Acting for Teens-Weekly Drop-In Class!

This ongoing weekly structured Acting Class will deepen your teens desire to act, while they strengthen their technique. Ideal for teen performers who would like to develop a strong technique, our learners will learn the fundamentals of acting in this interactive, energetic, fast-paced and positive class environment. This class is ideal for beginners but easy for the the intermediate or advanced actor.

Each class will start off with an energetic vocal and movement warm-ups. Through a series of constantly rotating fun exercises and various popular drama games, we will focus on speech, diction, role-playing and character development. Halfway through the class actors will apply the instructed technique to a short scene/play/monologue for performance at the end of class.  During class time, actors  will receive private one-on-one instruction in breakout rooms while rehearsing their selected performance piece. At the end of each class all learners will come together and perform for one another, as well receive positive and helpful feedback form the other students and the instructor. 

Please see our weekly schedule below for our Winter Term 2022:

Week #1
THEATRE GAMES-This Class will be devoted to the art of improvisational theatre. Actors will work toward creating their own small short play or scene and perform it at the end of class.

Week #2 
SCENE STUDY-Actors will work in small groups on a various pre-selected scene from a published play and perform it at the end of class.

Week #3 
LET'S PUT ON A PLAY-All learners will have a role and rehearse a pre-selected short one-act play for performance at the end of class.

Week #4 
MONOLOGUE'S-Actors will learn how to select and perform a monologue effectively for their next big audition. 

Week #5 
HOW TO AUDITION-Actors will learn the basic principals of how to prepare themselves effectively for their next big audition. Learners will take part in a mock audition towards the end of the class.

Week #6 
THE VOICE-This class will focus on strengthening the actors speaking voice by learning how to us utilize their voices effectively for the stage. We will work on a short play that focuses on diction and articulation. 

Week #7 
SCENE STUDY (TWO-HANDERS)-Actors will be paired in groups of two in a pre-selected play or scene involving only two actors.

Week #8 
MOVEMENT FOR THE ACTOR-Actors will learn various exercises on how to express themselves by using only their bodies. We will also focus on effective storytelling without words by only using the actors body to express emotion.

***Each class listed above has it's specific curriculum and is designed to be taken on its own. Although related to one another, each class does not depend on one another. More weeks and class outlines will be added later in the fall.