Summer Classes

Summer Classes

Projections

Projections

Any Level - Online

10 Sunday mornings

Begins June 18th

The revolutionary approach to developing a character’s emotional life employing the power of the actor’s imagination to create vibrant, lasting images and feelings. You actually experience the character’s experiences. Never lie again! Creates powerful, compelling performances.

Living Shakespeare Summer

Living Shakespeare Summer

Int./Adv. – Santa Barbara

6 Sunday Mornings (PST)

Begins June 18

Emphasis on the connection between sound and meaning in Shakespeare. After a sensitizing process, students "sound" the text, putting on Shakespeare's "vocal mask" in order to discover and connect the palpable emotional life. Linklater based. Exercises, monologues, scenes.

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The Comedy Scene

The Comedy Scene

Int./Advanced – Santa Barbara

6 Sunday Nights at 6:30 pm PST

Begins June 18th

Your comic choices must be based in a clear reality—maybe an offbeat, distorted and absurd reality, but a believable one nonetheless. It’s all about belief in high stakes involving desperation and the unpredictable. Truthful commitment to comedic needs and circumstances is funny!

The Conflict Scene

The Conflict Scene

Advanced/Pro - Los Angeles

6 Monday nights

Begins June 19th

Acting on impulse in the now. Being compelled to respond from pure awareness, from intense looking and listening. Acting from necessity in the moment. Behavior that happens, not behavior that is planned - alive, dynamic, electric performance.

Projections (In Person)

Projections (In Person)

All Levels – Santa Barbara

10 Thursdays at 12 pm PST

Begins June 15th

The revolutionary approach to developing a character’s emotional life employing the power of the actor’s imagination to create vibrant, lasting images and feelings. You actually experience the character’s experiences. Never lie again! Creates powerful, compelling performances.

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"You are a shining example of everything a teacher should be; inspired and inspiring, positive, challenging, interested, supportive, unbelievably skilled, intelligent and talented at what you are teaching us, and maybe the most important thing, you seem to love it! We are all so fortunate to have you turn your light on us, sweep us up into your beam, and inspire and help us in all the ways that you do. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!”
Elizabeth Cross, Actress

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