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Theatre Beginning Acting: Teens

In this class students will learn how to use their voice, body and imagination to create a character. #creative
Ms. Jackson of "Ms. Jackson's Theatre!"
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4.9
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3 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

I've been teaching theatre since 1996 and have produced countless shows with cast after cast. There are a few basic lessons that every new actor must learn before they are ready to audition for a play and receive a script. This class will cover those basic lessons. 

In this class students will learn the basics of creating a character for stage. They will experiment with finding character voices, body movements and consider stories and emotions behind character movitations. It is a first step to performing on a stage.

Class #1: Variety in Voice
This class is all about using the voice to find a character. Experimenting with high/slow, fast/slow and accent is a good way to start. All exercises are with teacher modeling and mimic so students will feel comfortable (basically, I'm so silly that no one worries about looking silly themselves!)

Class #2: Body Consciousness
Mostly this class will be learning to use one's body to convey a character. How does this person walk? What do they do with their hands? How would they stand/sit/move, etc? I also will talk some about body consciousness on stage and basic stage manners like cheating out, not upstaging and how to always be seen. 

Class #3: Emotion and Story in a Character
By this class most students are ready to experiment a bit with creating a character. We'll talk about how we FEEL when we're a particular character and we will add a story to explain who the character is. Students will get a chance to introduce a new character that they made up from their very own imaginations!

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Joined March, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Bachelor's Degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Hello! I've been teaching theatre for 26 years and I was also a children's performer for ten of those years. I own a theatre program and I put on a show after every 20 hours of instruction (almost 60 shows in six years!).  I teach children ages 3-20.  I've been teaching in some capacity since 1996: public, private, homeschool, online. 

I believe EVERYONE needs and wants to be creative and expressive. Sydney Clemens says "Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else" and my goal is to allow students a safe place to explore and shine and comfortably be themselves.

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$30

for 3 classes
1x per week, 3 weeks
30 min

Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
1-8 learners per class

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