Dates & Time:
Saturday January 29, 10-1 pm & 2-5 pm
Sunday January 30, 10-1 pm & 2-5 pm
Cost: $300
Location:
Spingold Theatre Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
How the Workshops are Structured*
· Saturday 10-1 pm: intro to barrow group acting technique, including changing the paradigm, lying exercise, silent improv
· Saturday 2-5pm: a particular approach to script analysis—techniques for picking out the fundamental story structure and arriving at simple actionable things to do that tell the story and free the actor.
Sunday 10-1 pm: the barrow group tools (part 1)– detailed description of on-the-job tools designed to maximize spontaneity and improve your storytelling
Sunday 2-5 pm: the barrow group tools (part 2)—continued description of on-the-job tools designed to maximize spontaneity and improve your storytelling, plus tools geared towards classical text
*if you could come in with a monologue learned by heart, this would help facilitate the process– American contemporary realism (no more than 3 minutes in length)– if you like, you could also bring in a scene–contact us ahead of time we’ll hook you up with a scene partner