Explore text and story through various movement theories! Students will break down monologues and apply a different movement theory each week, while also exploring their own physical storytelling strengths. Theories covered consist of Chekhov, Laban, Stanislavski, and Lucid Body. Alexandra Wright has a BA from the University of Southern California …
Learn how to identify, distinguish, and reproduce sounds represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet. Through studying the symbols and their formation, students can evaluate personal regional or accented pronunciations and assess how to modify them. Phonetic patterns can also be used to explore and analyze rhetorical devices, leading to deeper, more …
Held over the course of two months, this one-of-a-kind workshop is designed for writers who have a complete (or near complete) draft of a play (or a screenplay that wants to be onstage) and are asking the question, “What’s next?” The Dramaturgy Workshop allows a select group of playwrights dig …
Explore the works of cherished poets such as Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Alice Walker, Walt Whitman and more. Discuss and speak with your fellow class members to discover the power of taking poetry off the page! For more information about our Adult Classes, contact Frank Weidner …
A hands on class, students will learn about various world dance styles that have a direct relationship and application to theatre. We will be learning fundamental movement and technique, the origins and history of the dance styles, and their on-going relationship and practical application to theatre. We will be focusing …
CLASS DESCRIPTION For more information about our Adult Classes, contact Frank Weidner at adult@theatricum.com or leave him a message at (310) 455-2322 Maximum students – 15. Enroll today! Multiple Enrollment Discount: If you are enrolling in multiple classes, you can save $25 off your tuition in every additional class! To …
Shakespeare’s plays are rightly celebrated for their dynamic characters and gorgeous language, but reading them alone can be intimidating. That’s because they were designed to be spoken aloud! Join a group of dedicated readers as we tackle Shakespeare’s beloved but rarely produced late-masterpiece, Cymbeline. Led by Frank Weidner (Theatricum company …
Prof. Lori Anne Ferrell (Claremont Graduate University) will discuss the historical context of, and contemporary events behind, Shakespeare’s plays. Topics covered will include: succession politics, religious reformation, education, gender relations, and the nature of (female) monarchy. We will map each student’s characters and their speeches onto these habits of Elizabethan …
Get to the heart of the language and the material. Work with unparalleled Director/Actor/Theatricum Artistic Director Ellen Geer as she coaches you on the best methods and techniques for your next directing project. Work through scenes and give adjustments as your directing skills flourish. For more information about our Adult …
Have fun while learning the rhythms that will allow you to play in drum circles anywhere, anytime. Learn the correct way to play this powerful, sacred instrument. You will be introduced to the history of the instrument and its healing and meditative power, learn how to hold the beat, explore …
