Play Makers (Ages 5-7 years)
Young actors get their first taste of theatre arts by learning about:
- Puppetry
- Stage terminology
- Stage directions
- Vocalization
- Stage movement
- How to portray emotions
- Playwriting & costume design
- Theatre etiquette
- Working with a director
- Small performance at end of class sessions
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Actor's Boot Camp "A" (ages 8-12)
Actors will work hard (some homework will be necessary) to learn:
- Introduction to Acting
- Reviewing stage terminology
- Introduction to improvisation
- Characterization/character analysis
- Stage movement & mime
- Introduction to stage combat
- Introduction to acting for film
- Learning the essentials of auditions
- Storytelling
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Actor's Boot Camp "B" (ages 8-13)
- Monologues and small scenes
- Vocalization
- Characterization
- Relaxation techniques
- Improvisation
- Introduction to theatrical design
- One-act play
- Memorization of lines
- Character voices
- Character movements
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Acting for Film (ages 8 and up)
- Jargon of film
- Character development
- Range of emotions
- Method acting
- Fundamentals & essentials of auditions
- Minimalization of emotion
- Making a short film
Acting Workshops for Teens and Adults (ages 12 and up)
Day-long workshop for teens and adults taught by AYT's top directors (class must have at least 5 students)
- Essentials of acting
- Practice in characterization
- Preparing for auditions
- Jargon
- Method acting
- Improvisation
- Vocalization
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