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THEATRE ARTS
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| UNDERSTANDING
SHAKESPEARE This class is a must for those who
want to understand the language of Shakespeare.
As an actor do you have problems getting your tongue
around the English language? Uncover not only the
simple truths of the written word, but the
complexities of style and interpretation that make
these plays timeless, fun, astounding and probably
the greatest ever written in any language let alone
English. Perform actual scenes from plays, while
receiving analysis from your teacher and classmates.
You should know, a minimum of two hours per week
rehearsal time outside of class is not only a must,
but important to your success!
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| Instructor: Ian Driver |
18 yrs – Adult/Section II |
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Class Fee: $280/8 weeks/90 minute class |
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IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP
In this workshop students will
utilize Theatre Games, the Harold Technique, and
Johnstone’s status work, in order to create short,
realized scenes. Improvisation is much more than
just going for the joke, and this introductory
workshop will benefit the students by proving to
them that once we get out of our own way, anyone can
improvise!
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| Instructor:
John Patrick Bray |
18 yrs – Adult/Section II |
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Class Fee: $180/6 weeks/90 minute class |
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CONTEMPORARY SCENE STUDY
INTENSIVE
There are thousands of actors
out there. But only a small percentage are truly
good actors. This course will focus on
making you one of them. We will explore truth,
objective, action, stakes, wants and needs
within contemporary theatre, answering the
questions: Why am I here? Where did I come from?
Where am I going? Beginning with script
analysis, moving through table work and finally
mounting our scenes, this course will give you
the needed skills to direct yourself and the
confidence to become vulnerable to what’s around
you.
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| Instructor:
Christopher S. Goodrich
& Kyle Minor |
18-Adult/Section II |
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Class Fee: 285/12 weeks/90 minute class |
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| Audition Required |
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MONOLOGUES THAT WORK
Get Cast!
To have a GREAT audition, you will need a GREAT
monologue! It can be a difficult process, but as
professionals we will help you find and develop
TWO contrasting monologues, with special
attention paid to character type and age range.
The strategy is very simple, to make you feel as
comfortable as possible when going into an
audition, and of course, to help you get that
callback! Please be aware that a minimum of two
hours per week preparation time outside of class
is expected!
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| Instructor:
Lynn Paulella Beard |
18-Adult/Section II |
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Class Fee: $195/8 Weeks/90 minutes |
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| Requirements: Acting Process or Interview
with Counselor |
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THE ACTING CLASS
It All Starts Here!
We all need strong foundations to support a
successful career. Start building them right
here; as you step forward with warm-up routines
and exercises that will prepare you to work on
stage or screen! You will learn the important
aspects of concentration, stage movement, voice,
speech, playing goals, and using tactics.
Discover it is all essential.... and great fun!
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| Instructor:
John Patrick Bray |
18 yrs - Adult |
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Class Fee: $290/10 weeks/2 hours |
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ACTING SCENES
Putting It All Together!
You have the right plan, now is the time to grab
a partner, get creative and learn to use your
skills, trust your instincts, and make the magic
happen! You will learn to establish your
character’s importance through relationships and
conflicts. Perform actual scenes from plays,
while receiving analysis from your teacher and
classmates. You should know, a minimum of two
hours per week rehearsal time outside of class
is not only a must, but important to your
success!
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| Instructor:
Ian Driver |
18 yrs - Adult |
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Class Fee: $295/10 weeks/2 hours |
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COMMERCIAL AUDITION
So...what are you selling?
Wouldn’t it be fun to do TV commercials?
Experience the commercial audition process from
SLATE to CUT. You will act on-camera each
session, while performing actual commercial
copies! Develop commercial audition techniques
with the help of a working professional. Get
inspired... To Advertise!
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| Instructor:
Susan Donohoe |
18 yrs - Adult |
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Class Fee: $230/8 weeks/2 hours |
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| Requirements: Acting Class recommended but
not required. |
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ACTING PROCESS
Getting underneath the grease
paint!
You know the basics, now it’s time to get
serious and keep building! This class will get
to the heart of what acting really is. Breaking
down the communication process; creating
relationships. Perform scenes and learn how to
overcome obstacles, and use positive
expectations to reach your goal!
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| Instructor:
Ian Driver |
18 yrs - Adult |
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Class Fee: $240/8 weeks/2 hours |
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| Requirements: The Acting Class |
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THE TECHNIQUE OF
ACTING
Learning the basic principles of
acting through the Meisner Technique. Students
will participate in beginning exercises that
cultivate their individuality as artists. This
technique, by Sanford Meisner, long the head of
acting at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse, is
rooted in the principals of truth, instinct and
behavior. For the serious young artist, this
course will begin to open doors and break down
barriers, freeing the artist to express him or
herself in a new light. At the end of the 8-week
session, the actors will be free to perform a
piece of their own choice! Come and begin your
journey into “living truthfully under imaginary
circumstances.”
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| Instructor:
Tim Artz
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18 yrs - Adult |
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Class Fee: $360/12 weeks/2 hours |
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MOVEMENT FOR ACTORS
The focus is to develop the
actor’s body as an expressive instrument while
emphasizing the art of gesture through
combinations. This class will increase stamina,
physical coordination of movement and breath, as
well as the physical expression through emotion.
Class will consist of a warm-up, emphasizing
movement quality, a traveling phrase, and a
final combination. Non-dancers and non-actors are
also welcome.
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| Instructor: TBA |
Teen/Adult |
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Class Fee: $185/8 weeks/45 minute class |
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CONTEMPORARY ACTING TECHNIQUES:
Viewpoints, Practical Aesthetics, and Stanislavsky.
There are thousands of different approaches to acting:
which one is the
right one for you? This class will introduce you to
three of the major
approaches that are used in cutting-edge theatre today.
Stanislavky is so much more than “emotional memory” and
“living the
role.” He continued to explore and refine his acting
approach for years
after he visited New York and inspired Lee Strasberg to
create the
Method. Stanislavsky’s true legacy is of physical
action, the pursuit
of organic truth on stage, and the spirit of inquiry.
We’ll focus on
Stanislavky’s later-life research and explore the way
his approach is
taught in Russia today.
Practical Aesthetics is the system of analysis and the
approach to
acting created by David Mamet and William H. Macy at the
Atlantic
Theatre Company. We’ll break down the text to identify
actions and
we’ll practice ways of freeing yourself to be in the
moment.
The nine Viewpoints are simply a vocabulary for talking
about physical
life on stage, created by Ann Bogart and Tina Landau
(inspired by the
work of the choreographer Mary Overlie.) We’ll learn
this vocabulary,
train with exercises designed to help you be present in
your body, and
explore the ways this new awareness can be used in plays
of any style
or era.
In the end, each actor has to find her or his own best
way of working.
We’ll culminate with additional scene work, to give each
actor the
opportunity to integrate some new ideas into your
approach to a role.
*This class is for Intermediate or Advanced actors only.
Please submit
a resume for admittance into the class.
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DIRECTING AS STORYTELLING
At its most basic and most sophisticated levels, the job
of the
director is that of storyteller. What is the story of
the play? How
does staging and design help me tell that story? How do
I communicate
that story to my actors, designers, and other
collaborators? We’ll
practice techniques for distilling a play into one
exciting, visceral
sentence that makes you want to start rehearsing right
away, and helps
you to keep your eye on your goal each step of the way.
We’ll train
with exercises that will help you know why your staging
is working for
you – or isn’t. We’ll explore all the different theatre
languages
spoken by your collaborators, and how you can best
approach each one.
We'll culminate with a final scene presentation. Whether
you’re an
experienced director or just starting out, this class
can give you a
solid foundation for a lifetime of storytelling.
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