More About Theatre Craft Education

Youth Acting Classes

We develop children’s talents in our local schools by offering free acting lessons. Acting lessons are helpful to children on many levels. They support local theatrical groups in their endeavors to develop new generations of actors. They help people of any age learn more about themselves, gain confidence and practice in effective communication, move outside of self-focused insecurities to focus more on others and the world around them, and develop public speaking skills, all essential for our next generations of community members and its leaders. We want to develop young leaders and responsible community members in the hopes that they will want to stay in and contribute to our community rather than emigrate elsewhere after high school.

Adult Novice and Intermediate Acting Classes

We acting lessons for actors from novice to intermediate levels to help them develop their craft. There are various exercises actors can practice to develop and improve their skills. The actors will discover the combination of techniques that work best for them through our instructing the various acting methods across history, including representational vs presentational, Stanislavsky’s “The System–The Art of Experiencing”, The Method, and Uta Hagen’s practice from New York’s HB Studio. Actors will practice monologues that may also be developed as audition pieces, practice dialogue in scene study to interact with other actors and build character development, and practice analyzing a script. The study of acting helps one perform in plays for the community; use the voice and body to better communicate, prepare for job interviews, contribute one’s voice at public meetings, effectively work with clients, enhance public relations skills, and many other benefits to one’s career and community life.

Acting Workshops

We plan to create a space for veteran actors to hone their talents. Here an actor can get
help from staff and fellow actors to prepare for an audition, learn lines, develop a
character, analyze a script, and develop acting techniques.