Trinity Rep's Young Actor's Studio & Adult Ed Winter Offerings Now Enrolling

Trinity Rep's Education Department is pleased to announce that spaces are still available for its winter classes. This session includes classes for grades 4-12, as well as offerings for lifelong learners.

The Young Actors Studio Winter Session runs for six weeks from January 3 - February 14. These classes touch on scene study, playwriting and improvisation, and are taught by Trinity Repertory Company's education staff and teaching artists. Each course culminates with a performance open to friends and family. The classes will work and rehearse in the Pell Chafee Performance Center (home to the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program), located at 87 Empire St., Providence. Call (401) 521-1100 x230 for registration information, or visit Trinity Rep's website at www.trinityrep.com.

The regular class schedule is as follows:
Grades 4-6: Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm, $150
Grades 7-8: Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm, $175
Grades 9-12: Thursdays, 4-5:30pm, $200

This year, Trinity Rep is excited to introduce its new Saturday acting classes to accommodate students unavailable during the week. The six week class runs January 7- February 11.

The schedule is as follows:
Grades 5- 7 Saturdays, 1:30-3pm, $150
Grades 8- 12 Saturdays, 4- 5:30pm, $200

Young Actors Studio faculty members bring to the classroom years of professional experiences to the table. In addition to our resident actors and directors, our faculty is rounded out by Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program students and trained education staff who are particularly skilled in working with young artists. Classes are filling up very quickly, so students are advised to register early. For YAS enrollment information, call Caroline Azano at (401) 521-1100 x230, or visit the Trinity Rep website at www.trinityrep.com. Admission for after-school classes typically remains open until the first day of class.

ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS
Trinity Rep also offers introductory classes for adults and theater enthusiasts in the winter.

Advanced Acting
Take your craft to the next level in this advanced scene study class taught by Trinity Rep company member FrEd Sullivan Jr. Create a performance through basic minimal improvisation, monologue work and scene study, while delving further into script analysis and character development. Rehearsal time outside class is required. Tuition includes admission for two to a production at Trinity Rep. Advanced Acting runs Saturdays February 11- March 31, 10am-12:30pm, $300 fee. Limited space available, permission from the instructor is required (please contact cazano@trinityrep.com for more details).

New! The Speed of Write
This new class will be taught by playwright George Brant. Movement in the theatre isn't limited to swordfights - a play's dialogue can carry motion, as well. In this playwriting class, students will learn how to instill movement into their writing, through working on their own scripts and reading and discussing the work of their classmates. Students will leave the class with a new full-length play (in twenty pages or less!) and the tools to make your writing move. Writing time outside class is required. The Speed of Write runs Mondays February 6- March 5, 7pm- 9pm, $200 ($175 for returning students).

INTRO TO IMPROV
Improv is theater that is performed as it is created. While humor is not its goal, improvisational theater can be hilariously funny. This class, taught by Trinity Rep company member, Mauro Hantman, will focus on the basics of improvisation, including accepting and building, establishing point of view, and creating a world in which to play. Intro to Improv runs Mondays February 27- April 16, 7pm-9pm, $275.

"As one of the largest cultural institutions in Rhode Island, Trinity Rep's mission is to make theater and the arts accessible and available to all Southeastern New Englanders. In addition to the work performed on stage, Trinity offers educational programs for all ages," states Caroline Azano, Education Director. "Theater can transform and enhance people's lives, broaden their perspective, and deepen their understanding of the world around them. At Trinity, we offer you a place to learn, to laugh, to be entertained and to grow."

Call Caroline Azano, Education Director, at (401) 521-1100 x230 for registration information, or visit the Trinity Rep website at www.trinityrep.com. Enrollment for after-school classes typically remains open until the first day of class.

ABOUT Trinity Repertory Company
Since its founding in 1963, Trinity Repertory Company has been one of the most respected regional theaters in the country. Featuring the last permanent resident Acting Company in America, Trinity Rep presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works for an estimated annual audience of approximately 120,000. In its 47-year history, the theater has produced 58 world premieres, mounted national and international tours, and, through its MFA program, trained hundreds of new actors and directors. This season marks the 45th year of Project Discovery, Trinity Rep's pioneering educational outreach program. Last season, Trinity Rep's educational programs reached nearly 15,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut students through matinees as well as in-school residencies and workshops. Brown University/Trinity Rep offers professional training for actors and directors in a three-year MFA program. Trinity Rep's 48th Season will present seven subscription productions alongside holiday productions of A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. The 2011-2012 Season continues with The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare; the world premieres of Sparrow Grass by Curt Columbus, Love Alone by Deborah Salem Smith, and The Mourners' Bench by George Brant and closes with Marc Camoletti's Boeing-Boeing, translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans. For more information or to subscribe, call the box office at (401) 351-4242 or visit Trinity Rep's website at www.trinityrep.com.