Creating comaraderie, have fun acting, introduction to the art of acting

*   Who Am I?  - Character development

Students will learn how to choose and develop a character and how to bring a character into their own world.

 *   Scene Study  - Working together 

Students will learn the art of acting (and reacting) with others in a scene.  Wonderful tools for working together as well as dissecting a scene effectively. Tools to help making the relationship between you and a partner believable.

    *   Living In It (Becoming a character & How to ‘live’ on a set)

Learn why it's important to know the space that you're acting in, and learn how to adapt taht space as your own.

*   Self Speak (Delivering the perfect monologue) 

Students will learn valuable techniques for choosing and developing the 'perfect' monologue.

*   Camera vs. Stage: What’s the Difference? (Learning the difference between camera acting and live stage acting)

There is a difference between acting for a live audience and acting for the camera. We teach some tips for doing (and distinguishing between) both.

 *   Fine-tuning (choose your focus)

Each semester ends with an opportunity for the students to show their families what they’ve learned.

FOCUS:

*  Monologue   *  Character Development  *  Audition techniques  *  Stage acting  *  Character acting  *  Camera vs. Stage   *  Improving your live musical performance