Information about some of our previous classes taught in New York City. Check back for information about future classes...
January 2015:
January 2015:
Shakespeare's Text in Performance
We'll be covering these topics:
If you've ever felt intimidated by Shakespeare, or if you feel like there is something you SHOULD know that you don't, and/or if you love Shakespeare but feel your acting classes in the past have 'skipped over' some of the essential historical and text-based need-to know info, this is the class you need. I promise it'll be fun & fascinating.
We'll meet six times in January, each class will be two hours and forty-five minutes on Saturdays & Sundays the 10th, 11th, 17th,18th, 24th and 25th from 10:40 am to 1:25pm. If you're interested let me know right away - we've got a full group, but it's very, very likely we'll take in an extra student or two from the wait list.
The class will be limited to 8 - 10 students, so everyone will have a chance to work with (perform) text in every single class. However, this class is more than just an acting class - we'll also be studying poetry, technique, history, etc. - so expect to spend time around the table having discussions and learning the nuts & bolts! There will be some text to memorize for each week, and our 'final' project will be for each of you to tackle one of the major speeches in Shakespeare, performing it with strict attention to the requirements of the text and poetry.
The cost for the class will be $320, and we'll hold our class in a studio in downtown Manhattan, at the Sheen Center on Bleecker & Lafayette.
Interested? Let me know ASAP!
And, if you know others who may be interested, feel free to send this info to others - we're looking to get a dedicated group of talented actors together!
We'll be covering these topics:
- The Elizabethan World Picture
- Elizabethan Stagecraft
- The Folio, The Quartos, Editing Choices, and the Origin of the Text
- SCANSION!
- Operative Words and Complex Sentences
- Varying Pitch, Tempo, Volume and Silence
- Alliteration, Assonance, Irony, et cetera
- Imagery and Metaphor
- The History Plays made clear
If you've ever felt intimidated by Shakespeare, or if you feel like there is something you SHOULD know that you don't, and/or if you love Shakespeare but feel your acting classes in the past have 'skipped over' some of the essential historical and text-based need-to know info, this is the class you need. I promise it'll be fun & fascinating.
We'll meet six times in January, each class will be two hours and forty-five minutes on Saturdays & Sundays the 10th, 11th, 17th,18th, 24th and 25th from 10:40 am to 1:25pm. If you're interested let me know right away - we've got a full group, but it's very, very likely we'll take in an extra student or two from the wait list.
The class will be limited to 8 - 10 students, so everyone will have a chance to work with (perform) text in every single class. However, this class is more than just an acting class - we'll also be studying poetry, technique, history, etc. - so expect to spend time around the table having discussions and learning the nuts & bolts! There will be some text to memorize for each week, and our 'final' project will be for each of you to tackle one of the major speeches in Shakespeare, performing it with strict attention to the requirements of the text and poetry.
The cost for the class will be $320, and we'll hold our class in a studio in downtown Manhattan, at the Sheen Center on Bleecker & Lafayette.
Interested? Let me know ASAP!
And, if you know others who may be interested, feel free to send this info to others - we're looking to get a dedicated group of talented actors together!
Previous Classes:
Summer 2014
Scene Study Class
Our Summer Scene Study is Now Over. Che
This class will be a guided scene study - an inexpensive way to continue to develop your skills and craft over the lazy summer months. I hope to bring together a small group with a common vocabulary, accomplishing a great deal of work in an intimate and fun atmosphere.
In fact, to make our time productive and useful, we'll have only between 10 and 12 students (no more, no less!).
We will meet ONCE A WEEK for NINE WEEKS, two hours and forty-five minutes for each class, which will give everyone time to work on two scenes and develop a monologue. The total cost to you will be $450 - which I'm hoping will be very economical to everyone - even cheaper than the cost of using studio space and working on your own!
The class time will be: WEDNESDAYS from 6:10 - 8:55pm
Starting date: Wednesday June 18
Ending date: Wednesday August 13
We'll have a hard-working and talented group - a small class of all-stars - that can dig a little deeper into scenes than we may get to with a 'general' class.
January 2014
Shakespeare's Text in Performance
Our January 2014 Shakespeare class is over:( We'll most likely meet again in January of 2015 - Check Back for More Info
- The Elizabethan World Picture
- Elizabethan Stagecraft
- The Folio, The Quartos, Editing Choices, and the Origin of the Text
- SCANSION!
- Operative Words and Complex Sentences
- Varying Pitch, Tempo, Volume and Silence
- Alliteration, Assonance, Irony, et cetera
- Imagery and Metaphor
- Clown roles, Comedy, and Word Play
In short, if you love Shakespeare but feel your acting classes in the past have 'skipped over' some of the essential historical and text-based need-to know info, this is the class you need.
We'll meet six times in January, on Thursdays from 6:10pm - 8:55pm and Saturdays from 11:10am to 1:55pm. That's three weeks in January: the 9th & 11th, 16th & 18th, 23rd & 25th.
The class will be limited to 8 - 10 students, so everyone will have a chance to work with (perform) text in every single class. However, the class will be more of a 'technique' class than an 'acting' class - so expect to spend a good amount of time sitting around a table, taking notes, having discussions, and yes, we'll even have a book to read for the class! There will be a fair amount of text to memorize for each week, and our 'final' project will be for each of you to tackle one of the major speeches in Shakespeare, performing it with strict attention to the requirements of the text and poetry.
