Nashville Rep Sets Winter & Spring Workshops

Nashville Rep has curated a collection of diverse theatre workshops for individuals with various levels of theatre experience. Each workshop is a unique opportunity to be instructed by an expert in their field.

Topics cover Auditioning, Social Media, New Play Development, Dance, Stage Combat, and more. Workshop costs range from $20 - $120 and are scheduled from January through April.

Workshops are open to high school age through adult, and attendees are encouraged to register for as many workshops as meet their interests. To register for a workshop: nashvillerep.org/theatre-workshops

Instructor bios can be found at nashvillerep.org/theatre-workshops

All workshops will be held at Nashville Public Television, located at 161 Rains Avenue in Nashville.

Workshop Schedule

AUDITION CLINIC: COLLEGIATE AUDITIONS

Date: Monday, January 11, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm

Instructor: Nathaniel McIntyre

Maximum Participants: 15

Cost: $25

A workshop for teenagers and young adults wanting to get themselves ready for college, grad school, regional, or cattle call auditions. It will help participants give their best audition in the toughest rooms. Actors all know what it feels like to be one of hundreds, but there are ways to stand out. If you connect to the piece and your audience no matter what the circumstance, then you can accomplish the one thing that will always get you noticed - you can make them feel something. This workshop will help you create an environment for yourself where you let your fears go and create that world for yourself and casting.

MAKE YOUR HEADSHOT WORK FOR YOU

Date: Sunday, January 17, 2016

Time: 2:00 - 8:00pm

Photographer: Harry Butler

Wardrobe Consultant: June Kingsbury

Maximum Participants: 10

Cost: $100

Do you need a new headshot? Here is a unique opportunity to get an affordable quality head shot. Each participant will have an individual sitting (20 min) with professional photographer Harry Butler and will leave the workshop with numerous classic, strong headshots on a simple background. Participants will have the opportunity to consult with Nashville Rep's Wardrobe Manger, June Kingsbury, and may bring more than one clothing choice for input from workshop instructors if they wish.

Participants must bring an empty USB drive with at least 4GB of available space and are required to bring their own wardrobe. With her aesthetic expertise, June Kingsbury will provide guidance and perspective as participants style their own hair and make-up. (Supplies not provided.)

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE ACTOR

Date: Monday, January 25, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm

Instructor: Shane Burkeen

Maximum Participants: 15

Cost: $20

Have you googled yourself recently? What kind of information about your acting profile is out there? Maybe more importantly - what information is not out there? In this class participants will explore ways to curate an acting profile through social media and other online methods.

MONOLOGUE PREP: YOU CAN LOVE MONOLOGUES!

Date: Monday, February 1, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm

Instructor: Martha Wilkinson

Maximum Participants: 12

Cost: $30

This monologue workshop is designed solely for the preparation of audition material. It is for actors who are actively auditioning and in need of audition material.

The three areas covered will be:

· Choosing a monologue - how and where to find appropriate material that is well-suited to you, regarding your personal uniqueness and "castability".

· Working the monologue - a directorial approach to effectively mount and execute the choice to best demonstrate your skills.

· Auditioning with the monologue - a realistic understanding of the audition process, and mastery of the dynamics involved in presenting yourself in a variety of audition situations.

Learn to act just as truthfully off "nobody" as you can off of a live partner. This technique helps you lose self-consciousness and engage in the adventure of telling your story.

AUDITIONING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

Date: Monday, February 15, 22, & 29, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm

Instructor: Cheryl White

Maximum Participants: 12

Cost: $120

In this three part intensive workshop, Cheryl White will share the experience of a successful 20+ year career in front of the camera to help shorten the learning curve of auditioning for film and television.

Topics include:

· The professional casting process

· Enhancing your presentation

· Audition preparation and technique

· The Job: what to expect

Participants will gain practical experience by performing on-camera in a real world casting scenario that will include directional adjustments and feedback.

More and more film and television work is coming to the Southeast. With the increase in on-tape auditions, actors are competing with others across the country. This workshop is designed to help give participants an edge.

GUIDE FOR FACEBOOK ADS

Date: Monday, February 22, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm

Instructor: Shane Burkeen

Maximum Participants: 15

Cost: $20

Ready to start advertising on social media but don't know where to start? With options like boosting your posts to more complicated options of uploading your email lists and creating a look-a-like audience, we are happy to be your guide! In this class we will walk through the different advertising options on Facebook and help you find the best method to fit your needs.

To attend this workshop, participants must have a Facebook page in addition to a standard profile.

CELL BLOCK TANGO: A JAZZ MASTERCLASS

Date: Monday, March 7, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm

Instructor: Pam Atha

Maximum Participants: 16

Cost: $30

You had it comin'! This dance class is designed to put you center-stage as one of the female inmates of the Cook County Jail. Pam Atha puts you through your paces, teaching you the same moves Velma, Roxie, and the other Chicago murderesses will be making when Nashville Rep's mainstage production of Chicago opens on March 19.

SCENE STUDY: IMPULSE & EXPLORATION

Date: Monday, March 14 & 21, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm

Instructor: David Ian Lee

Maximum Participants: 12

Cost: $50

Students will apply lessons in technique and analysis to the preparation and exploration of scripted material. Scenes assigned by the instructor will be presented for critique, and then reworked to investigate feedback, allowing students to uncover and unpack tools to enrich spontaneity, believability, and effectiveness as an actor. Students will participate in a number of exercises utilized by top-tier training programs such as the Neighborhood Playhouse, the Juilliard School, and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

STAGE COMBAT: RAPIER 101

Date: Monday, March 28, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm

Instructor: Eric D. Pasto-Crosby

Maximum Participants: 12

Cost: $30

Rapier 101 will introduce/reinforce the basic techniques of Rapier stage combat: parries, movement, evades, attacks, etc. This workshop is appropriate for beginning and intermediate fighters.

WRITING WORKSHOP WITH NATE EPPLER

Date: Monday, March 28, 2016

Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm

Instructor: Nate Eppler

Maximum Participants: 30

Cost: $20

Taught by Nashville Rep's Playwright-in-Residence Nate Eppler, this workshop is specially tailored for Directors and Producers interested in presenting brand new plays and plays that are new to Nashville. Exciting new plays present exciting new challenges and this workshop provides Producers and Directors practical tools and tactics to successfully bring new plays to life on stage. This course covers best practices for collaborative artists engaged in new work, demystifies the development process, and provides strategies for presenting new plays to Nashville audiences. From small table readings to staged readings to workshops to fully staged productions, this course provides participants with a solid foundation to tackle the presentation of new plays in the community.

MUSICAL THEATRE AUDITIONS: DON'T IMPRESS ME, MAKE ME WANT MORE!

Date: Monday, April 4, 2016

Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm

Instructor: Ginger Newman

Maximum Participants: 12

Cost: $35

Participants will learn/take-away:

· How to go into any audition knowing you're ready for anything

· How to have complete confidence in your repertoire and your performance

· How to fearlessly accept direction and comments from casting personnel

· How to choose the right material for you and the audition (not exclusive to each other)

· How to know what songs to never sing

· How to know everything about your song/monologue/character

· How to "give your all" without giving it all away

· How to leave them hungry for more

· How to present your best self...always

Each singer should have two contrasting pieces (32 bars each) prepared. Participants may not perform both pieces, but need to have them ready.

AUDITION CLINIC: AUDITIONING WITH A MONOLOGUE

Date: Monday, April 11, 2016

Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm

Instructor: René Copeland

Maximum Participants: 16

Cost: $40

Brush up your monologue with Nashville Rep's Producing Artistic Director René Copeland. Whether you're readying new material for that big audition, or just looking to tune up another option for your repertoire, her advice and aesthetic guidance will prove invaluable to any actor. René will discuss the challenges and goals of the audition monologue and share insights on the audition process from the director's point of view. In this special session, each participant will bring a prepared 1-2 minute monologue and will receive individual feedback and coaching.

Nashville Rep's 2015-16 season sponsors include The HCA Foundation on behalf of HCA Tristar, Ingram Charitable Fund, Metro Nashville Arts Commission, and Tennessee Arts Commission.

Nashville Rep is a non-profit theatre bringing classic and contemporary theatre to Nashville that inspires empathy and prods intellectual and emotional engagement in audiences. The 2015-16 season includes Rapture, Blister, Burn, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, A Christmas Story, Good Monsters and Chicago. The season concludes with the Ingram New Works Festival in May, a showcase of new works created in Nashville for the American Theatre

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