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Adult Classes

Adult Classes

Adult Academy of the Classics
A nurturing environment for students of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels to engage with various aspects of theatre and performance.
Welcome to Theatricum’s Adult Academy of the Classics!

Theatricum’s unique approach to elevated language, rhetoric, and vocal technique is unparalleled, and is just as relevant to the performance of Shakespeare as it is to booking that next TV audition. Classes in improvisation, movement, text analysis, and scene work encourage creative collaboration and adaptability, useful skills on the stage and off. All classes, including our renowned Shakespeare Intensive, are taught by professionals in their field, steeped in the rich heritage of classical techniques that make the Academy of the Classics without comparison.

Monologue
Classics Monologue and Scenes with Ellen Geer

Dive into a study of Shaw, Chekhov, Moliere, Shakespeare, and other classic writers, and walk away with solid audition skills and a job-getting monologue!

Intensive
Actors Shakespeare Intensive (fALL)

Immerse yourself in a deep dive with experts in the study of: Text, Rhetoric, Elizabethan Life/History/Music/Dance, Voice & Speech, Suzuki, and Stage Combat!

Scansion/Rhetoric
Scansion/Rhetoric and Monologues with Susan Angelo

Elevate your spoken verse and gain insight into Shakespeare’s characters with Susan Angelo, master of Scansion and Rhetoric.

Playwrighting
Playwriting with Bernardo Cubría  (Fall)

Unleash your creativity and break free from self-doubt in this playwriting class with wordsmith of stage and screen, Bernardo Cubría!

Speaking
Adventures In Speaking with Milan Dragicevich

Explore the bold universe of “high-octane text” in any style or century,
from Shakespeare to Spoken Word, from Congreve to Stoppard.

Improv
Improv with Dylan Booth (Fall)

Practice saying “Yes, and…” come play with actor, writer, and Upright Citizens Brigade comedy virtuoso, Dylan Booth.

Vocal Improv
Vocal Improv with Ashley Maher

Discover freedom and spontaneity in your voice using rhythm, harmony, and melody to improvise, and leave this workshop feeling more confident and connected to your creative voice

PRIVATE COACHING FOR ADULTS

Schedule a 60-minute session with our expert teaching artists and experienced professional actors

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A Midsummer Night's Dream fairies and Bottom with donkey head at Theatricum Botanicum outdoor Shakespeare theater in Los Angeles.

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