Our Mission:
The mission of Clater, Kaye Theatreworks is to enhance the skills for the professional performer. In addition, we will strengthen the cultural vitality of the region and cultivate musical theatre appreciation by developing the next generation of artists through youth education, performance and outreach programs. Our variety of classes, seminars and workshops will enable students to train and network with professional actors and directors from the Carolinas, as well as New York and Los Angeles!
What We Do:
We teach each student to be a more dynamic individual. Our training is designed to create leads on stage, and teach leadership in life. Students will study Voice and Movement, Improvisation, and Acting Skills for the Stage, Film, and TV, or Presentation Skills for the Professional Business World. The Clater, Kaye Theatreworks curriculum aims to provide each student with enhanced self-confidence, self-awareness and focus; as well as an insight into the vocational training needs of an actor. Clater, Kaye Theatreworks strives to nurture creativity while carefully applying the discipline necessary for success in theatre as well as life. To that end, students will be placed into tracts that meet their specific needs. For example, a student who does not desire a career in theatre, but enjoys the benefits of class will be on a less aggressive tract than a student who shows the desire and potential to succeed in the entertainment business. The goal of Clater, Kaye Theatreworks is to provide a safe and secure environment for creativity to flow without the potential competitive blockades that often plague theatrical schools.
Who We Are:
Robert Clater has spent many successful years as an accomplished performer on the Broadway stage, in films and on national television., as well as a solo artist starring in his own night club act in Las Vegas & Paris, France. On stage, he has been seen in A Chorus Line, My One and Only, The All Night Strut, Uptown...It's Hot!, South Pacific and a member of the original Broadway revival cast of Dreamgirls. He has been seen in recurring roles on General Hospital, Port Charles and The Young and the Restless.
Lesia Kaye grew up in NC and studied dance, drama and voice at the North Carolina School of the Arts. She recived a B.F.A. in theater from the University of Houston, served as Artistic Director and Choreographer for the Lenoir Rhyne College Dance Co. in NC and Choreographer for the Wortham Theatre and Children's Theater Festival in Houston, TX prior to launching her theatrical career in New York. Ms. Kaye has been seen in 42nd Street, They're Playing Our Song, Hello Dolly, Evita and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum off-Broadway, among others. Her film credits include Robocop, General Hospital, commercials and industrials.
Both are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers in New York City. Lesia Kaye and Robert Clater began collaborating in 1992 as Director/Choreographer team. Over the years, their work has been seen at the Kennedy Center, Pittsburg CLO, Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Dallas Summer Musicals, the Theatre of the Stars Festival productions, which were the centerpieces for the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta. Their production of Dreamgirls for the Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities in Redondo Beach, CA earned a total of 19 nominations and took home 11 awards including 2 for Best Production. Their direction of Ragtime earned multiple award nominations: Best Director, Best Choreographer and Best Production.
Over their amazing careers they are associated with multiple theatrical honors including Emmys, Tonys, Ovations and Garland awards, and have worked for or collaborated with Mitzi Gaynor, Michael Bennett, Jeff Calhoun, Tommy Tune, Maurice Hines, Gloria Estefan, Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Donna McKechnie, Harold Perrineau, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta Jones, Eric Idol and others.
Future plans include the creation of a professional theatre company based here in Hickory.
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Newspaper Reviews
"The show stopping moment in fact, didn't have any singing at all. It was tap-dancing duel in the middle of "Fascination Rhythm" with Lesia Kaye going toe-to-toe with Robert Clater. These two were moving on. They flashed. They spun. They had an already easy-to-please audience in virtual frenzy."
Tucson Citizen, December 5, 1992 in reference to The All Night Strut
"Dreamgirls" is back on track. The long awaited revival of the 1981 mega-hit, which was due to arrive on Broadway this spring, derailed on an out-of-town tour but now is expected to arrive on the Great White Way this fall. ... In fact, after the addition of a new director, Robert Clater, the show is in such good shape, that Clater who was brought in to shore it up and give it more of a '90s feel, is leaving the touring company next week."
New York Post, March 27, 1998 in reference to the National Tour of Dreamgirls
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