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Adaptation
Instructor: Krista Knight
Students will read, write, watch and create in this interactive playwriting class. Examine how contemporary playwrights and filmmakers have re-imagined, re-envisioned and re-invented classic texts and source material. Students focus on the reinvention of character, action and idea—finding what is created and is transformed in translation from template to adaptation. Writing exercises are designed to spark the writing, to find a structure for stories, to deepen character and to create the architecture for language. Students will then choose source material and begin work on their own original adaptation. Be ready to riff.
Krista Knight is a playwright whose work, including Salamander Leviathan, Clementine and the Cyber Ducks, Phantom Band, Un-hinged: A Silent Opera and Anaerobic Respiration, has been produced at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, Ars Nova, Alley Theatre, Ontological Hysteric Incubator, Hangar Theatre, Dixon Place, WordBRIDGE, Playwrights Center of SF and the NYC Fringe Festival, among others. Krista received her BA from Brown University, her MA in Performance Studies from NYU and her MFA in Playwriting from UC San Diego. She is a Page 73 Playwriting Fellow, MacDowell Fellow and Shank Playwriting Fellow at the Vineyard Theatre and teaches Playwriting at St. Mary’s college.
SAT & SUN noon–5pm • 6/8, 6/9 • $150
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Our summer session of classes will begin the week of July 1, 2013. Course descriptions available below.
For our current students, the spring class schedule is listed at the bottom of the page. Enrollment for the spring classes is closed, with the exception of the class listed above.
Away for the summer?
Not to worry! Fall classes start September 23. Check back in August for more information.
Mixed Means: Directing / Devising
acting
Beginning Acting
Instructors: Laura Lowry and Michele Leavy
Develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals of acting using a Stanislavski-based practice in this six-week class. Through exercises and scene work, students are introduced to the elements of dramatic action, text analysis and character development as they cultivate tools for releasing inhibitions and expanding vocal and physical range. May be repeated.
Laura Lowry is a professional actress and teacher in the Bay Area. She has taught for Marin Shakespeare Company, Word for Word Theatre Company, California Shakespeare Theater, New Conservatory Theatre, StageWrite and SF Arts Education. She currently teaches acting and fundamentals of voice for West Valley College and Las Positas College. Laura received her MFA from FSU/Asolo Conservatory and studied Shakespeare in London with Patsy Rodenburg, teacher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After graduate school, she moved to New York City, where she continued to study acting and Shakespeare at The American Globe Theater. Television credits include Trauma and Parenthood.
Michele Leavy is originally from the Bay Area and has performed locally with such companies as ACT, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Center Repertory Company, Livermore Shakespeare Festival, Marin Theatre Company and TheatreWorks, among others. In farther locales, she has appeared with Theatre Key West (Florida), The Elephant Theatre Company (Los Angeles) and Theatre167 (New York City). As a teaching artist she has taught for ACT, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and the California Shakespeare Theatre. She also serves as adjunct faculty with UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance as well as the Cañada College Theater Arts Department. Michele is a Resident Artist with the San Francisco based ensemble company Crowded Fire Theater.
WED 7–10pm • 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7 • $260 (Lowry)
THU 7–10pm • 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 • $260 (Leavy)
Intermediate Acting
Instructor: Marvin Greene
Students analyze and perform scenes straight from dramatic literature. Special emphasis is placed on encouraging the actor to focus his/her intelligence and imagination on making dramatically effective choices by playing provocative actions, discovering the event within the scene and finding creative obstacles. Prerequisite: Prior acting experience or previous acting classes at the School of Theatre or other reputable theatre studio that stressed the fundamentals of text analysis, beat breakdown and character objectives. May be repeated.
Marvin Greene is a professional actor and has performed with major regional theatres such as ACT, Aurora Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre and San Jose Rep. Marvin has been an instructor at ACT since 1994 and also teaches at UC Berkeley and at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco.
WED 7–10pm • 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7 • $260
Acting Shakespeare
Instructor: Julian López-Morillas
This summer Macbeth will be performed at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. This six-week intensive class coincides with this local production, giving students the opportunity to see the text they’re studying come to life on stage. Students will study the stories, characters, relationships, themes and language (including iambic pentameter, scansion, prose, rhetoric and figures of speech), and explore the imaginative worlds of the play. Students will work on short scenes, monologues and soliloquies. Learn how to choose strong, exciting and varied actions and how to harness the power of sound, imagery and rhythm.
Julian López-Morillas is well known in the Bay Area as a professional actor and director specializing in Shakespeare. He holds the rare distinction of having appeared in professional productions of all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays, and has directed some 20 of them. He had a long association with California Shakespeare Theater and served as its associate artistic director for several years. Julian has taught Shakespeare as literature at Mills College and classical acting technique at UC Berkeley, San Jose State, Foothill College, Solano College and Dominican College.
MON 7–10pm • 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 • $260
Physical Comedy: What’s So Funny?
Instructor: Joan Mankin
Explore the many different styles of comic acting by working on scenes from Shakespeare, Molière, Beckett and Neil Simon, as well as forays into Commedia dell’Arte and martial arts. Hone your comedy skills and discover how to use what you already have to your best advantage.
Joan Mankin has been an actress, clown and teacher in the Bay Area for over forty years. She has performed at ACT, Cal Shakes (where she is an associate artist), Theatreworks, Marin Theater, Aurora Theater and many others. She has worked as a clown with the Pickle Family Circus and Make-A-Circus. She has taught at Berkeley Rep, ACT, Montalvo Arts Center, the SF Circus Center and more. Her specialty in teaching is physical comedy.
MON 7–10pm • 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 • $260
On-Camera Acting
Instructor: Michael Navarra
Learn how to give truthful and authentic performances on camera. This class gives beginning and experienced students a professional approach to acting that covers cold reading, scene study and on-camera acting skills. Scenes will be recorded using digital cameras and will be available for students to keep for their records. Full attendance is required, as students will be paired up with scene partners and set to shoot on specific dates.
Michael Navarra works as a SAG/AEA actor in both theatre and film. He has played leading roles with TheatreWorks, B Street Theatre, Traveling Jewish Theatre, Word for Word, Pacific Repertory Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Central Works, Pacific Alliance Stage Company and the San Francisco and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festivals. Michael earned an MFA from the University of Washington and has taught at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre and Napa Valley College.
TUE 7–10pm • 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 • $260
Voice-over Acting
Instructor: Sally Clawson
This voice-over class introduces and establishes the skills required to perform different genres of voice acting. Beginning and professional actors learn the techniques and artistry of reading commercial, narration and character copy. Students also learn professional microphone techniques, home-recording tips and how to read authentically. Voice-over lessons will be recorded for students to keep for their records.
Sally Clawson is a SAG-AFTRA actor in both voice over and on-camera. She has been voicing commercials, industrials and video games for over ten years. A partial list of her clients include McDonald’s, Toyota, PG&E, Sprint, Macy’s, Apple, Yahoo, Dolby, EA Games, Telltale Games and Lucas Arts. Sally earned an MFA from Mills College. She has taught at Cal Shakes and is currently on the faculty of Voice One.
MON 7–10pm • 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 • $285
Advanced Acting
Instructor: Andrew Hurteau
Advanced Acting is an intensive scene-study course for people with previous acting training and/or experience. The class focuses on solidifying technique, deepening internal connection and strengthening textual analysis skills. Scenes are drawn from a variety of styles and genres. Students should expect to spend substantial time in rehearsal outside of class. For acceptance into this class, students must submit a resume to school@berkeleyrep.org for consideration. May be repeated.
Andrew Hurteau has been acting and teaching since graduating from ACT. He has performed with Berkeley Rep, ACT, The Magic Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Aurora Theatre Company and throughout the Bay Area. In addition to the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, Andrew has taught at ACT and the Academy of Art University.
MON 7–10pm • 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 • $260
Shakespeare for Singles
Instructor: Arion Alston
Learn to flirt “Elizabethan-style.” Perfect the art of courtship, taught by the master of it all: William Shakespeare! From his haunting love poetry to the most bawdy verse, learn to perform the greatest love scenes of all time while honing your classical acting skills!
Arion Alston has taught theatre at Central Michigan University, Marymount Manhattan University and Loyola University, Maryland. Currently he teaches for the Community School for Music and Arts. He earned his BA from the U.C. Berkeley English Dept. and his MFA from the Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University.
SAT 1–4pm • 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 • $135
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improvisation
Improvisation
Instructor: Diane Rachel
Gain experience and understanding of the philosophies and fundamentals of improvisational theatre using Keith Johnstone’s IMPRO-based practice in this six-week class. Through playful interactive theatre games and storytelling, students are introduced to the elements of spontaneity, listening, accepting and responding. This methodology helps students access their imaginations, free their inhibitions and increase their confidence. This class, taught by a professional improviser, focuses on skills that enhance the student’s creative path. Principles explored include being present to the moment, letting go of the inner critic and strengthening creative impulses. May be repeated.
Diane Rachel has been performing and teaching at BATS Improv since 1989. She created a specialty long-form program with a focus on intimate acting and stage combat, which has attracted an international following. She has led workshops in Melbourne, Paris, Amsterdam and Helsinki and has taught at ACT and Stanford. Diane is a founding member of San Francisco improv group True Fiction Magazine.
TUE 7–10pm • 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 • $260
Improvisation: Four Favorite Genres
Instructor: Diane Rachel
Open your mind to the infinite possibilities of improvised theatre. Students delve into the more potent possibilities of improv, while exploring the nuances of style in storytelling and continued development of spontaneity and dynamic play. The focus of this intermediate/advanced level class is on four specific genres: musical, horror, romance and action-adventure. Students practice improvised singing with a musician, stage combat techniques and how to create intimacy and action-packed scenes without the aid of a million-dollar budget.
Please see teacher bio above.
WED 7–10pm • 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7 • $260
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physcial theatre / voice
Acting Violence: Theatrical Combatant Certification—Level 1 Unarmed
Ages 16 and up
Instructor: Dave Maier
Learn to take a punch! Unarmed combat is the most common form of violence found in theatre. Increase your skill set and versatility while honing your craft as an actor. This class will cover falls, slaps, punches, hair pulls, fighting with found objects and other theatrical techniques essential to creating the illusion of violence. Students will rehearse and perform a scene containing unarmed violence. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to take a skills proficiency test for recognition as a Theatrical Combatant with Dueling Arts International. This class is a perfect precursor to all other theatrical violence techniques and it also provides training for teachers who want to utilize stage combat in the classroom.
Dave Maier is an award-winning Fight Director who choreographed Troublemaker, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman and Culture Clash’s Zorro in Hell (Berkeley Rep). He has also composed violence for ACT, San Jose Rep, Magic Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, SF Playhouse, Impact Theatre and Berkeley Opera, among others. He is the resident fight director at Cal Shakes and a company member with the Shotgun Players. He is a full instructor of Theatrical Combat with Dueling Arts International and the Outreach Coordinator of Berkeley Rep School of Theatre.
MON 7–10pm • 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 • $260
Physical Comedy: What’s So Funny?
Instructor: Joan Mankin
Explore the many different styles of comic acting by working on scenes from Shakespeare, Molière, Beckett and Neil Simon, as well as forays into Commedia dell’Arte and martial arts. Hone your comedy skills and discover how to use what you already have to your best advantage.
Joan Mankin has been an actress, clown and teacher in the Bay Area for over forty years. She has performed at ACT, Cal Shakes (where she is an associate artist), Theatreworks, Marin Theater, Aurora Theater and many others. She has worked as a clown with the Pickle Family Circus and Make-A-Circus. She has taught at Berkeley Rep, ACT, Montalvo Arts Center, the SF Circus Center and more. Her specialty in teaching is physical comedy.
MON 7–10pm • 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 • $260
Contact Improvisation Fundamentals
Instructor: Aaron Jessup
Contact improvisation dance (CI) is a dynamic movement form that involves weight sharing, floor work, lifts and bodywork. CI can range from slow and contemplative to energetic and theatrical. It can be done solo, in duets and in large groups. In this class, we will explore the foundational building blocks of CI, developing a common language of physical skills. Then we will use that body-based language to interact, play and relate. This class is open to all levels of movement experience, with the aim of arriving in our animal bodies and connecting with others.
Aaron Jessup is a second-generation performing juggler whose first movement discipline was circus acrobatics, but his first movement love was contact improvisation. Aaron spent many years street performing his comedy, juggling and rope-walking show in the US, Europe and Australia. He has also appeared locally with Pickle Family Circus, Make*A*Circus and the Izzy-Award winning Scott Wells & Dancers. Aaron has taught contact improvisation locally, nationally and internationally since 1997.
TUE 7–9pm • 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 • $95
Alexander Technique and Linklater Voice
Instructors: Lisa Anne Porter and Elyse Shafarman
This workshop offers an enriched experience for actors seeking vocal freedom, postural improvement and an easy, more connected desire to communicate. Through the Alexander Technique, students learn a systematic method to relax, align and free themselves from limiting tension habits. With a new degree of physical control and ease in place, students move more quickly and deeply into the material developed by Kristin Linklater to free the actor’s natural voice. Learn exercises that provide a freer, deeper, fuller breath connection and a stronger, more dynamic vocal range that truly reveals thoughts and feelings, rather than portraying them.
Lisa Anne Porter is a designated Linklater voice instructor and is currently teaching at UC Davis. She has also taught at ACT, Cal Shakes, Shakespeare & Company, Syracuse University and Naropa University. She has performed with numerous repertory companies and Shakespeare festivals including ACT, SF Shakes, Cal Shakes and Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
Elyse Shafarman has an MA in physiological psychology and is an AmSAT Certified Alexander Technique Teacher. Elyse teaches the Alexander Technique to actors in training at ACT’s MFA program and has a private practice in San Francisco and Berkeley. Her background includes a 10-year career as a modern dancer and training in a wide array of movement disciplines including Gyrotonics, Svaroopa Yoga, Body-Mind Centering and Feldenkrais. Over the past seven years, she has taught Alexander Technique at schools and worksites throughout the Bay Area, including ACT’s Summer Training Congress, Elephant Pharmacy, The French American International High School, Pricewaterhouse Coopers and San Francisco State University.
TUE 7–10pm • 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 • $260
Voice for Business Professionals
Instructor: Deborah Eubanks
This class focuses on the voice as a critical tool of communication and effective leadership. Identify the factors that are keeping you from having a confident, free, clear and personable way of communicating. Be more charismatic in times of conflict, and negotiate with empathy. The class gives students the tools for excelling in public speaking whether in presentations, board meetings or teleconferences. Develop a communication style that feels natural and unrehearsed, conveys the passion of your intentions and draws the listener to your point of view.
Deborah Eubanks majored in theatre arts at Harold Pinter Studios in England. She has performed with BBC’s Hugh Stoddard and designed and implemented workshops with Stephen Hawking’s Company at Covent Garden Arts Center (Cambridge). She has written and directed for London’s Age Exchange, created and produced two teen operettas and has been teaching and directing in the Bay Area for 16 years. Deborah has taught at ACT, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and USF.
SAT 10am–3pm • 8/3, 8/10 • $150
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playwriting and filmmaking
Summer Playwriting Workshop
Instructor: Gary Graves
This program is for playwrights who are interested in an intensive six-week developmental workshop period, followed by a staged reading of their work in an open workshop setting. This very successful program, now in its seventh season, is an exciting way to take a script to the next stage. The culminating reading series amounts to the presentation of eight new plays in four days. It’s an exhilarating experience, but a demanding one. Writers must be prepared to take the lead in the staging of their own plays, as this workshop includes a hands-on production component. Secondly, writers will participate in the readings of fellow students within the group and are responsible for generating an audience for themselves and their peers. Consent of the instructor is required prior to enrollment. For submission guidelines and availability, please email school@berkeleyrep.org or call 510 647–2972. Limited to eight students.
Gary Graves is a company co-director of Central Works Theater Ensemble in Berkeley. Now in its twelfth season, Central Works is dedicated to the development of new works for the theatre. He has written and directed numerous productions with Central Works, at U.C. Berkeley, Hardback Theater and American Theater Arts in Los Angeles. He holds an MFA in Playwriting from Southern Illinois University and a PhD in directing from U.C. Berkeley.
SAT 10am–2pm • 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 • $515
In addition, the course includes a staged-reading showcase of students’ new work presented from Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18.
Make a Short Film
Instructor: Christopher Morrison
Learn how to use the current circumstances of your life to make a short film that is full of vivid characters and plot points, all without spending a dime. We will work on how to examine your life to pull together everything you need to shoot your film—most of it is in your pocket right now! We will also work on “post production” including color correction and fixing sound issues. Short films are a great way to learn the craft of filmmaking without the expense of film school (or racking up credit card debt!). Shorts are in demand and can be screened anywhere from YouTube to the most prestigious film festivals around the world. Let’s get shooting!
Christopher Morrison is an award-winning writer/director/actor who has worked on over 100 theatrical productions and films. His shorts have appeared in festivals throughout the United States, and …less than kind the award-winning short film he wrote and directed, premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 and is distributed by OUAT! Media. He has been commissioned for five feature scripts, multiple short scripts, pilots and a full length play that premiered in Melbourne Australia. He has a writing credit on American Cowslip, an indie feature starring six Academy Award-nominated actors. His theatrical directing has been seen on both coasts and in Chicago, and as an actor he has worked with such companies as Cirque du Soleil, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and The Huntington Theatre Company.
THU 7–10pm • 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 • $260
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mixed means: directing / devising
Directing Plays in Innovative Places: Using What You’ve Got
Instructor: Daniel Talbott
Sorry! This class has been cancelled.
Director’s Hot House: Concept to Pitch to Performance
Instructor: Patricia Miller
Cultivate your ideas in this accelerated practical training for theatremakers. Focusing on the craft of directing in the real world, students explore the process of turning concepts into reality through design, casting, rehearsal strategy, budgets, funding and production. This class includes an actor-director lab, a forum with funding and design professionals and lessons in how to create a viable production pitch. Fine-tune your vision and sharpen the skills necessary to help you move forward creatively and professionally.
Patricia Miller brings a diversity of experience to theatre directing, teaching and acting. Her work has been seen all over the U.K., including Edinburgh premieres, Europe and California. She has an MFA in directing from UC Davis. U.S. directing credits include The Magic Theatre, UC Riverside, UC Davis, Berkeley Rep School of Theatre and Teatro Zinzanni. U.K. directing credits include Mountview Theatre School, National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, New Playwrights Festival, Riverside Studios and the Edinburgh Festival. Patricia’s teaching credits include UC Riverside, UC Davis, Berkeley City College, San Francisco City College, California Shakespeare Festival, Aurora Theatre Education and the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. She holds an MFA in directing from UC Davis.
THU 7–10pm • 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 • $260
Taking it to the Street: Ancient Art in a Modern World
Instructor: Aaron Jessup
Have you ever watched a street performer arrive on a city square, create a moment of magic and then disappear? Have you ever wondered how much courage—or madness—it takes to do something like that? “Taking it to the Street” is a multidisciplinary performance project combining elements of traditional street theatre, guerrilla theatre, site-specific performance and performance art. Using the unique talents of the participants, students will create an original, collaborative, street performance experience. All are welcome; all you need is an open mind and a willingness to try something new.
Aaron Jessup is a second-generation performing juggler whose first movement discipline was circus acrobatics, but his first movement love was contact improvisation. Aaron spent many years street performing his comedy, juggling and rope-walking show in the US, Europe and Australia. He has also appeared locally with Pickle Family Circus, Make*A*Circus and the Izzy-Award winning Scott Wells & Dancers. Aaron has taught contact improvisation locally, nationally and internationally since 1997.
THU 7–10pm • 7/18, 7/25, 8/8, 8/15 • $155
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poetry
Lost Art of Letter Writing: Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop
Instructor: Pireeni Sundaralingham
Intimidated by poetry but would love to find out more? Already a connoisseur of the work of Robert Lowell or Elizabeth Bishop but have never written poetry yourself? Curious to rediscover the lost art of letter-writing? This workshop aims to exercise the poetic imagination in multiple ways, as we explore the poetry of Lowell and Bishop, foray into the world of writing poetry focused on the senses and use the US postal system as a spring-board for creativity. No previous writing experience necessary. Each student will receive one half-price ticket to Dear Elizabeth at Berkeley Rep.
Pireeni Sundaralingham was educated at Oxford and has held fellowships from PEN USA (in poetry) and the Berlin Arts Academy (in interdisciplinary thinking). She is co-editor of Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry, which won both the PEN Oakland and the N. California Book Award in 2011. Her own poetry has been published in journals such as Ploughshares (USA), Cyphers (Ireland) and Karavan (Sweden), anthologies by W.W.Norton, Prentice Hall and Macmillan, and translated into five languages. She was recently selected for the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Individual Artist Commission (2013/14), and is an Associate Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
SAT 1–4pm • 6/29, 7/13 • $85
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spring class schedule
(Enrollment for the spring classes is closed, with the exception of Adaptation.)
Beginning Acting
MON 7–9:30pm • 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 6/3, 6/10 (Lowry)
WED 7–9:30pm • 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5 (Hanna)
Acting Shakespeare
MON 7–10pm • 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 6/3, 6/10
Voice-over Acting
MON 7–10pm • 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 6/3, 6/10 (Intermediate)
On-Camera Acting
TUE 7–10pm • 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21
Intermediate Acting
WED 7–10pm • 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5
Playing Comedy
MON 7–10pm • 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 6/3, 6/10
Spring Training
MON–FRI 10am–1pm • 5/6–5/31 (performance)
There will be no class on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.
Beginning Improvisation
TUE 7–10pm • 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4
Your Brain on Improv
THU 7–10pm • 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Intermediate Improvisation
TUE 7–10pm • 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4
Improvisation Performance Lab
WED 7–10pm • 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 (performance), 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 5/31 (performance)
Alexander Technique: Stand Tall and Speak with Presence
WED 7–10pm • 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5
Contact Improvisation Flight School
TUE 7–9pm • 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4
Voice
WED 7–10pm • 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5
Performance Workshop: Musical Revue—Rodgers and Hart
THU 7–9:30pm • 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Audition Prep
THU 7–10pm • 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9
Playwriting
TUE 7–10pm • 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4
Adaptation
SAT & SUN noon–5pm • 6/8, 6/9
Improvisation for Mental Health Professionals
SAT & SUN noon–5pm • 5/18, 5/19
“The instructor gave incredibly insightful direction during scene work. He also did a great job of creating a community.”
—Student, Acting (Beginning), Fall 2011
“The teacher allowed actors and non-actors the same opportunity to learn and be creative. She fostered an openness among everyone and found something good and creative within each student.”
—Student, Improvisation (Beginning), Fall 2011
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