Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) Acting Classes Spring Semester Begin Soon

Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) is accepting applications now for the spring semester of Scene and Monologue Study and Improvisation for Theater and for Fun.

Scene and Monologue Study, a deeper study of the craft of acting designed for intermediate and advanced actors, is taught by actor and director Bob Rogerson. Rogerson, who holds a master's degree in classical acting, has taught at university and professional levels for many years. His popular classes offer tailored individuated instruction, addressing specific issues based on each actor's strengths and needs. He uses an eclectic mix of teaching methods drawing from Stanislavski, Meisner, and Strasberg as well as voice and ear training and movement.

"It's never 'one-size fits all.' The goal is to identify and apply appropriate choices grounded in the text and to lead the actor to create a connection," says Rogerson.

Classes meet Mondays for eight weeks, (Memorial day excepted) April 30 - June 25, from 7:00-10:30 pm. Students will have the option of continuing the study through two more sessions in summer and fall. www.wctheater.org/classes

Andrea Aboulafia who took Bob's class for the last 2 sessions, says: "Through Bob's teaching I feel that not only has my acting improved and become more well-rounded, but the depth and knowledge of what it means to be an actor has increased as well.

Acting for Camera II: Web Series is an advanced acting for the camera class centered around the creation of an original web series, featuring scripts written for participants by WCT playwrights. The series will be shot on location in Ossining.
Class members will participate as actors and crew members .The web series is scheduled for release this summer. Instructor and Director Matt Lagle is a member of the Directors Guild of America, with over 30 years of experience in daytime drama, situation comedies, children's programming, and many other formats.
Classes meet for an eight-week session on Tuesdays from May 1 - June 19, 7:00 - 10:30pm.

Susan Bond who enjoyed Lagle's winter session class offering, Acting For Camera I has signed-up for the spring session. Of Matt Lagle's instruction and direction she says: "Matt quickly identifies your strengths and helps you refine them. He gives specific instruction/suggestions and his notes take effect so the actor almost instantly understands and solves the problem on their own."

Improvisation for Theater and for Fun with Jim Brownold is a six-week session running on Wednesdays May 16 - June 20 from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Brownold's class is designed to help experienced actors, new actors and non-actors trust their instinctive creativity through a fun and inventive avenue of expression.
Students will perform for friends and family on the last day of class. Sign-up for this class at www.wctheater.org/classes.

Says Brownold; "My goal is to get students to be more comfortable on stage without a script, thanks to an increased trust in their own creative abilities. Part of what they could learn is not to fear just "jumping in", and not to edit their initial ideas: skills which have also proven useful to writers as well as public speakers."

Jim Brownold was a member of the First Amendment Comedy/Improv Group in Manhattan, which started in the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco. Since then Brownold has worked with The Remedy, Whoprov, Last Minute Improv and others, in national commercials and doing standup at the Improv, Stand Up NY, and Caroline's. He also teaches improv for WCT and Westchester Community College.

Class size is very limited; early registration is suggested.
To register online, http://www.wctheater.org/classes; for additional information, call: 914-236-4297.

All classes take place in WCT's black box performance space at 23 Water Street in Ossining. The Acting for Camera II: Web Series class is full this semester but those interested in participating in technical roles and acting students interested in taking this class in the future are encouraged to reach us through the sign-up form on our website page: www.wctheater.org/classes.