This double-session course will give students the experience of preparing a complex role from the beginning of a rehearsal process through the moment of performance. Working with both a professional director and an acting coach (Theatre Lab favorites Randy Baker and Madeleine Regina), students will explore all the elements of acting in a full production, including text analysis, dramaturgy, character development, blocking, giving focus, taking direction, connecting to other actors, and dealing with the audience. This offering of the course culminates in four public performances of Shakespeare in Love, the stage version of the beloved film. The play features meaty roles for actors of all types at all experience levels, and even offers opportunities for singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments (for those with those skills – no musical ability is required or assumed!). Auditions will be low-key – no monologue required. At over 100 hours of training, with structured rehearsals and live performance, this is one of our most cost-effective courses.
March 11 – June 8
Tuesdays 7-10pm; Thursdays 7-10pm; Saturdays 1:30-4:30pm
Additional or longer rehearsals:
Saturday, May 17: 10am-4:30pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 20-29: 6:30-10:30pm
Saturday, May 31: 10am-4:30pm
Tuesday, June 3, and Wednesday, June 4: 6-11pm
No class: April 19 (Easter), May 24 (Memorial Day)
Performance evenings: June 5, 6, 7, and 8
Director: Randy Baker
Acting Coach – Madeleine Regina