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 Semesters run for eight (8) weeks. Tuition is $350.00
 

This class is focused on developing the techniques needed to be a versatile actor. Using the principles of Stanislavski and Meisner, actors will discover a method of working that enables them to live truthfully in the moment. Work on improvisation, monologues, scene study, character work, emotional exploration, and cold reading techniques, along with script and character interpretation – all within a creative and supportive environment.

 

This class is designed to help students begin to explore their creativity and to discover what it means to "play a character". Learn what to do when you first pick up a script, and how to begin the process of making choices for a character. We will focus on monologues and scene study, character work, along with cold reading techniques. This class will give you the confidence needed to express yourself freely and set you on the way to becoming the actor you want to be.

 

The monologue class is designed to help the actor discover, develop and refine monologues that will help them best express the range of their talent. It will serve as a place where the actor can find the balance and depth needed to best attract the attention of directors, producers, casting directors and agents. For the less experienced actor it can be a place to work on the techniques necessary to really understand the acting process. Monologues are like mini-productions that require all the thought normally seen in full scale performances but, with little in the way of props, costuming and time usually afforded the actor and their craft. Our efforts will be focused on finding balanced, contrasting, well rehearsed pieces that fully show our abilities and impress those we perform for and give us a way of working that we can continue to use as we grow as artists.

 

In a warm, safe and non-critical environment we will learn and practice techniques designed to help us uncover the joy of our own spontaneity as we strip away years of socialized cautiousness and self-editing. This study will allow us to build the purest possible improvisational works-that is improv that is truly inspired and genuinely spontaneous. Free from the need to be clever and witty, our improvisations will arise organically through active listening, awareness, cooperation and fearlessness. The results will be adventurous, original, joyous and often very funny. You'll be rewarded for your participation with personal growth including self-confidence and verbal agility, improved listening skills, and a heightened awareness and sense of well-being that will inform your day-to-day interactions with others. And it's just plain fun! A true workout for anyone who appreciates adventures of the spirit.