Improvisation
Transformation
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YOUNG ACTORS WORKSHOP
After School Classes at
Christ Church, Cobble Hill, corner of Clinton and Kane Streets
Now Registering
FALL 2010
Information: 718-624-4604
www.youngactorsbrooklyn.com
Classes begin week of September 20 and run through week of December 13. Classes run 1 1/2 hours. Fees are $300 for 12 sessions. The Musical Theater workshop is $480 for 12 sessions (includes $15 accompanist fee). Discounts for students enrolled in more than one class!
If you don’t see something that works for your child, let me know! I add classes and change times to accommodate schedules and put together ensembles of young actors. Once I get a sense of what works for a group of students I may shift a start time. My classes are small, by design, to give the kids lots of opportunities to be onstage.
Mondays, 4:15-5:45 p.m.
Improv/Imagination
(Grades 3-5) This class builds ensemble through games and improvisations, culminating in prepared presentations that are created collaboratively. Last semester, The Woman Who Tricked Death was a runaway hit!
Mondays, 5:45-7:15 p.m.
The Play?s The Thing
(Grades 6-8)
Actors do scenes, improvised and scripted, and fun games and exercises, building ensemble skills. Eventually, they begin work on a play. Past presentations included excerpts from A Midsummer Night?s Dream and Peter Pan.
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Scene Study
(High School)
Through monologue and scene work, actors become acquainted with the actor?s toolbox. The range of playwrights is eclectic: Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare, Neil Simon, Tracy Letts, William Inge and others are explored.
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
High School Audition!
(mostly 8th grade)
This class focuses on preparing your child for the rigorous audition process of the specialized performing arts high schools. Actors are given monologues that are appropriate to them and coached thoroughly. Young Actors Workshop has had much success in helping students gain admission to excellent schools. On camera work will also be incorporated. GUEST TEACHER GLORIA BIEGLER
Thursdays, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Comedy!
(Grades 6-8)
Does your child love to watch great comedians from Charlie Chaplin to Will Farrell? Explore creation of character and comedy sketch writing. Use improv and physical exercises to script and stage sketches. GUEST TEACHER CYNTHIA BABAK
Fridays, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Musical Theater Workshop
(Grades 5-Up)
Explore songs and scenes from great musicals. GUEST TEACHER CHRISTINE SIRACUSA
By Appointment:
Audition Coaching
Classes begin week of September 20 and run through week of December 13. Classes run 1 1/2 hours. Fees are $300 for 12 sessions. The Musical Theater workshop is $480 for 12 sessions (includes $15 accompanist fee). Discounts for students enrolled in more than one class!
Ezra Barnes is a teacher, actor, and director. He has performed Off-Broadway, at major regional theaters, on television, and in feature films. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare on the Sound. A longtime Brooklyn resident and parent, Ezra has taught theater for young people at Saint Ann?s School, Poly Prep High School, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and Piper Theater.
“Jonah came to Ezra to prepare for his audition. Ezra gave him wonderful monologues and coached him. Jonah had a great time and was accepted at La Guardia.” Judith Wolff, mother of Jonah Bates.
“I used to be shy, then I took an acting class and now I have much more confidence.”
Netalia Oppenheim, age 14,
Young Actors Workshop student, quoted in New York Newsday
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