Middle School Theatre Ensemble: What You Need to Be An Actor!
Michael S.
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We'll work on acting through scripts and improvisation. We will practice scenes and monologues from plays and movies and we will look at how a director works with actors in the theater and on camera. It's an acting class.......but so much more!
Class experience
This course is a weekly equivalent of a middle school (maybe high school or undergraduate theater course.) However, it's guaranteed to be a lot more fun! As an ongoing class, students will develop an ensemble of theater artists working together to learn and grow. The club members will determine our focus each week. Expected activities include: --working on contemporary theatrical monologues --rehearsing and presenting scenes between two or more actors from contemporary and classic...
Students will learn the language and skills of contemporary acting theories and practices. Students will learn the components of strong playwriting. Students will learn the skills of directing actors in scene work. Students will learn how to collaborate with other artists through consensus building and constructive criticism.
I'm a professional theater director, and I've been teaching high school and college students with theater companies and a variety of public and private schools and universities for 25 years. Please read my full biography on my teacher page and let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Homework Offered
Students should expect to have some work to do between sessions. The amount will always be up to each student based on what they have going on in their life and what they can reasonably devote to this class.Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
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I'm a professional theater director and educator. I have an MFA in Directing from U.C. San Diego, and I've been lucky to direct a lot of shows over my career. My favorite experiences have been assistant directing the national tours of RENT and...
Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
4-10 learners per class
