Acting Intensive

Grades 9–12

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This four-week precollege program offers a concentrated summer training experience in the art and craft of acting. The hands-on, conservatory-style curriculum gives students a chance to learn some of the most important and influential acting practices of the modern theatre. The actors have the opportunity to immerse themselves in scene work and exercises that develop the crucial skills of building characters, playing objectives, controlling self-awareness, and expressing interior emotions both physically and vocally. The core curriculum draws from Stanislavsky Technique. Through contemporary scene study, monologue work, and improvisation, students will leave this program with a clear understanding of how to analyze a script, create a character, find strong objectives, and play clear actions. Students discover not only how to express themselves individually but also how to work as an ensemble, gaining valuable leadership skills while having fun and making friends. Additional training will include audition technique (focusing on the college audition), improvisation, voice, movement, and relaxation techniques. The program offers an opportunity to work with professional theatre artists who are devoted to nurturing the next generation of actors. The training will culminate in a fully staged performance of contemporary scenes and monologues, giving students an opportunity to share their work with family and friends.

To broaden exposure to the arts, the Acting Intensive can be combined with the Choral Conservatory or Shakespeare Workshop (new!) to make for a well-rounded summer experience.

June 25–July 20
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
$2,165 for the first registration
$1,945 for the second registration in the family, Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registrations (received by May 4, 2012)

About the Instructors

Alli Steinberg (lead instructor) is a classically trained actor and singer with a BFA in theatre from the University of Michigan. She has acted professionally in plays, musicals, and films, and on television. Ms. Steinberg was in the original company of the Pulitzer Prize–winning play “WIT.” Her regional credits include the Long Wharf Theater, Goodspeed Opera House, Center Stage, and Shakespeare on the Sound, among others. She is a private acting and audition coach and offers several workshops locally. For more information: allisteinbergstudio.com

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