2019 Summer Classes and Workshops

Sunday, August 4 • 3-6 p.m.

Instructor: Courtney Calkins

$40

This fun workshop will get you started on the path to becoming an effective stage manager in community theatre, exploring the elements and processes we use when managing a production from auditions to opening night and everything in-between. In this one-day class, Courtney will provide tips and methods for giving input on casting decisions and what to look for in auditions, to organizing your script, keeping open lines of communication between cast, crew, and production staff, and items and skills that should be part of every stage manager's tool kit! Open to all students ages 16 and up.

July 30-August 20 • 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Instructors: Joren Thiessen and Emily De Roest

$100 for 4 lessons

New to Red Curtain this summer, this class will be taught by the directors of our resident improv troupe, the [placeholders]. Students will become familiar with some of the foundations of this theatrical style, including theory, the use of "Yes, And" and "If/Then." This class provides an essential skill for all actors, and can lead to inclusion in future improv performances. There will be a showcase performance on the final day of class (Aug. 20), open to friends and family members. Open to actors ages 18 and up.

Mondays, Aug. 12 and 19 • 7-9 p.m.

Instructor: Scott Randall

$50 for 2 lessons

Time to take out your pencils and highlighters and mark up those scripts! Learn how to make use of theatrical techniques like Stanislavski's "What If?," Anne Bogart's "Viewpoints," and Uta Hagen's "Nine Questions" to delve into the world of your play to create compelling, complex characters. This 2-day course is open to actors of all experience levels, ages 16 and up.

September 3-5 • 7-9 p.m.

Instructor: Garrett Lander

$25 each class; $75 for the series

These classes may be taken individually, or as a series. Drawing from a variety of sources, including circus, acroyoga, and the acting techniques of Grotowski and Linklater, actors will learn how to reconnect their mind, body, and voice. By incorporating partner acrobatics, voice work, and solo physical work, actors will deepen their connection to themselves and their scene partner. Each class will have its own focus, and although you will get the most benefit from attending all three, each class can stand on its own.

No experience in circus, gymnastics or any of that is needed to benefit from these classes. Progressions are there to make this accessible to all bodies and skill levels. This is an acting class, not a circus class.

Class 1: Spirit and Body. Through a series of physical exercises, actors will work via negativa (through the negative) to shed emotional blocks to their acting.

Class 2: Body and Voice. We will take some time to slow down, reconnect our voice with our bodies.

Class 3: Connecting to Others. Through the lens of partner acrobatics, we will explore how to deepen our connection to fellow actors, and actively listen and react.

By Appointment

Instructor: Scott Randall

$30/hour

Work one-on-one to prepare for an audition, develop an accent, practice cold reading... anything you feel you need to advance yourself as an artist. Contact us to schedule your individual lesson.