Conservatory Students Michelle Champoux and Gary Panullo in a scene from 
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Core Acting

The first class, covering script analysis, text analysis, operatives, play reading personalization, the use of imagination and rehearsal techniques.

Tuition: $260 
Prerequisite: Interview
Ages: 18 and above.

Scene Study

Builds on Core Acting, and explores the strengths, habits and problems of the individual actor through intensive scene work. Actors and their partners will be expected to meet outside of class to rehearse scenes. Diagnostic scenes may be assigned to help the actor address specific challenges.

Tuition:  $260 
Prerequisite: Core Acting
Ages: 18 and above

Conservatory students Cynthia Basinger and Scarlet O'Connor in a scene from Frozen.

Audition
Focuses on audition techniques; selecting and preparing monologues, resumes & headshots, and the practical mechanics of monologue staging and personal presentation.

Prerequisite: Core Acting
Ages: 18 and above

Spring Quarter Audition Class 2008

Shakespeare
Provides an introduction to working on Shakespeare's text, including scansion, verse and prose, image analysis and phrasing.

Prerequisite: Core Acting
Ages: 18 and above

Conservatory students Michelle Carver and Nathan Schemel in a scene from Spike Heels.