Upcoming Classes

Scene Study

Sept. 24 - Nov. 12, 2023

Sundays 12pm -3pm

Cost: $550 / 3 hours / 8 weeks

Virtual: $200

Contemporary scenes for intermediated to advanced actors. You will learn how to analyze scenes by understanding the structure. We will work on beats, character, objectives, tactics, arc, subtext and rhythm to fully understand what the scene is about and how to play it with depth and nuance. The goal is to make you an autonomous actor who can take any script, understand its structure, break it down into playable parts and understand it as a whole.

Directing

Sept. 24- Nov. 12, 2023

Sundays 3pm- 6pm

Cost: $550 /3 hours / 8 weeks

Virtual: $200

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Understanding the elements and art of directing and the role of the director in today's theatre. Connect with the text and articulate a clear vision, learn script analysis and beat breakdown, the foundation and language of blocking, the art of composition, and how to communicate and collaborate effectively with actors. Directors will work with actors of their own casting on a two-person scene from a short play culminating in a final presentation.

Chekhov 5 Week Intensive

October 3 - 31, 2023

Tuesdays 6pm-9pm

Cost: $350 / 3 hours / 5 weeks

Virtual: $125

This class is structured as a rehearsal to performance. Students will collectively work on one of Chekhov's plays, intensely and deeply analyzing dramaturgy, script, character, subtext, language and movement. Students will work on various scenes from the one play each bringing their own nuance to the character, the complex language and action.

Audition Techniques for the Working Actor

TBD

Cost: $550 / 3 hours / 8 weeks

Working on monologues and sides, actors will learn how to find a monologue which best serves them, highlighting their best qualities. They will also learn how to quickly analyze and structure a script/sides so they have an edge at any audition, while also learning craft exercises to polish and hone their auditions.

The Lost Art of Acting Craft

TBD

Cost: $350 / 3 hours / 5 weeks

Acting Craft is a lost art which actors have shared through the decades. It is the polishing cream for your technique and will elevate your work to a higher level, giving you and edge at auditions and performances. Craft exercises are learnable skills which will hone your verbal and physical work with the text. Understand how to "throw away" one line to give extra value to the next. Learn how to use rhythm in language to create meaning and maintain interest with the audience. Understand how to "frame a line" or "spread a line" to create resonance. Employ gesture and physical architecture to establish presence, power and nuance.