Premium Acting Classes for Adults and Youth Ages 6+
410 S Windomere Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
Acting Technique I - Sunday Session
Sun, Sep 08
|The Playground Acting Program
This class covers a myriad of acting techniques and students perform a monologue at the end of the 8 weeks! | Sundays from 12:00pm-1:30pm | First Class: September 8th
Time & Location
Sep 08, 2024, 12:00 PM CDT – Oct 27, 2024, 1:30 PM CDT
The Playground Acting Program , 410 S Windomere Ave, Dallas, TX 75208, USA
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About the Event
This 8-week program is perfect for first-time students to learn a vital foundation of acting technique and vocabulary taught at our program. This class covers a myriad of acting techniques, builds the actors' confidence on and off the stage, and sets the student up for success in future classes in our program.
Students will read a published play, memorize a 60-90-second monologue, build a character, and learn how to fight for what the character is trying to achieve to create a powerful performance. We will spend the first four weeks investigating foundational acting techniques and the last four weeks applying the methods to the monologues. When the class concludes students will be able to use the monologues for auditions.
CLASS CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
- Week One: Introduction to Stanislavski Objectives, Obstacles, & Tactics (action)
- Week Two: Vocal and Physical Warm Up Lesson- understanding habits & building confidence, Stanislavki - Given Circumstances Lesson
- Week Three: Introduction to Viewpoints Technique- understanding our instincts, getting out of our heads, getting rid of that "what do I do with my hands" thinking, etc.
- Week Four: Students will choose one of two or three monologues specifically chosen for you by your Teaching Artists from published plays that you could use for future auditions, How to Memorize Lesson- getting the text "in your body"
- Week Five: After you have read your play this class will focus on Uta Hagens: Who am I? Character Analysis Work and The Moment Before Lesson
- Week Six/Seven: Students will rehearse their monologues in class playing with various coaching techniques and games.
- Week Eight: Students will continue rehearsing their monologues and end class by recording their monologues for our online showcase.
Class Dates and Times:
Sunday, September 8th 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, September 15th 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, September 22nd 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, September 29th 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, October 6th 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, October 13th 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, October 20th 12:00pm-1:30pm
Sunday, October 27th 11:30am-2:00pm
Payment plans available. Please email theplaygrounddallas@gmail.com for more information.