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IMPORTANT: "Digging for Gold" - Training as an Actor by Thurman E. Scott |
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Summer Acting Conservatory in New YorkWe are pleased to announce a rare opportunity to study with master teacher of acting Thurman E. Scott in an intensive, six-week Summer Acting Conservatory at The Actors Theatre Workshop in New York City. Thurman E. Scott, ATW's Artistic Director and Founder, is an award-winning actor, writer, director, and teacher of creative process. His mentor, Stella Adler called him "...the inheritor of the Stanislavsky legacy and of my legacy. Thurman E. Scott is a creative revolutionary. His work advances acting technique to the next generation." This is a unique opportunity for young actors embarking on an acting career or professionals wishing to deepen their craft to study for a summer in an intensive professional acting conservatory. Through the development of a trained and disciplined dramatic imagination, students will learn how to liberate their talent, express deep emotional truth, create security to accept their individuality, and develop a powerful presence. Students will explore the foundation of Mr. Scott's original acting technique in an integrated curriculum combining Technique, Character Development, Script Analysis and Scene Study. Enrollment in the Summer Conservatory will be limited to 30 students. Classes will begin July 10, 2007 and meet three times a week (Tue, Wed, Fri) from 3:30 pm to 7 pm. The schedule has been structured to allow students to complete assignments outside of class, including visiting museums, reading plays, and preparing exercises for class. Tuition is $1,250. Application Process: The application process is selective. To be considered, please submit an application online as soon as possible. The online application can be found here or call us at 212-947-1386 x 0. |
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The Philosophy and Life Choices of the Theatre Artist Theatre artists must begin from a foundation of truth. Students will examine their belief systems, why they want to study acting, and what they want to achieve. All human beings long to make an impact and contribute a lasting, unique part of ourselves to the world. Students will learn a philosophy and techniques for daily living to help them achieve their goals as artists. Freeing Your Emotions Students will learn sensory exercises to free emotional expression, open the imagination, and feel movement and life force in the body. This foundation of Mr. Scott's technique allows students to begin to express their unique talent and develop a powerful presence and creative intelligence Opening the Imagination Students will learn new exercises that will further open the imagination. Building a free and powerful imagination and developing emotional freedom are the cornerstones that allow students to bring the words, images, and ideas of the play to life. Students will begin to experience truth and living in a creative state, which tunes their creative instruments. Developing Awareness of what you See Students will present to the class an object they observe in nature - - a particular kind of tree or flower, jewels or an individual they see on the street. This powerful observation exercise allows people to see more of what exists and to be clearer and more specific with everything they encounter in life. Learning to Choose an Action Discovering how to make a good choice for the scene or monologue means the student knows how to pick an action that will best serve the demands of the play, job or situation. The way we justify our choice must touch our souls. Each choice must create a deep burn and commitment to bring life to the situation. It is often said in acting, "Within the choice lies the talent." Script Analysis Leading to Interpretation Text is dead symbols on a page. In scene study the ideas must be brought to life - - the actor's job is to interpret those ideas. Learning to take impressions from written material gives us a path to interpret the material, leads to a universal truth and an understanding of our place in society. This understanding creates safety so the student can relax and allow talent to express itself. Character Developmen A play has an overall action. An actor cannot play an overall action. We cannot play going to work, or celebrating a holiday, but we can do the small steps that represent those events. The way we do the steps of the action shows us how the characters are brought to life and reveals the essence of the play. Apply on line, click here! Classes will meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 3:30-7:00 during the following weeks: July 10; July 17; July 24; July 31; August 7; August 14. |
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| The Actors Theatre Workshop, Inc. 145 West 28th Street, 3 Fl., New York, NY 10001 (212) 947-1386 | outreach@actorstheatreworkshop.com Copyright 2007.The Actors Theatre Workshop. All Rights Reserved. | |
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