This 8 week program is our intro and foundations program for all of our first time students at The Playground Acting Program. This class covers a myriad of acting techniques, works on building the actors confidence on and off the stage, and sets the student up for success as and actor and for future classes at our program.

Through this 8 week program students will master acting techniques such as:

• Stanslvisky-Based: Objectives, Obstacles, & Tactics (action)
• Stanslvisky-Based: Given Circumstances
• Memorization Techniques and Methods
• Vocal warm up for before performances or presentations
• Vocal Viewpoints Techniques adapted for actors by Anne Bogart  & Tina Landau.
• Uta Hagens: Who am I? Character Work
• How to give and receive constructive feedback
• Stanslvisky-Based: Emotional Recall
• Mindfulness and Mediation Practices

At the end of the 8 weeks students will individually perform a monologue in our student showcase. Family and friends will be encouraged to attend in support of their actor. 

Class dates and time: 

Saturday, January 15th 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, January 22nd 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, January 29th 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, February 5th 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, February 12th 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, February 19th 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, February 26th 12:00pm-1:30pm

Saturday, March 5th 9:30am- 12:00pm (Last Class and Showcase)