REQUIREMENTS
– Each student must memorize and prepare a brief monolog (no longer than 60 seconds) that they will perform on the first day of the program.
– Each student should bring in two scenes from a contemporary play that they are interested in working on. Each scene should be no longer than 5 minutes and contain only two characters. One scene should be between two characters of the same gender. The other scene should be between two characters of different genders.
– Each student must be at least 21 years old
– Each student must memorize and prepare a brief monolog (no longer than 60 seconds) that they will perform on the first day of the program.
– Each student should bring in two scenes from a contemporary play that they are interested in working on. Each scene should be no longer than 5 minutes and contain only two characters. One scene should be between two characters of the same gender. The other scene should be between two characters of different genders.
– Each student must be at least 21 years old
DAY 1: Introduction and Orientation
10:00 – 6:00pm
Workshop: What Is Acting? This seminar instills a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of acting as well as a clear sense of artistic direction and purpose.
Morning Q&A with Labyrinth Company Member on the Craft of Acting. In this intimate conversation with a stage and screen veteran, students have the chance to probe the mind of one of New York’s most respected actors.
Afternoon Q&A with Labyrinth Company Member on the Craft of Acting. In this intimate conversation with a stage and screen veteran, students have the chance to probe the mind of one of New York’s most respected actors.
Workshop: The Art of the Audition. An actor’s monolog is their first and best chance at making an impression. In this workshop students learn how to select the best material while receiving coaching on previously prepared monologs.
DAY 2: Actioning A Script
10:00 – 6:00pm
Scott Hudson leads his celebrated workshop training actors to make confident, active and specific choices that are rooted in a clear and simple understanding of story according to the principles of Joseph Campbell. Students start by exploring a specific text and discovering how the story itself operates as well as how characters function within the story. Students are then given the chance to apply what they’ve learned by rehearsing parts of a scene from a contemporary play that ultimately makes up the whole of that particular scene.
DAY 3: Scene Work rehearsal day
Rehearse on your own
After students are paired up with an acting partner, they have one day to select a scene from a contemporary play and then independently rehearse it, applying the skills they learned from the previous day’s acting workshop.
DAY 4: Scene Work with Instructor Feedback
10:00 – 6:00pm
Each pair of students rehearse for one hour in the theater while receiving feedback from instructor in preparation of the showcase.
DAY 5
10:00 – 5:00pm
Scene Work Rehearsal. Scene work continues with instructor and peer feedback.
Afternoon Q&A with Labyrinth Company Member on the Craft of Acting. In this intimate conversation with a stage and screen veteran, students have the chance to probe the mind of one of New York’s most respected actors.
