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ADULT CLASSES

 

Beginning Adult Acting/Improvisation
This is an 8 week program that ends in an optional class demonstration for those students who attend both sessions.  Students have the option to attend either or both sessions. 
Ages: 18+
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Dates: Sundays, 9/28 to 11/16 (both sessions)
Instructor: Payton Daley
Cost: $40 per session
Session I: Beginning Acting
Students will develop acting skills by learning how to observe of their own personalities and emotional levels through fun acting exercises.  They will be given the tools and encouragement to understand how different humans react in various situations.  They will then begin their journey to understanding how to apply this knowledge to character situations in the context of monologues and plays.
Dates: Sundays, 9/28 to 10/19 (4 weeks)
Session II: Beginning Improvisation
Whether you're the joker on the sales floor or the wallflower at the party, the fundamentals of improvisation will improve your communication skills, help you rediscover your creativity and imagination, stimulate collaboration with others, and develop the ability to quickly consider the right thing to say in any situation.  Students will play improvisational games from a world class instructor to develop an understanding of the techniques necessary to learn to work together to develop complete scenes and will also learn some fun performance games such as the ones you may see on TV improv shows.
Dates: Sundays, 10/26 to 11/16 (4 weeks)

Intermediate Adult Acting/Improvisation
An eight-week program focused to help adults with some dramatics experience to develop acting and improvisation skills. Students have the option to attend either, or both. Those who also participated in both sessions may participate in a culminating performance in December.
Ages: 18+
Time: 6:30-8:30
Dates: Mondays, 9/29 to 11/27 (both sessions)
Instructor: Payton Daley
Cost: $64 per session
Session I: Intermediate Adult Acting
This is a more intense class than beginning acting where exercises will challenge the actors to develop instinct and work through the fear of performing "on the spot" for directors and casting agents. Students who continue on to “Intermediate Improvosation” will be able to participate in a culminating performance at the end of November.
Dates:  Mondays, 9/29 to 10/20 (4 weeks)
Session II: Intermediate Adult Improvisation
This class is an extention to ANY previous class a student has taken with Peyton. The main focus of this class will be two to three person scene development with additional time spent on performance games. Those who also participated in “Intermediate Acting” may participate in a culminating performance at the end of the session.
Dates:  Mondays, 10/27 to 11/17 (4 weeks)

The Acting Audition
An intensive two evening per week session for beginners and advanced adult actors who wish to develop or brush up on audition techniques. The tools we explore can be applied from community plays to professional agents or even casting director auditions.  It is divided into two parts & students have the option to attend either class or both. Classes will meet on Sunday & Monday for 4 weeks.
Ages 18+
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Dates: Sundays & Mondays, 11/23 to 12/15 (both sessions)
Cost: $32 per session
Instructor: Payton Daley
Acting Audition Monlogue
Develop and refine stage acting skills as they work with pre-selected monologues from contemporary playwrights. Memorization will not be necessary, as we will be using the scripts to learn about the art of acting and stagecraft. Students are welcome and encouraged to select and bring along monologues of their choice to work on during class. Students will discover the skills required to engage an audience as a solo performer. Attention will be given to delivery, projection, movement, etc.
Dates: Sundays, 11/23 to 12/14 (4 weeks)
Acting Scene Study
Adults will develop and refine stage acting skills as they work with pre-selected scenes from contemporary playwrights. Memorization will not be necessary, as we will be using the scripts to learn about the art of acting and stagecraft. Students are welcome and encouraged to select and bring along scenes of their choice to work on during class. Instruction will be given so that the actors understand the cooperation needed to energize a scene with cues, eye contact, body language, and the ever necessary improve background.
Dates: Mondays, 11/24 to 12/15 (4 weeks)

Design in Fine Art Painting
Artists and students of all levels, working in any color media, can learn how to apply design in their artwork. Focus on using a comprehensive approach to the eight elements and seven principles of design to create dynamic works of art. This class, designed for adults, will not focus on techniques or materials. Limit 10 students.
Age(s): 18+
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Date: Tuesdays, 9/16 to 12/2 (12 weeks)
Instructor: Neil Kienitz
Cost: $130

Hatha Yoga
Round out your week with hatha yoga. Students with prior yoga experience will practice methods to promote a calm state of mind and body. Reduce tension and improve strength, flexibility and respiration with yoga practices focused on alignment and injury prevention. Focus on yoga positions and breath awareness with a basic introduction to yoga theory. Students should provide a firm blanket and any props they might have. Depending on class size mats, blocks and straps may be available. Wear comfortable clothing that allows full range of motion. Pricing structure includes a "punch-card" system accommodate most schedules. Save more by signing up for all 8 weeks!
Age(s): 18+
Time: 5:15 - 6:30pm
Dates: Wednesdays, 9/17 to 11/5 (8 wks)
Instructor: Amy Davis Navardauskas
Cost: $80 for 8 wks, $72 for 6-class punch card, $15 per session

 

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