Acting
Acting I
Through exercises, improvisation and monologues, the student will understand and learn the tools needed to begin an acting career. Focus on character development and script analysis.
Section 1 Starts: Tuesday January 17, 2012, 11:00am - 1:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $230.00
Section 2 Starts: Wednesday January 18, 2012, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $230.00
Section 3 Starts: Tuesday January 31, 2012, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $230.00
Acting II
PREREQUISITE: Acting I or permission of instructor.
For level two, the student will continue to work on their craft. Through character, relationship and scene work the student will learn to make creative and effective choices. This work is a must for actors who are starting to audition and perform.
Section 1 Starts: TBD
Section 2 Starts: Wednesday January 18 2012, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $230.00
Acting III (Advanced)
PREREQUISITE: Acting II or permission of instructor. Audition may be required.
This course offers further development for the actor with much more rigor and depth. It will challenge and hone the student’s skills in acting and will provide more searching individual assessment. It will also offer opportunity for the student to perform in a showcase at the end of the semester. The course is designed to challenge the student by working on such things as:
- Full - 2 person scenes from plays
- Choices and how to make them quickly
- Relaxation techniques
- Styles and Genres
- Staying in the moment
- Improvising effectively
- Advanced character study
- Basic Strasberg technique and Sense Memory
- Understanding the art of rehearsal
- One on one evaluation
- Performance
Starts: TBD
Cost: $250.00
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Scene Study
PREREQUISITE: Acting III, interview and permission of instructor.
This intensive class will focus on scene study and is the best opportunity for the actor to flex their acting muscles and refine their craft. Each week students will use all the tools that they have learned in their previous levels and use them in performance.
Starts: TBA
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $250.00
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Method Acting
This on-going class is based on the work of Acting coach’s Lee Strasberg and Constantine Stanislavsky. Through relaxation, sense memory work and scene study this class is a must for any serious actor. Learn the same technique used by such greats as Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Penn and many others.
Admission by interview only -- call or email for details.
Starts: Wednesday January 18, 2012, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $270.00
***New Class ***TAKE THE FEAR OUT OF SHAKESPEARE--Shakespeare for the Actor
PREREQUISITE: Acting I or permission of instructor.
A practical and fun approach. Learn Shakespeare monologues and scenes, how to audition, and more. This class will give you a deeper understanding of character development and is a must for the serious actor. Whether you intend to perform Shakespeare or not this class will be invaluable to you as an actor on stage or film. Instructor Barton Bund is the award-winning Artistic Director of the Blackbird Theatre, and director of more than a dozen of Shakespeare's plays. Participants will leave the class with two solid monologues for auditions. Take the fear out of Shakespeare with one of our local experts.
Starts: Thursday January 19, 2012, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $250.00
**New Class**Actor's Blueprint For Success
Are you working hard but hardly working? Do you see others getting auditions, agents and roles? Are your limiting beliefs holding you back from success? Do you know that talent and acting skill is only a small part of success? The truth is that many of us are in need of the secret that many working actors already know. Well this class will not only tell you that secret but will break it down in easy manageable steps. This is not a generic how to class but we will help you create an individual blueprint for success in your acting career. Topics include:
- Overcoming Your Individual Obstacles
- Defining Goals, Values and Expectations
- How To Always Have Focus and Creativity At Your Fingertips
- Time Management
- How To Consistently Move Forward Towards Your Goals
- Dealing With Fear And Nervousness
- Marketing That Really Works
- The Truth About Working In Show Business
Starts: TBA
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $250.00
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Acting for Film I
This course will teach the student how to act on camera for all commercial, industrial, film, and TV auditions. Techniques include slating, adjusting for different frame sizes and how to nail the audition.
PREREQUISITE: Acting I or permission of instructor.
Starts: Monday January 16, 2012, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $280.00
Acting For Film II
PREREQUISITE: Acting for Film I or permission of instructor.
Through monologue and scene work the artist will learn the intimate details that are necessary for the actor to make the transition from the stage to the camera. Through tapings and playbacks the actors can see first hand how their work is growing.
Starts: Tuesday January 17, 2012, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $280.00
Acting For Film III
PREREQUISITE: Acting for Film II
Through advanced script analysis and exercises the actor will work in front of the camera taking the techniques learned from the previous levels and putting it all together with their new tools.
Starts: TBA
Duration: 8 Weeks
Cost: $280.00
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