Ages 11-19 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception) | 5-Week Drama Session: Sundays, Sep. 21 – Oct. 19 | 6-Week Sitcom Session: Sundays, Oct. 26 – Dec. 7 | 11 AM – 1 PM | 5-Week Session Cost: 575.00 | 6-Week Session Cost: 650.00 | 11-Week Session Cost: 895.00
Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email or call (212) 315-3010
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Each Session culminates in a Final Showcase for loved ones & scouting Talent Reps!
Concerned about missing a class? Not to worry, there will be one virtual make-up class offered – Date TBD!
Cover the ins and outs of two popular genres of Television: Sitcoms (Comedic TV Shows) and Dramas, which can include both Serial Dramas (continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion) and Procedurals (series that focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency).
Students learn the acting techniques needed for one, or both, of these very different yet very popular genres of television shows!
Focus of Class:
• Scene Study & Character Development: Learn how to identify operative words, objectives, conflict, tactics and acting beats within the text and how to make your character come to life
• Learn how to portray complex characters
• Learn how to bring out the funny in sitcom scenes by cultivating and connecting to your personal joy and opening your comic receptors
• Learn how to develop a relationship with the camera
• Improve on-camera physicality
• Work on active listening skills; learn how to be a generous & present scene partner
• Hone audition technique and learn how to make a proper homemade self-tape
Final Showcase(s) for Loved Ones & Talent Reps
Each session culminates in a performance for loved ones & a few scouting Talent Reps!
Ages: 11-19 (scenes divided by age & level; email for an age exception)
5-Week Drama Session Dates: Sundays, Sep. 21, 28; Oct. 5, 12, 19* Final Showcase
6-Week Sitcom Session Dates: Sundays, Oct 26; Nov 2, 9, 16, 23; Dec. 7* Final Showcase
(No Class Nov. 30 – Thanksgiving Weekend)
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Where: Pearl Studios NYC – 500 8th Ave. – 1 Block from Penn Station!
5-Week Drama Session Cost: 575.00
6-Week Sitcom Session Cost: 650.00
11-Week Session Cost: 895.00
Payment Plans Available at Checkout, or if you need a custom plan, email us or call (212) 315-3010