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Happy September! I'm feeling excited to start another school year which means you get a limited time offer to try one free class; but this month only! Just use code WOOLVBKTOSCHOOL25 when you enrol in any of my classes (except 1-Day) during September.
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When three teens search the forest for their lost dog they find something inhuman lurking in an old dilapidated shack... This is a waste-no-time acting drama class for five actors who will get a crash course in acting out fear & tension (it's fun when it's not real!). 

You will learn, rehearse and perform a short suspenseful thriller style horror (no gore but heaps of creepiness). It's really not a scary piece; the monster is implied, never seen, and its existence will depend on your acting!   It's up to you to bring the movie and the beast to life with your acting. This script is by far my most popular script srom my Scene Study Class with my learners to date. They always demand to know how it ends. Well now you can enrol to this class and find out! (There's a creepy twist of course).

You will practise and develop your acting and performance skills. We will cover scene study, characterization, context & subtext, motivation, getting "out of your head," the 7 levels of tension, and different established acting techniques and styles.  We will also use and play improv games throughout to develop and extend your ideas, gain trust as a group,  and most of all, build your confidence. 

My teaching style is fast, fun and filled with skills development!  I strive to get you on your feet and jumping in right away before you have a chance to even think about it. This way you feel the reward of success very early and start investing in  your own ideas with more assuredness. 

There are 5 roles: Two parents and three teens. All parts are the same size. 

WEEK  1
Improv warm up games, casting
Topics: Getting to know each other, building trust and confidence.
Story: Read through scenes 1&2 (The Setup... uh oh...)

WEEK  2
Improv warmup, Acting 101
Topics: Scene breakdown, character motivation, genres
Story: Read through scenes 3&4 (omg, what will happen next ?!)

WEEK 3
Acting Fear & Tension
Topics: Stages of fear, telegraphing, foreshadowing, 7 levels of tension
Story: Read through scene 5 (The Big Twist ending)

WEEK 4
Full Rehearsal
Topics: Subtext, wants, deeper dive into acting
Story: Work through through, stop and start, whole script

WEEK 5
Technical Rehearsal
Topics: Technical, stagecraft, concentration & focus, taking it further, zoom technical
We will find backgrounds and discuss props & music.
Story: Full script, with immersive backgrounds

WEEK 6 
FInal Performance!
Topics: performing live, improvising to keep going, knowing your lines

I look forward to seeing you in class. Happy Halloween!