Actor summer school: improvers

What is the course about?

Working in a safe and supportive atmosphere, you will explore the actors process. You will participate in a range of acting exercises to improve your spontaneity, presence and ability to act truthfully in the moment. You will learn the fundamentals of stage craft, how to build character and begin to explore and use solid techniques to unlock the text. You will apply your skills to script work as you work on a short scene from a contemporary play.

What will we cover?

• Physical and vocal warmups
• Group exercises
• Character work
• Text analysis work
• Scene rehearsal and performance.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

• Perform a personal physical and vocal warm-up.
• Explore and analyse text confidently
• Play character and perform in a scene from a play with confidence.
• Use improvisation exercises to enhance script work.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This is an improvers course, so you should have completed an acting course at beginners level. It's an ideal course to progress to from DS001 Actors summer school for beginners

In order to get the most from the course you will be able to:
• Listen and respond to instructions and feedback.
• Communicate clearly in discussion and drama practice.
• Read and respond to a variety of text.
• Give and receive constructive feedback.
• Take notes.
• Work within groups and pairs safely.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

This is a highly practical class, where you will work in pairs, groups and individually

HEALTH CHECK
You may be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner.

As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Comfortable clothing should be worn. You will need a notebook and pen in these sessions.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

Enrol onto one of our longer Acting improvers courses in the Autumn term, Stanislavski for beginners or consider screen acting: beginners. You may be interested in one of City Lit's Accredited acting courses or in one of the wide range of non-accredited courses in Acting and Theatre.