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The Players Studio offers a diverse set of programming for actor’s of all ages and abilities that is designed to cultivate craft, broaden the mind, and grow artistic abilities. Our resident teaching artists within acting are trained and come with a wealth of knowledge and experience to help you reach your goals as a new or seasoned actor.
If you’d like to register for a class please click the button below, email thayerg@theplayers.org or call 941.552.8879.
Student Actors will begin to learn characterization through movement and basic theater techniques. They will Learn ensemble building skills through group work and theater games and will work together and individually to bring stories to life using their minds and bodies to create fun and wacky characters. Student Student Actors will develop the skills necessary to grow as actors and performers learning theater terminology, stage directions, and on stage etiquette. As they move through each level they will build upon their skills creating well rounded performers. Level 1 acting will perform in the acting showcase at the end of each semester.
Student Actors will begin to learn characterization through movement and basic theater techniques. They will Learn ensemble building skills through group work and theater games and will work together and individually to bring stories to life using their minds and bodies to create fun and wacky characters. They will begin to talk about story structure as they identify the parts of the story and pull important elements out to put together a performance. Student Actors will develop the skills necessary to grow as actors and performers learning theater terminology, stage directions, and on stage etiquette. As they move through each level they will build upon their skills creating well rounded performers. Level 1 acting will perform in the acting showcase at the end of each semester.
Students in Level 2 will spend time learning through movement and theater games. They will learn more about auditions and will hold mock auditions. The students in this class will learn how to create characters and will learn development through movement and fun. Student Actors will spend time developing scripts and characters and perform and original short play at the end of semester showcase.
Level 3 Acting will begin to introduce students to scripted characters and develop an understanding of genre, theme, and style of shows, and how these elements play parts in how different characters are portrayed. Student Actors will learn to refine characters and learn more technical elements of blocking and staging scenes.
Students in Level 4 will learn elements of directing and looking critically at scenes to analyze the audience experience from an acting and visual standpoint. Students will play with design elements such as lighting and sound to enhance scene work and create visually interesting pieces that will be presented at the end of semester showcase.
For teens with acting experience. When signing up for this class, please contact Director Of Education Thayer Greenberg. In this Master classes actors will dive into script and character analysis to help actors learn the in-depth process of character development on the stage. Actors will perform scenes and monologues from plays and perform them for the Semester 1 showcase. Actors will put together a showcase of scenes and monologues to be performed in the Players Theater Black Box. Scenes chosen will be chosen from plays with complex characters to challenge these Student Actors further
Performers in Scene Study will begin by choosing scenes and begin to analyze the script and begin breaking down the characters and looking the the relationship of the characters in each scene. Actors will learn the technical aspects of bringing a script to life and perform their scenes for an audience at the end of semester Acting Showcase.