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Acting Foundations for Adults
Taught by award-winning artist, Brooke McCarthy, MFA
Ages 18+
Are you curious about acting? Whether you’re new to the craft or an experienced performer onstage or screen, this course can help you expand your skills. Throughout this course, you will learn or refresh fundamental performance skills by discovering how to use your voice, body, and emotional life to cultivate an active character on stage.
Who Should Join
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Beginners looking to build a foundation for performance while sharpening their acting toolkit.
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Experienced actors looking to refresh skills and break free from habits.
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Non-performers seeking to cultivate a new hobby or become more comfortable with public speaking.
Class Information
Ages 18+
Price: $250
Dates: Every Monday, September 8th-October 27th
Time: 6:45pm-8:45pm
Sharing Date: October 27th
Where: Matthews Community Center, Room 201
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Week to Week Schedule:
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9/8: Getting To Know - Stanislavski's Principles - Open Scene Assignments
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9/15: Open Scene Work - Viewpoints - Meisner - Open Scene Sharing
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9/22: Script Analysis: Objectives, Tactics, Beats - Introduction to Staging - Scenes (or Monologues) Assigned/Selected for Invited Performance
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9/29: Initial Scene Reads/Text Work
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10/6: Scene Work: Initial blocking & Objectives
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10/13: Scene Work: Bold Exploration (Laban & Big Bad Actor)
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10/20: First Showings with Constructive Feedback
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10/27: Final Rehearsals & Performance with invited friends and family audience