This class is no longer available. As an alternative, please see our Broadway Melodies or On the Spot: Improv for Kids classes.
Instructor: Madison Coppola
Mondays, 4:10pm to 5:25pm
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 6/6, 6/13
*No class 5/30 - Memorial Day
Different than on-stage acting, acting on screen is very intimate and more closely reflects the way we perceive things in reality. The camera picks up every detail. Learn how to feel comfortable and confident on-camera, how to best present yourself on screen, and explore commercials and scenes for TV and film, as well as how to do cold-readings for on-camera auditions. You’ll also pick up useful tips on how to find professional work and industry tricks of the trade!
So often when dealing with musical theater, we focus on vocal chops. While important, it’s easy to forget there’s a character behind that sound. In this class, we aim to focus on more text driven musical theater pieces to help transform the musician into the actor as well - giving you the extra tools in your tool box to make yourself a triple threat, while also being able to enhance your singing technique. Students will receive instruction on how to develop a musical theater moment from a text perspective, navigate its acting beats, and connect it with their music foundations.
Open Call: How to Better Prepare for Auditions and Get Yourself Noticed in the Industry, age 16 to Adult
This class is no longer available. As an alternative, please see our Off the Cuff: Adult Improv class.
Instructor: Madison Coppola (with Matthew Stolfi)
Mondays, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 6/6, 6/13
*No class 5/30 - Memorial Day
Do you have the skills and motivation to become a working actor but are not quite landing the roles or acting jobs you’re hoping for? This class is a focused study in not only how to better prepare for a variety of auditions (plays, musicals and TV and film), but how to market, promote and manage yourself as an actor, and target the kind of work you’re looking for. On top of building and preparing a repertoire of audition pieces (be it monologues, ballads and up-tempo musical selections or TV and film), students will explore the kinds of details that will help get their headshots, resumes and submissions noticed and get them through the door. They’ll also be informed on how to work with agents, managers and casting directors.
Magic in Movement: Building Confidence and Creativity with Our Bodies, Grade K to 2
This class is no longer available. As an alternative, please see our Budding Actor's Workshop.
Instructor: Madison Coppola
Tuesdays, 4:15pm to 5:15pm
4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7
Get in tune with your body and explore storytelling, character-creation and expression through movement! Students will explore body language, observing how posture, gesture and facial expression can convey character, attitude, intensity and emotion. They’ll also build confidence, comfort and pride in their own bodies as they learn basic dance and movement skills, and strengthen their sense of balance and coordination in a no-pressure environment. Staged pieces will be presented in a showcase for an invited audience at the end of the session.
Designed for young actors who may not be trained dancers but want to improve their dance skills for musical theatre performance and auditions, and become more confident and secure with their body movement onstage. Each class includes combinations that include steps commonly used in musical choreography set to musical tracks from various Broadway favorites.
Registration: $128 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $18 per class.
Teen Actor’s Toolbox: Tools to Build Technique, Grades 9-12
This class is no longer available.
Instructor: Grady Dennis
Saturdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm
4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 6/4, 6/11, 6/18
*No class 5/28 – Memorial Day Weekend
How does an actor recreate, process and control emotion? How do proper breath support, body language, and physicalization of both character and intention play a role in the success of an actor’s performance? How does an actor learn the art of knowing when it’s time to become the focus of the scene and when to fade into the role of the active listener? How do they discover, process and respond to what is in the scene around them, and how do they convey their objectives and obstacles to the audience? What warm-up exercises are best for an actor to prepare their body, voice and mental focus before beginning an audition, rehearsal or performance? In this eight-week workshop you’ll layer specific technical skills upon your already existing skills to begin creating and tailoring your own personal style as an actor. Using ambiguous dialogue, monologues, and improvisation, you’ll develop techniques that push you to greater heights, build confidence, and become a stronger scene partner and a better-rounded performer. Students of this class will also work in conjunction with our Teen Directing class, applying the techniques they learn to scene work directed by our Teen Directing students.
Kids on Camera, Grade 3 to 5