Master Class 301

The Master Class develops and nurtures mature and dedicated actors who are capable of working in a company atmosphere. This class functions as a repertory theatre company that stages the works of new and well-established playwrights. It is a place for the actor to keep fresh and continue to hone their craft on material that is rich and eclectic.
The actor will enjoy a challenging rehearsal process, portraying characters that are multi-leveled and intricate.

All final performances are held at the Promenade Playhouse where the actors showcase their craft.

Voice and Speech 301

Moving the work into performance. The Rehearsal Project- a play is selected from the Modern Classical Cannon as a way of illustrating how the skills learned in years one and two are applied to Rehearsal and Performance.

Master Class 302A

The actor will be challenged into portraying roles not as “characters”, but as real live human beings who are as multi-leveled and intricate as the actor himself. The actor is asked to go beyond the text and into their imagination to discover the inner emotional and physical life of the character.

All final performances are held at the Promenade Playhouse where the actors showcase their craft.

Voice and Speech 302

The Professional Actor. Four British and American accents and four non-English accents are mastered in this class. Students are assigned projects to their type and cast-ability.

Master Class 302B

The work at this level includes such steps as; Silent Reaction Breakdown, Character Body Language, Skeletal Drop Down, Primal Feelings of the Character, Creating Reality through Imagery and “Bull’s Eye”, and Reproduction of Physical & Emotional Actions. The steps are constructed in a way that teaches the actor to create the character’s reality that is not spelled out in the text. In short, a performance is created that no one else would be able to execute because the life of the character that the actor expresses onstage is comprised of all the elements that he has discovered and created for himself throughout the rehearsal process.

All final performances are held at the Promenade Playhouse where the actor’s showcase their craft to industry professionals.

Creating the One-Person Show

From the Concept to the Stage. An exploratory course where students work at their own pace to Find the Core of their Story. Samples of the students’ work are showcased and performed.