Enrollment Now Open for Trinity Rep's Lifelong Learning Classes

Trinity Repertory Company announces open enrollment for lifelong learning classes. The program is currently accepting registration, and fall classes begin as early as August 29. Committed to the belief in theater for every generation, the education department offers a wide array of performance classes for adults taught by the resident Acting Company and artistic staff. For those too shy to be on stage, the department offers a playwriting class and discussion series illuminating the artistic process. For more information on courses and offerings, contact JorDan Butterfield, Education Programs Manager at jbutterfield@trinityrep.com. To enroll in Acting Classes and Discussion Series, email education@trinityrep.com or register online at http://www.trinityrep.com/education/.

Introduction to Acting
Explore the techniques and vocabulary essential to understanding the craft of creating a performance through scene study. This class is open to those who already have caught the theater bug, as well as beginners who are curious about performing - or those who are simply interested in discussing acting through more informed eyes. Learn by doing. Rehearsal outside of class time is required. Taught by Associate Artistic Director Tyler Dobrowsky.
August 29 to October 17, 2013. Thursdays 7pm-9pm. Cost-$275.

Comedy Class
This scene study based class will study the mechanics of how comedy actually works. It's all in the timing, and resident Acting Company member Angela Brazilwill help students delve into this fascinating and fun genre. Using text analysis, "playing the truth," investing in comedy's high stakes, and committing to the physical life of a scene, students will work on one or two scenes that will have the audiences rolling down the aisles.
September 7 to October 26, 2013. Saturdays, 10am - noon, $300

Improv Scenework: Level One
Improv can shape the growth of any actor, and this class will hone in on the techniques that will help you be a more relaxed, funny, attentive and creative actor (and human being!). Students will learn critical skills including active listening, support and teamwork. Relationships, character development, agreement, "game" and heightening will also be emphasized. This class is recommended for anyone, regardless of level of experience. If you've ever wanted to spend two hours a week laughing, this is for you! The course will culminate in a performance for an invited audience of family and friends. Taught by local artist Katie Leeman.
September 16 to November 4, 2013. Mondays from 7pm-9pm, $275

Advanced Acting
Take your craft to the next level in this advanced scene study class. 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. Permission from the instructor is required to enroll (please email education@trinityrep.com for details). Taught by resident Acting Company member FrEd Sullivan Jr.
September 7 - October 26, 2013. Saturdays, 10am-12:30pm, $325

Shakespeare
This is a scene study class dedicated to exploring the works of William Shakespeare. Students will learn how to develop skills to inhabit and activate Shakespeare's gorgeous language and vital characters and to bring to life the raucous humor, deep tragedy, and profound humanity inherent in the writing. Rehearsal time outside of class required. Permission from the instructor is required to enroll (please email education@trinityrep.com for details). Taught by resident Acting Company member FrEd Sullivan Jr.
March 29 - May 17, 2014. Saturdays, 10am-12:30pm, $325

Exploring Character
Character is one of those difficult-to-define things. We know a good one when we see one. Quite often, an actor's process for endowing a character with a specific kind of life and energy comes from pure instinct - that thing in your gut that's difficult to articulate, but makes you walk directly over to your scene partner and sit right next to her on the couch, rather than the easy chair off to the side. That said, pieces of a character aren't plucked out of the air: they're taken directly from the script. A character's (and for that matter, an actor's) function is always to illuminate the story in the deepest way possible. But when an actor can hook into a character and himself or herself and the story all at the same time... that's where the real fun is. Let's play. Taught by resident Acting Company member Angela Brazil.
January 4 to February 22, 2014. Saturdays 10am - noon $300

Improv Scenework: Level Two
Students must complete Level 1 before taking Level 2. Students with equivalent experience at a reputable improv school will be accepted with approval from the instructor.

After students are comfortable with the fundamentals of improv, our Level 2 class will continue working on basics as well as introduce a number of more advanced aspects of improv. We'll dive into environment work, identifying and perpetuating patterns in characters and scenework, as well as recognizing and remembering myriad sources of inspiration. Popular long-form improv structures will be introduced, and the building blocks for an improv set will take shape. The course will culminate in a performance for an invited audience of family and friends.
Taught by local artist Katie Leeman.
January 6 to February 24, 2014. Mondays from 7pm-9pm, $275

Audition Techniques
Whether you're looking to get back into acting, planning to audition for graduate school or a theater, we can help you hone the techniques necessary to audition successfully. This class will explore different types of acting auditions, with a special emphasis on the two-monologue theatrical audition. Students will work on auditioning with both monologues and short scenes, and will learn helpful techniques on how best to present themselves, as well as common pitfalls to avoid. The class will culminate in a mock audition in which each student presents two monologues and receives feedback from Trinity Rep artists. Taught by resident Acting Company member Joe Wilson Jr.
March 3 to April 21, 2014
Mondays, 7-9pm, $300

Beyond the Stage
If you are a theater-lover and curious about how the artistic process works, then Beyond the Stage at Trinity Rep is the workshop series for you. Now in its fourth season, teaching artist and workshop facilitator Linda Sutherland will illuminate the plays being presented on the Trinity Rep stage with engaging creative activities centered on their specific themes and production concepts. Participants will explore pieces of theater, film and literature, take backstage tours and enjoy visits from Artistic Director Curt Columbus, Associate Artistic Director Tyler Dobrowsky, and members of TRC's Acting Company and artistic team.

BEYOND THE STAGE FALL SESSION: Conceptualizing a Script: The Director's Process
What is a production concept? How does a director determine one and bring it to life on stage? This fall, Beyond the Stage at Trinity Rep will examine the director's process of conceptualizing a script with a production focus on The Grapes of Wrath and the Gamm Theatre's Good People. Participants will visit with invited directors to understand how they approach analyzing a text to emphasize thematic material, interpret major characters and relationships and determine a visual and aural environment. As a final project, participants will read and analyze a script of their choice to create and present their own production concept.
September 28 - November 16, 2013, Saturdays, 10am-noon, $150 ($125 for returning students)

BEYOND THE STAGE SPRING SESSION: Fearless Smart Girls: Veronica Meadows and Girl Power!
Bring your daughter, granddaughter, niece or honorary offspring because kids ages 8 - 18 take this class for free. What did we learn from Nancy Drew, Princess Leia, Hermione Granger or Katniss Everdeen that helped get us through adolescence or taught us something about the women we are? In preparation for this season's Veronica Meadows, BTS participants will explore versions of dynamic girl heroines in modern fiction, drama, and film by sharing favorite passages, visual art and music all inspired by these characters. As a final project, we will collaborate and create a "Smart Girl" story to be presented as a staged reading for friends and family. Co-taught by teaching artist Linda Sutherland and resident Acting Company member Angela Brazil.
March 1 - April 19, 2014, 10am-noon, $150 ($125 for returning students)

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