June 22 – 26
6pm – 8:30pm
Ages 18+
Live performance 6/26 at 7:30pm in Meadow Hall
The registration deadline for this program has now passed. Please email info@grotonhill.org with questions.
Join a collaborative musical theatre class for performers of all experience levels who love telling stories through song! Participants will work in duets, trios, quartets, and ensemble numbers drawn from a wide range of musical theatre—from the Golden Age to contemporary works—always exploring the full scene, including the dialogue that brings each song to life. Throughout the process, you’ll be encouraged to build creative partnerships and share ideas with fellow students.
Together, we’ll move step by step through script analysis, vocal coaching, character choices, dramaturgy, and simple staging. The class culminates in a performance for friends and family, celebrating the joy of shared storytelling and the power of making music together!
This class is led by Scott Murphy, who was personally selected by the late Steven Sondheim to receive the Garson Kanin award from the Theatre Hall of Fame. Students will also receive vocal coaching from faculty member and recording artist Ann Moss!
Individual, in-person meetings with Scott will take place on June 4th, 2026, to help faculty learn more about each student’s goals and proficiency, and to make sure that song selections are appropriate. In-person scheduling will occur after registration is completed.
As an educator, Scott Murphy has served as a teaching artist for Lincoln Center Theater’s Songwriting in Schools Program (2007-2015) and has taught songwriting workshops at colleges and universities around the country, including Connecticut College, Columbia, NYU, Sarah Lawrence College, UW-Madison, and Wesleyan. In addition to Groton Hill, he is currently a faculty member with the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Theater Institute.
As a composer/lyricist, Scott is a recipient of the Richard Rodgers award, the Jonathan Larson award, the Dramatist Guild Fellowship, and the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. He was selected by the late Stephen Sondheim to receive the Garson/Kanin award from the Theatre Hall of Fame.
Soprano Ann Moss is an acclaimed recording artist, passionate teaching artist, and champion of contemporary vocal music. Described as a “fearless performer” of some of the most challenging music of the last two hundred years, Ann’s artistic mission is to lift up contemporary vocal literature to serve as narrative for the hard to speak about issues of our times. In addition to collaborating with a dynamic array of well-known composers such as Jake Heggie, Kaija Saariaho, John Harbison, and Aaron Jay Kernis, Ann eagerly seeks out and performs music by emerging and under-represented voices at forums and festivals across the U.S.
She has released two portrait albums – Currents and Love Life – both recorded and produced by multi-GRAMMY® Award winner Leslie Ann Jones at Skywalker Sound, and can be heard on releases from Angels Share Records, Albany Records, ARSIS Audio, Navona Records, Naxos Records, Ravello Records and Jaded Ibis Productions. Her most recent release, Lifeline, is a modern-day interpretation of the music of Hildegard von Bingen distilled through the lens of the artist’s experiences in quarantine. A twice-elected Governor of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy, Ann shares the organization’s commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion, advocating for creators rights, protecting musicians in need, and saving music in our schools.
A native of Lincoln, MA, she spent fifteen years living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area and now resides in Watertown with her husband, multi-instrumentalist Justin Ouellet.
In-person skills assessments will be held on June 4th. Once registration is complete, a link to book your time slot will be sent via email. These assessments will not be intimidating like a formal audition, instead, they give our faculty coordinator insight on how to properly place students and plan music for the program.
Students who are not available on June 4th should reach out to Laura Altenor at laltenor@grotonhill.org to schedule a separate assessment day and time.
Refunds for summer programs are granted on a case-by-case basis. All details can be found in the “Withdrawals and Refunds” section of Policies and Procedures in the link below.
We offer a wide range of musical experiences, focused on mentorship, development, and creativity. Over 2,000 students enjoy private lessons, classes, rehearsals, and performances in our inspirational setting, with unique opportunities that bring education and performance together in ways that are uniquely possible at Groton Hill.
Our dynamic learning spaces encourage you to enjoy the process, with 35 state-of-the-art teaching studios, and 2 world-class performance halls, acoustically tuned for a warm, vibrant sound.