Theatre Acting Intensive Students will express their creativity while learning fundamental acting skills. This class is designed to focus on two specific areas of acting technique: Instinct and Preparation. The actor will explore character creation, needs, obstacles, and being in the moment. Exercises are used to help actors dive into a character’s physical and emotional life, increase relaxation and concentration, and open up the actor’s imagination. This class is for the beginner AND advanced student. Students will have the opportunity to perform their final scenes in front of an invited audience, including local theatre professionals. Virginia Queen Danford - $324 - Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm, Sept. 15-Dec. 8 (No class on Nov. 24)
Articulate Body Movement for Actors For those who perform or act (which is all of us, to some degree), the body is your instrument. It is necessary to have a well-tuned and prepared instrument in order to fully engage with your craft. In this workshop series, we use variety of physically based techniques to develop the imagination, preparedness, and physicality of the performer. We work to understand the force of gravity on the alignment of the body by investigating a specific movement series. We cultivate the creative body through playing with rhythm, design and intensity in individual and group improvisation. We explore intention, spatial sensitivity, and physical feeling. This workshop is part of process of building a corporeal vocabulary or language that is essential to the expression of an actor or performer. Come play! Porter Witsell - $68 - Tuesday, 6:30-8pm, Oct. 25-Nov. 22
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