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Acting Class - How to achieve Internal Motivation
Wed, Mar 06, 2019 -
Internal Motivation
Wed, Aug 22, 2018 -
More 'Outside-In'
Wed, Aug 22, 2018
Adv. Beginner/Advanced - Online
11 Sundays at 10 AM (Pacific)
Begins October 1
A dynamic, consistent approach to preparation, rehearsals, scene work and character creation. Actors will own a dependable, specific process that will be used on all material in all media (including auditions).
Int/Advanced LA - Online
11 Sundays at 12:15 (Pacific)
Begins October 1
Students discover and learn to play three to five surprisingly diverse character types that perfectly match their "look" and presentation. Actors emerge with much greater self-knowledge and confidence in their auditions.
Int/Advanced - SB
11 Sunday Nights
Begins October 1
Acting on impulse in the now. Being compelled to respond from intense looking and listening in the moment. Behavior that happens, not behavior that is planned – translates to alive, dynamic, electric performance.
Adv. Int/Advanced - SB
8+8 Sundays, 12:15 PM (Pacific)
Begins January 21
Multi-Scene Study! Offers actors the rare opportunity to work on character progression and development, the “thru-line of need” throughout an entire play or screenplay. Develop your character’s emotional score throughout the script.
Intermediate/Advanced - SB
10 Thursdays at noon
Begins October 5
A thorough introduction for the actor new to camera work, plus a great deal of new material for camera veterans. This is a vital class for those wishing to do consistently dynamic and surprising work on camera
Int./Pro – Santa Barbara
12 Thursdays at Noon
Begins September 22
Owning Shakespeare featuring “Sounding” of the text, an emotional exercise and enables the actor to connect with Shakespeare’s characters in a visceral way, internalizing the needs and pains of his characters without sacrificing the elevated language or the impact of the work.
“The class is amazing. I love and dread the challenges, which make it all very exciting and fun. I’m learning some very, very valuable lessons.”Jonathan Smith, Actor