Adult Acting Classes

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Preparing the Professional Audition
Learn from Milwaukee Rep’s casting director on how to audition with confidence! Auditioning can cause ulcers - or be fun. It requires special skills to market yourself and your abilities under stress and in a compressed time. Learn how to relax, stand out and compete for that role with confidence! Feel free to bring in a monologue that you have been working on, if you have one.
Prerequisite: None
 
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm
January 19,  26
Instructor: Sandy Ernst
Fee: $75

Basic Acting I
This class is designed for non-professionals looking to sharpen their basic acting skills. Classes will assist in enhancing techniques students can use for any stage performance through improvisation, short scenes and monologue work.
Prerequisite: None
 
Winter Session
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14
Instructor: Leda Hoffmann
Fee: $150

Summer Session
Mondays, 5:30-7:30pm
June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16
Instructor: Jenny Kostreva
Fee: $150

 
Basic Acting II
Using techniques learned in Basic Acting I, students explore character development through working on short scenes. Lessons will include the basics of text and character analysis as students work together on modern scenes.
Prerequisite: Basic Acting I
 
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17
Instructor: Leda Hoffmann
Fee: $150

Basic Acting III
In the final acting class of the series, students apply the skills learned in Basic Acting I and II to dive deep into the creation of a powerful scene. Students will continue to explore character development as they move into an in-depth text analysis.
Prerequisite: Basic Acting I & II
 
Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13
Instructor: Leda Hoffmann
Fee: $150

Movement for the Actor
Based on Suzuki Physical Training methods, this class will help students develop focus, concentration, stamina and presence onstage. Actors will have an opportunity to expand their physical awareness and to achieve a more full-bodied approach to creating a role.  Whether you are a beginning acting student or a seasoned professional, this class will help you hone your physical approaches to acting.  Please come to class prepared to move!          
Prerequisite: None
 
Mondays, 5:30-7:30pm
February 27, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2
Instructor: Neal Easterling
Fee: $150

Voice for the Actor
This class is open to actors and non-actors, designed to explore the use of voice in the fullest possible way. Actors will develop skills in articulation, resonance and projection through vocal and physical exercises to have a powerful and expressive voice. Be prepared to move!
Prerequisite: None
 
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00
April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Instructor: Jenny Kostreva
Fee: $150

 
Shakespeare – Confidence through Clarity
Lee Ernst will be your guide as you explore Shakespeare's great tragedy, Hamlet.. Over a series of four, two-hour sessions, students will learn to dispel the 'Shakespearean Myth', and unearth raw drama and suspense, using basic tools of the trade. Discover how the application of craft can unlock worlds of possibility in understanding and performing Shakespeare's plays!
Prerequisite: None
 
Mondays, 5:30-7:30
April 9, 16, 23, 30
Instructor: Lee E. Ernst
Fee: $125

Classes are held onsite at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. For more information, please contact:
Neal Easterling, Education Assistant at neasterling@milwaukeerep.com or call 414-290-5398.