YOUNG ACTOR CLASSES
Teacher: Simon Lee
When: Thursday afternoons, 4.30pm - 7pm
Where: Arts Theatre Cronulla, 6 Surf Road, Cronulla
Cost: $270 per term (10 lessons per term)
Ages: 12 - 18

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Term 1 - 5 February to 2 April

* Please note: There are only 9 lessons for Term 1, so the cost is $250 instead of $270.
An Actor's Perspective to Text and Performance
In this unit students will be introduced to the basics of acting, character development and exploring techniques from Improvisational Theatre, Physical Theatre and Method Acting. Students will be taught a range of different acting techniques from Eric Morris, Sanford Meisner, David Mamet and Rudolf van Laban and mentored on how to apply them to scene work.

Term 2 - 30 April to 2 July

Creating Character

In this unit students will be introduced to the fundamental acting theories and techniques from Improvisational Theatre, Physical Theatre and Method Acting developed by some of theatre’s most well-known practitioners such as Eric Morris, Sanford Meisner and Rudolf van Laban. Students will use these techniques to explore text, and will then progress to reading and analysing monologues and scenes together and performing them on stage.

Term 3 - 23 July to 24 September
Shakespeare

In this unit students will develop a deeper understanding of contemporary theatrical practice and apply this to the work of William Shakespeare. By approaching Shakespeare from an actor's perspective, students will apply contemporary acting methods to understand the texts and build confidence with the language used. 

Term 4 - 15 October to 17 December
American Drama

American DramaIn this unit, students will explore the approach techniques of Eric Morris and David Mamet and applying it to American scenes. Students will present a range of individual and small group performances in a public presentation at the end of term.