"Every great dream begins with a dreamer...Always remember you have within you the strength, and passion, to reach for the stars to change the world..."
- Harriet Tubman
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DREAM DRAMA CLASSESChildren’s Story Book TheaterThis course is for young children between the ages of 3-5 and involves learning basic performance techniques through dramatic interpretations of classic children’s stories.Acting Technique I & IIThe classes will begin with basic ensemble acting games and warm ups.A primary tool for the actor is the expressive and free voice. Therefore, voices must be trained to be heard (through volume adjustments), understood (through articulation) and also felt (through expression). Students gain insight into the power of how to nurture and control their voices by exercising various resonators and muscles, enabling them to release emotional impulses. In addition to breath work, classes focus on relaxation, phrasing, and posture as a way of nurturing the actor's instrument. Using text, students learn to identify key words and learn how to link intention with the voice and speak clearly and powerfully through the end of a line. Additionally, students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and apply that learning to the acquisition of convincing regional U.S. dialects and international accents. They will study audio speech samples, transcribe text using IPA, and present monologues and/or scene work to demonstrate mastery of an accent or dialect. Scene StudyWorking on scenes from published musicals and dramatic plays allows actors to learn all of the basic concepts of approaching a scene: defining objectives, breaking the scene down into beats, understanding the arc, pursuing your objective, playing actions, and working to overcome obstacles. This class provides techniques for understanding actor’s job in relation to a prepared script. It begins at a foundations level, usually with silent scenes or short dialogue scenes and progresses to longer dramatic and/or comedic scenes.Students will apply the concepts being studied in Scene Study and Monologues classes to songs, and will learn to approach a song as a monologue or scene, while simultaneously employing proper technique. |