Blog

  1. “Scene Study” An Acting Workshop | Starts September 29 Tuesday, September 22, 2009

    Starting September 29, CreateHere is pleased to host “Scene Study,” an 8-week acting class, which will take place every Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm. Below, instructor Jamie Lawrence gives us a little background on the course.

    The Class
    What is “scene study?” Scene study is an acting class in which you always have a partner. In other words, you are not by yourself, as when working on a monologue. When we have someone to play with, playing is more natural and more fun, and we have someone other than ourselves to focus on.

    Who It’s For
    Almost anyone. If you have ever imagined yourself as an actor, but never tried it; if you have acted before, but it has been a while; if you are a professional who is interested in “working out” without the pressure of performance—this class is for you.

    What Goes On
    The actors choose a couple of short scenes from the reading material that they are interested in working on. The partner is given a copy of the scene, and we can begin. Scenes will be memorized, but that comes later. Bring your scenes to the first class. I will talk for the first hour, then we will start.

    What We Are Learning
    We are learning a specific method, a specific discipline. I learned it at Yale. It is not in any book.

    I teach this method because it is the best that I have ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot of them). It is practical, functional, and it is centered on the actor’s need to identify and play a dramatic action. There is nothing esoteric about it.

    The Plays
    Our course materials are from the major plays of Anton Chekhov: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard.

    Important: Please try to have at least two of these plays read for the first class. However, if you can’t get them read by then, that’s okay. Come anyway. There are no grades here. The reading will give you a head-start on choosing material.

    Goal
    To become the best and most disciplined actor you can be.

    Jamie Lawrence has been a professional actor and director for 25 years or so. He has performed all over these United States and in Europe. Jamie held a Research Fellowship in Acting at Yale School of Drama. He has taught acting and theater at The University of Texas at Dallas and at Yale University. For more information or to pre-register, call 423.280.4642

    Posted by Administrator