This opportunity is heavily subsidised - 20 spots only available
Renowned actor and performance educator Antoinette Sampson returns for a new six-week acting intensive course.
Get Crafty On Stage - How to Walk The Talk
During this six - week course we will be exploring the technical jargon and skills needed to confidently walk onto a stage and engage in the world of the play. This is an immersive and action-packed hour of learning theatrical terms, how to work with stage directions and how to make sure that you understand the power positions and places on a stage.
This six- week course further builds the fundamental foundations of a deeper understanding of the craft of acting for the theatre both physically and intellectually. Giving you a strong understanding of the world of theatre.
First hour:
Week 1: Theatre terms and definitions
Week 2: What are stage directions and when do we need to follow them?
Week 3: Theatrical skills and techniques for Stage Craft
Getting Real - Truth in Acting
Scene work and monologues
Second Hour: Week 1, 2, 3,
Using short scenes, we will explore how to work on text in relation to the Stanislavsky method of acting. Learning action objective work and using our stagecraft skills to further tell the story of the character and the play.
You will also learn how to approach and work on a monologue, both to use in a play and for auditions.
All men and women will do the same monologue, (specific to their gender)
Weeks 4, 5, 6
During the last three weeks of the course we will concentrate on finding the dynamics and truth in the monologues, performing them for each other
When
Wednesday Nights - 6:45pm to 9:00pm; Commencing 23rd October to 4th December 2024
Cost
This training would normally cost hundreds of dollars, but is heavily subsidised. Total fee for entire course:
Members: $100
Non-Members: $120 (includes 2024 HTG Membership)
The Venue
40 Station Street, Bowral, NSW, 2576
This initiative is made possible through the support of the following local Clubs who generously supplied a Clubs Grant in supported of local theatre
Antoinette Sampson BDA (Acting)
After earning a Bachelor of Dramatic Art from the famed National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Antoinette has gone on to enjoy a thrilling and successful career as both a performer and performance educator. She has shared her immense knowledge and skill with Aussie performers for decades; having worked as both Artistic Director of the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and as Head of Acting at NIDA.
Antoinette is tenacious in her commitment to excellence and has spent much of her professional life conveying a deep understanding of the craft of performance, both within and outside the world of the arts. In addition to working with some of Australia’s most talented performers, Antoinette enjoys sharing her depth of experience with the community. She has a unique ability to blend both professional and non-professional performers into a seamless and fascinating whole.
Enquiries/Questions?
Please email admin@htg.org.au.
Registration
If registering for multiple people, please complete a separate entry for each person.