Master Acting Classes for Adults
Introductory Classes Introductory Master Acting Classes
provide ample opportunities for beginning students who have always wanted to
try their hand at acting. Explore the fundamentals of acting and performance
through improvisation, theatre games and basic scene-work while strengthening
your skills in group collaboration and communication. No prior experience in
acting or theatre is necessary, just a willingness to try something new.
"No matter who you are, you'll be edified and uplifted by these intense
and exciting classes. Your classmates will be people of all ages and walks
of life. The teachers, all of whom are theatre professionals, have a wonderful
way of finding your personal level of ability and skill and taking you to the
next level.…You'll never see the theatre the same way." -Steve Pershing,
Master Acting Class Student
Shakespeare Boot Camp
Instructors: Audra
Polk
Scott
Kerns, Lorraine
Ressegger
Mondays and Tuesdays, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
#1: Romeo and Juliet
June
30 – July 15 (6 sessions)
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Now
#2: King Lear
July 1 – July 21 (6 sessions)
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Now
#3: Twelfth Night
July 28 – August 12 (6 sessions)
Tuition: $300
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Now
Always wanted to take a class with us but could not commit to
a full 8- or 10-week schedule? This summer, take the plunge and immerse yourself
in a concentrated Master Acting Class, exploring scenes and monologues from
several plays featured in our upcoming 2008-2009 season, including Romeo
and Juliet, Twelfth
Night and King Lear. Through a series of interactive workshops,
students will explore Shakespeare’s work through discussion and performance,
practicing the various disciplines and skills it takes to bring his work to
the stage. The class will culminate in a final showcase performance for invited
guests.
Introduction to Shakespeare
Instructor: Casey Kaleba
Mondays and Tuesdays, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
July 21 – August 12 (8 sessions)
Tuition: $325
For those students just starting to explore the world and language of Shakespeare’s
plays, this class will help to demystify his canon of work. Through a mixture
of performance and text analysis (including scenes from Romeo and Juliet,
Twelfth Night and King Lear), students will gain a strong understanding
of verse, prose, meter, character and intent to prepare them for continuing
study.
Introduction to Acting
Instructor: Andy English
Mondays and Tuesdays, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
June 30 – July 22 (8 sessions)
Tuition: $325
Communication, clarity and connection are the fundamental building blocks
for any actor. This course focuses on the discovery and development of the
basic skills needed to approach the craft of acting. The course provides
basic technique in exploring the voice, moving, analyzing text and building
an emotional journey. Utilizing acting exercises, monologues, scenes and
short plays (working with both classical and contemporary texts), each student
will be given ample opportunity to hone his/her acting craft.
Acting for Business Professionals
Instructor: Vanessa Buono
Mondays and Tuesdays, 7 p.m. – 9p.m.
July 1 – July 28 (8 sessions)
Tuition: $325
This course helps professionals become more relaxed, present
and persuasive in public through the study of techniques used by actors
and directors in the theatre. Exploring exercises and improvisations
in a safe and relaxed atmosphere, participants will learn how to listen
and communicate more effectively, whether speaking to a client, a supervisor
or an employee, in a cubicle or conference hall.
Register with full payment by Monday, June 16, and receive $25 off! |
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