ActorTips
Acting Academy
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Do you want to become an actor or strengthen your acting skills? You've
come to the right place.
The ActorTips Academy brings together three professional actors to
lead this Introduction to Acting class.
There is no better way to build basic acting skills and solidify the
techniques necessary to start a career on stage or screen. Guest lectures
by Chad Gracia, Kirk Wood Bromley, as well as casting directors and
a headshot photographer.
Overview
Instructor Bios
Curriculum
Class Schedule
Location
Reservations
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Overview
Bios
Howard Thoresen
Howard Thoresen is Director in Residence at Inverse Theater. He has
been an actor, director and teacher for many years in New York, Seattle,
and Portland, Oregon. He has directed several critically acclaimed
productions for Inverse Theater.
Robert Laine
Bob has a Masters Degree in theater from Eastern Michigan University
and has taught at Roosevelt University and St. Xavier University in
Chicago and at Kingsborough Community College in New York. He has
over 8 years experience coaching for performance; dozens of his students
went on to become national finalists in collegiate performances.
Joshua Spafford
Joshua Spafford brings 12 years professional experience garnered from
Shakespeare, Bromley, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He teaches
accessible technique for both the beginner and the experienced using
the best of both British and American schools of thought. He studied
acting the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the Actor's Centre and the
University of the Philippines.
Chad Gracia
Mr. Gracia publishes a weekly newsletter for actors with over 25,000
subscribers. In addition, he is the Executive Director of Inverse
Theater, where he produced ten plays in New York and oversaw the licensing
of performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco and London. Before that,
he produced the album of the musical Faust, starring Chris
Barron of the Spin Doctors.
Curriculum
Introduction to Acting
This class is aimed at the beginning actor or the actor who wants
to strengthen his or her basic skills. Eight intensive six-hour classes
will provide a broad foundation in the skills necessary to succeed
as an actor.
10am - Noon
with Howard Thoresen
Acting Basics
Fundamental concepts such as conflict, objectives, obstacles,
and character will be introduced and examined through improvisation
and text work that is both educational and fun.
Script Interpretation
Learn a simple, systematic outline-approach to interpreting
a play, a scene and/or a character. Learn what to look for in a
text, how to organize the material, and how to make use of what
you've discovered in rehearsal to create a "score" you can play
again and again.
(Light homework assigned.)
Introduction
to Verse Acting
Whether
it's a play by William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe or Kirk
Wood Bromley, acting in verse makes unusual demands on a performer
both intellectually and technically. Explore fundamental patterns
of sound and sense; learn about primary resources for interpretation;
develop your vocal range and breath control; see how the structures
and images in poetry actually support your psychological technique.
If you have "fear of Shakespeare", or are simply interested in exercising
your skills, this class will have you speaking verse as easily and
understandably as prose.
Heart, Breath,
Thought, Speech and Action--Putting it All Together
An on-going comprehensive class for scene study, interpretation,
improvisation and monologues, exploring how so-called "inner" and
"outer" elements of acting technique support each other and are
actually one process.
Noon
- 2pm
with Joshua Spafford
"The action
to the word"
OBJECTIVES.
How to find the best ones, keep them, and crystallize your performance.
Topics covered are nine universal super objectives, conflict, instant
motivation and the method of physical actions.
"Imitate
the action of the Tiger"
VOICE
AND BODY. Learn the connection the the two. Breath control, voice
production, centers of energy, animal exercises, and how to find
and use your diaphragm.
"Set the
Word itself against the Word"
TEXTUAL
ANALYSIS. Become equipped with the tools to mine any text for the
greatest of acting hints; making the text specific, the use of the
caesura, playing up the antithesis, beats, hidden clauses, and how
to act rhyming couplets.
"Trippingly
on the tongue"
VERSE SPEAKING. The emotional life of vowels and consonants, an
actors use of onomatopeia and alliteration, finding your rhythm,
and how to sound like a human being just talking.
2pm - 4pm
with Robert Laine
Making the
Most of Your Audition
Mr. Laine takes you through the entire audition process from page
to stage.
1: Selecting
and Editing Monologues
Session includes information on how to find, select and edit monologues
for auditions, tips on selecting just the right monologue for a
specific auditon, examples of appropriate Shakespearean and non-classical
monologues, suggestions for memorizing verse and tips on text analysis.
The end result will be the student selecting two contrasting monologues
to work on as they begin building their verse audition portfolio.
2: Performing
the Verse Audition Monologue
After memorizing two monologues, the student will practice the monologue.
Session will include an intensive text analysis and start and stop
coaching of each monologue and will include tips on storytelling
and vocal and physical presentation,
3:
The Audition
Audition monologues are only part of the audition process. Session
will take the student throught the entire audition process from
the moment they step into the auditioning room to the callbacks
to the phone call saying they've been cast. Students will receive
tips on resumes, headshots, and audition etiquette. The student
will also participate in cold reading drills and receive valuable
information on how to improve their cold reading skills.
4: Turning
your Writing into Audition Monologues
Student will recieve information on selecting, editing, and performing
their own writing as an audition monologue and one on one coaching
of their chosen monologue.
BONUS Classes
Additional classes will be taught by Chad Gracia, Executive Director
of Inverse Theater (on the business side of acting), Kirk Wood Bromley,
Artistic Director and playwright, a New York casting director and
headshot photographer.
Schedule
Saturdays from 10am - 4pm
October 18th
October 25th
November 1st
November 8th
November 15th
November 22nd
December 6th
December 13th
Location
Classes will be held in a midtown Manhattan rehearsal
space, address to be announced by October 1st. Parking instruction
and directions will also be provided at that time.
Reserving Your Spot
There are a very limited number of spaces available for this remarkable
class, so make your reservation now. Normal price for this class is
$695. If you reserve now, the cost is only $395.
Cancellation Policy
If we are forced to cancel this course, you will be
informed by October 2nd and you will receive a full refund. If you
cancel by October 1st, you will receive 75% of your payment. After
October 1st, no refunds will be made. |
