what to expect for school year 2026-2027

Fall Semester

The building blocks

Program Overview

Practical application

Spring Semester

By "building blocks" we mean the various techniques and skills that comprise the actor's tool-kit. We will:

• Work through Stephen Book's Improvisation Technique as a class

• Learn to "Behave truthfully under imaginary circumstances" (Sanford Meisner)

• Discover that "acting is action" (Stanislavski)

• Practice audition skills

• Practice memorization skills

• Learn vocal and physical techniques for performance

• Do regular text analysis

• Study Shakespeare's plays

Assignments include

• Prepare and perform a 2 minute monologue

• Audition for the Fall showcase

• Perform scenes with other actors in the fall showcase

• Keep a journal of your journey as an artist

• Continue working through Stephen Book's Improvisation Technique as a class

• Engage with the components of producing a play; including basic stage makeup and set design/construction

• Further hone audition and memorization skills

• Practice the concept of "goals and tactics"

We'll expand our craft in the second half of the class by applying those skills we learned last semester.

• Audition for the Spring play

• Attend rehearsals (within regular class time)

• Create a theater resume

• Perform full-length play for a paying audience

assignments include