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Performance Skills: Singing for Musical Theatre (gr 9 - 12), Saturdays
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Students will explore vocal techniques and how to maximize their vocal ability for Musical Theatre. They will learn and practice harmony, stage presence, and how to perform through song. This class will help students gain confidence in their singing voice.
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Actor's Studio: Character Development
with Kathleen Rudolph
Students will use scenes and/or monologues to develop an approach for developing a detailed, multi-faceted character as an actor. Students will explore different ways into creating a character from the initial steps of text analysis all the way through fully embodying the character on stage.
Actor's Studio: Intermediate Acting (Character Development)
with Ruthie Martinez
Intermediate actors will explore techniques that take them deeper into the art of acting. Students will participate in character development exercises that will allow them to develop and create detailed, multi-faceted characters. Using an analysis of a monologue and/or scene, students will fully embody their character.
Actor's Studio: Musical Theatre Audition
with Alison Lawrence
Students will learn everything that’s needed to know from pre-audition to showcase their talent to land the role. Students will receive knowledge on selecting the right audition song, learning the song, and selecting 16 - 20 bars of that song that will show vocal range and ability. In addition to perfecting the right audition song, students will learn audition etiquette.
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Actor's Studio: Acting 101
with Charles Holt
This class is designed for adults who want to give acting a try, or revisit the basics in order to improve their technique! Students will participate in lively theatre games and exercises designed to free up the voice and body, stimulate creativity, promote self-confidence, and teach the building blocks of acting.
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Actor's Studio: Meisner Acting Technique
with Ruthie Martinez
This is an introduction to the acting technique pioneered by Sanford Meisner. This course is meant to acquaint the student with preliminary Meisner training techniques that will impart a truthful immediacy to acting work. Students will go through a number of Meisner exercises, leading to monologue and scene work. The emphasis is on acting in the moment, playing off one's partner, and trusting your impulses! You should come out of this course with a new perspective on acting technique, and less stage fright!
Actor's Studio: Perfecting Your Monologue
Auditions can be stressful, but they are the primary way actors get cast in productions. This class will give you skills to manage the stress and help you build confidence in performing for an audition. With focus on how to deliver a memorable monologue, participants will walk away with a better understanding of what directors look for in performers and the confidence to know they can give their best audition every time.
Actor's Tool Box: Parodies & Perspective (gr 3 - 5), Wednesdays
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Students will take familiar stories and collaborate with classmates to rewrite those stories into exciting new stories. They will develop and enhance skills in acting and writing. These new original stories will be performed for family and friends.
No Class on April 2rd