and Julie Wilson; piano faculty includes Ron Abel, Tex Arnold, Michael Orland, Alex Rybeck and Paul Trueblood. All members of the faculty are accomplished performers in their own right. The International Cabaret Conference At Yale also produces five nights of public concerts, Summer Nights Cabaret Concerts at Yale, which includes a final student concert performance well attended by patrons from New Haven, CT and surrounding areas. Conference sessions are held at the Yale School of Drama and other facilities on the Yale University campus in New Haven, CT. Tuition for the Eighth Annual Conference is $3200.00, which includes all classes, concerts, and room and board on the Yale campus. We are impressed with Mr. Pacas’ talent and credentials and are looking forward to working with him this summer to enable him to take his expertise to the highest artistic level. We highly recommend him to any organization or individual he may apply to for financial aid to meet his tuition costs for this acclaimed program. We expect great work from Michael at Yale and know that he will give back to his community and his art by exploring and developing his talent! Sincerely, Erv Raible, Executive/Artistic Director Pam Tate, Associate Director """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Porchlight Music Theatre September 10 – October 31, 2010 Music by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Inspired by George Seurat’s masterpiece, “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte," this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Imagines the life of the artist and the people he painted. At turns heartbreaking and humorous, Sunday in the Park with George explores the tension between life and art, and explores the choices we must all make as we weigh our personal ambitions with the demands place on us by those we love. |
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BARRYMORE! A Hollywood legend makes a staggering effort to reclaim his former glory as a Broadway star in William Luce’s tour-de-force BARRYMORE. “Bad Boy” John Barrymore, celebrated for his charisma and matinee idol looks, takes center stage in a theater empty of everything but his humor and hubris, reminiscence and regrets. He strives to revive one of his greatest achievements, Shakespeare’s RICHARD III, while grappling with memories from his riotous and scandalous past. Presented November 2008 “Pacas exercises unusual talent in his varied and vivacious performance: He grapples gamely with each discordant bit, slipping into Shakespeare with earnest pathos and into memories of childhood with light-footed tenderness. Barrymore himself may have shied from so ambitious a task.” – Christopher Shea, TIME OUT CHICAGO Critical Evaluation: *** (Three Stars) “…an opportunity for Mr. Pacas to show his talent, and he does so with great comic timing as he takes us through the man trying to stage a comeback and revive his greatest achievement, playing Shakespeare's RICHARD III…There are many laughs in this production and a marvelous ending... Open your mind and your heart and have a wonderful 70 minutes at The Raven Theatre…” – Alan Bresloff, STEADSTYLE CHICAGO Critical Evaluation: **** out of **** “… Michael Pacas superbly recreates the look and style of Barrymore. Onstage for the entire evening, Pacas plays well off both the audience and Scott Sumerak, as Barrymore's frustrated, tart-tongued Prompter.” -Jack Helbig, THE CHICAGO READER Critical Evaluation: Recommended Production Photo by Archetype Images |
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Michael Pacas has entertained audiences in the Chicago area for the last two decades in numerous productions ranging from slapstick to Shakespeare. Having played historically-based characters such as Anton Chekhov; Nikola Tesla and Larry Kramer, he is best known for his portrayal of Antarctic Explorer, Robert Falcon Scott in TERRA NOVA. He recently appeared as The Man in THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABY (BackStage Theatre); Musgrove in THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM (Griffin Theatre) and Mr. Peachum in THE THREEPENNY OPERA (The Hypocrites). He has also played leading roles in such productions as THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH; TARTUFFE and JOURNEYS. Other favorite roles include Bartholomew in Ulysses/Bailiwick's CORPUS CHRISTI (Joseph Jefferson Citation/AfterDark Award - Ensemble), "Blazes" Boylan in Irish Repertory's A DUBLIN BLOOM, and Charlemagne in Boxer Rebellion's PIPPIN. |
Postcard & Poster Design by Chris Patterson |
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