Theatre School
Workshops
Brand new this season!
North Coast Rep is offering student workshops - a one day, three hour class in a more specific area of theatre. Please take a look at our currently scheduled workshops below!
Technical Theatre Workshop
Sunday, January 18, 20099am to Noon (Ages: 12 to 17)
Teacher: Aaron Rumley
Fee: $65 (handling fee included)
This hands-on workshop will explore the behind the scenes look at the theatre world. In introductory terms we learn what a lighting plot does? How does the sound work? How are costumes made? What does a stage manager do? This one-day interactive course is taught at the theatre. Perfect for actors and non-actors alike.
Improvisation
Sunday, January 25, 20091pm to 4pm (Ages: 10 to 17)
Teacher: Matt Thompson
Fee: $65 (handling fee included)
This three-hour workshop is designed to develop performance and creative skills. Students creative theatrical scenes using games and individual creative strengths. This workshop teaches the skill of reacting to other actors in spontaneous, unrehearsed scenes using conflict, contrast, physical positions and props. We will also explore character building and comprehend the importance of improvisation for developing acting skills. A wide variety of exercises, warm ups and games will be used to build creativity, confidence, cooperation, and character. Also included is an introduction to juggling. (Students will need to supply juggling balls.)
Shakespeare for Young People
Sunday, February 1, 2009
1pm to 4pm (Ages: 10 to 17)
Teacher: Steve Lipinsky
Fee: $65 (handling fee included)
“Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.” Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2. Using scenes, monologues and poems, from Shakespeare students learn how to interpret Shakespeare’s text and verse. What is he saying? What does this mean? How do I translate that on stage? We also examine the differences between Elizabethan and Modern Acting and how it is applicable in today’s society.
Musical Theatre
Sunday, February 8, 2009
1pm to 4pm (Ages: 8 to 17)
Teacher: Becky Baird
Fee: $80 (handling fee included)
This workshop focuses on the understanding and implementation of elemental techniques in regards to the actor's voice, body, speech and music on stage. This class is designed to further develop the actor as a whole strengthening their command of language and physical awareness.
Audition Techniques
Sunday, February 15, 2009
1pm to 4pm (Ages: 9 to 17)
Teacher: Stephen Elton
Fee: $65 (handling fee included)
Learn the basic techniques of auditioning for the theatre. What character is appropriate for an audition? What monologue should I use? What is a callback? Through vocal and physical warm-ups we work to find a perfect balance between personality and characterization. Learn the in’s and out’s of what a director is expecting to see and how to present a professional audition whether its for stage or TV or wherever you audition.
Creative Writing
Sunday, February 22, 2009
1pm to 4pm (Ages: 12 to 17)
Teacher: Matt Thompson
Fee: $65 (handling fee included)
This workshop will explore the creative side of writing. Whether it’s a play, a short story, or a poem, learn the basic fundamentals of creating characters and dialogue. Through writing exercises and games students learn to visualize characters, settings, and imagery, all the while using their imagination. Find the untapped writer who’s waiting to surface in this three hour workshop.
