Intensive Classes

This workshop is open to students 13+

Creating movement is designed to give actors an understanding of what the body can do. From blowing like the wind to growing like a tree, creating movement will allow actors to develop ways to enhance their acting through their bodies. Discover new ways to tell a story through the art of self expression, improv, and movement.

Please note that this is not a dance course and no prior dance experience is necessary!

Course Objectives:

• Develop skills to tell stories through body language and movement.

• Gain understanding of creative freedom.

• Strengthen confidence in decision making.

• Enhance acting through body manipulation.

This course will take place on 2/14 from 1-5 at the Bowling Green Community Center.

This workshop capacity is 10.

This workshop is open to students 13+

In this intensive, we will explore not only the basics of directing a play or musical, but also the intricacies of collaborating with a directing team. We will refer to famous directors and explore how each is different and can bring something new to a production. The hope is that each student leaves feeling empowered to work with a directing team with a more in depth knowledge of what each role does for the production. 

Course Objectives:

• understanding directing team responsibilities

• practice creating a concept

• blocking

• collaboration with designers and other production team members

This course will take place on 2/28 from 10-1 at the Bowling Green Community Center.

This workshop capacity is 10.

This workshop is open to students 13+

How does one prepare for the performance of a monologue? Whether it is for an audition or a performance, actors have to make a lot of choices when preparing a monologue. By the end of this workshop, each student will have at least one practiced monologue that they can use for their next audition, as well as a process to use the next time they encounter the need to prepare one. 

Course Objectives:

• explore types of monologues

• choosing and understanding a monologue

• dissecting a monologue for performance/audition

• perform monologue for peers/instructor for feedback

This course will take place on 2/7 from 10-1 at the Bowling Green Community Center.

This workshop capacity is 10.

This workshop is open to students 13+

This intensive will explore shows from a variety of eras in American musical theatre history. From operettas, to the golden age, to the contemporary, we will investigate trends throughout Broadway's history and how it informs the Broadway we see today. 

Course Objectives:

• differentiating eras of musical theatre in America (and briefly acknowledging the types that came before such as operettas)

• exploring a variety of shows from different eras in order to encourage students to engage with potentially new shows

• discussion on how to produce older shows to contemporary audiences

This course will take place on 1/31 from 10-1 at the Bowling Green Community Center.

This workshop capacity is 10.

This workshop is open to students 13+

This workshop will introduce young performers to the basics of Chekov Technique - a means of using physicality the way we move our bodies through space to create character and emotion. By breaking down the elements of performance - voice, movement, and space - will help actors become more intentional with how they perform different emotions, getting them out of their heads and back into the physical space.

Course Objectives:

• Counter the usual acting process established by Stanslavski

• Explore acting through voice, movement, and space

This course will take place on 1/24 from 1-5 at the Bowling Green Community Center.

This workshop capacity is 10.

This class is open to students 13+

This workshop will look at performance and character creation as a way to strengthen a young performer's sense of self and self-identity. We will explore character archetypes and type casting as we work to identify our "types" and explore ways to break out of those casts to fit ourselves into other kinds of roles. We will play with how to portray a wide range of identities, and in doing so, become more confident in our core identity.

Course Objectives:

• Identify character archetypes and our personal "types"

• Explore different ways of performing different identities

• Hone skills necessary to begin to break out of typecasting

This workshop will be on 1/24 from 10-1 at the Bowling Green Community Center.

The capacity for this workshop is 10

Ages 13+

In this media/marketing training, instructor Riley Runnells will teach attendees about the importance of professional networking and the way to approach professional communications. She will walk students through how to optimize their resumes, create different resumes for career work versus extracurricular activities, and walk them through the importance of media literacy and how to discern fact from fiction. Finally, she will give tips on mentorship, the importance of finding the right mentor, and how to avoid unsafe mentorship situations, both in professional and personal settings.

Course Objectives

• Learn how to talk about yourself in a professional, marketable way

• Learn about resume work and what a professional/theatre resume looks like

• Have a better understanding of media literacy

• Networking and the importance of interpersonal connections professionally

• Understanding mentorship versus unsafe behaviors

1/17 from 1-5 at the Bowling Green Community Center

Ages 13+

This workshop introduces actors to the fundamentals of the Single Sword style of stage combat. Participants will learn fluid movement, develop graceful partnering techniques, and gain practical strategies for navigating the physical and social complexities of staged violence.

Please arrive prepared with water, closed-toe shoes, and clothing that allows for easy movement.

By the end of the lesson students will have a basic understanding of….

• Stances and movement.

• Single Sword - Offensive/Defensive structure .

• Telling the story through action.

• Safety - How and when to say no.

Saturday 1/17 from 10-1 at the Bowling Green Community Center