My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Script Interpretation Class For Scenes,Commercials Held 4/26- 5/17

By:

New Class!

SCRIPT INTERPRETATION FOR SCENES AND COMMERCIALS
Starts Monday April 26- May 17 (may be delayed one week on the end date if we attend Film Meetup on May 3)TBD Will end on May 17 if we need to do that.)

Learn how to quickly evaluate scripts and apply that analysis to SCENES and COMMERCIALS

SCENES: * Identifying with the character and finding yourself in the scene. * Building a reality where "you live"* Having a "first time" experience when you act

COMMERCIALS: * What is the psychology behind the commercial?* How do you appeal to the targeted market?* Making the commercial "your own words"
7-10 pm Myers Park Baptist Church $150*

TO REGISTER: Email hkkonen@aol.com or call 704 540-7781 or 704 517-6186

Class size is limited. Held Myers Park Baptist Church1931 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte 28207
COMEDY ACTING DAY CAMPS

Register now for camps June- August Grades 1-12
Email hkkonen@aol.com, 704 540-7781 or visit www.settingthestagecharlotte.com

Helen Kearney Konen was trained in Method Acting by actor/coach Mathias Reitz. Reitz was trained by Lee Strasberg, alongside actress Anne Bancroft in the original Actor's Studio in NYC. She has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from California State University Long Beach.She has acted, directed and coached for over thirty years. Her actors have won numerous awards in competitions in the Southeast and act in feature and independent films, TV, commercials and stage productions.She teaches acting classes and workshops at Theatre Charlotte and Myers Park Baptist Church. She is a private audition coach.

"Helen's understanding of Characterization is unparalleled. She leads me to a place, as an actor, I could not have found on my own." - Dave Maloney, actor
"Helen will show you the character you never knew was there. Her expertise rivals any LA or NY acting class!" - Susan Likens, actor Wilhelmina-Evolution
"Helen makes the process of acting understandable!" - Philip Lofton, actor Talent One
"Helen makes use of the actor's inner being to bring forth a real- life performance." - Craig S. Gaffney, actor
"Helen Kearney Konen is a brilliant actor, both by instinct and by her thorough training in Method Acting. Her work sizzles with complex emotional veracity." - J Gallo, theatre artist, San Francisco, CA

SPACE IS LIMITED!REGISTRATION: email hkkonen@aol.com, call 704 540-7781 or 704 517-6186 or visit www.settingthestagecharlotte.com.

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Lead Performer in a Play - Top 3
1. Daniel Radcliffe - Every Brilliant Thing
30.1% of votes
2. Nathan Lane - Death of a Salesman
12.2% of votes
3. Ayo Edebiri - Proof
6.9% of votes

Need more Charlotte Theatre News in your life?
Sign up for all the news on the Spring season, discounts & more...


Videos


Oedipus El Rey in Charlotte Oedipus El Rey
Three Bone Theatre (5/01-5/17)
Hansel & Gretel - An Appalachian Musical Retelling in Charlotte Hansel & Gretel - An Appalachian Musical Retelling
North Carolina Stage Company (6/12-6/13)
Tim McGraw & 49 Winchester in Charlotte Tim McGraw & 49 Winchester
Truliant Amphitheater (8/14-8/14)
Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Belk Theater in Charlotte Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Belk Theater
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center: Belk Theater (5/27-5/31)
moe. at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Charlotte moe. at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
Greenfield Lake Amphitheater (5/22-5/22)
Home for the Holidays: A Joyful Noise in Charlotte Home for the Holidays: A Joyful Noise
Mountain Theatre Company (12/11-12/28)
Mean Girls JR in Charlotte Mean Girls JR
Parkway Playhouse (7/17-7/19)
An Evening with John Berry in Charlotte An Evening with John Berry
Central Baptist Church (6/13-6/13)
Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story in Charlotte Her Name Was Frankie: A Frankie Silver Story
Parkway Playhouse (10/02-10/11)
Darius Rucker in Charlotte Darius Rucker
White Oak Amphitheatre (6/18-6/18)