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An actor is always working on her craft. When you’re not working, you should be in class. Scene Study is for working actors and for those that have the desire and work ethic to be a working actor. Verve’s Scene Study class is a safe, vigorous, nurturing environment for you to build and practice your technique. Only through long-term training will you achieve your goals, stretch your previously held limitations, and learn to be flexible and adaptable while remaining true to the character and the script.
Through partnered scene work, monologues, and solo Uta Hagen exercises, you will learn to create truthful, organic moment-to-moment life on stage on a weekly basis. The combination of expert coaching and self-critique will allow you to identify and articulate what is working and what isn’t, and most importantly, why.
While Scene Study is an Acting Foundations class, students must be experienced before entering. To meet the pre-requisite, complete Acting Foundations: 1. Core Technique, Acting Foundations: 2. Whole Body Acting, Acting Foundations: 3. Get Personal or through an Audition.
The 2022 Industry Showcase is scheduled for June 20. Students must be enrolled in Term 1 and 2, and have Commercial Technique to be eligible.
To participate in December guest artist Master Class, attendance in both Terms 3 and 4 are required. Students enrolling in just one Term will audit the Master Class (but work scenes the other 5 classes of the term.)
BOOKS:
Required: Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR.
18 HOURS OF CLASS PER TERM
3-hour class once a week for six weeks.
Maximum: 14 students.
Minimum deposit of 1/2 of full tuition must be put down to secure spot in the class. Balance is due no later than one week prior to the Term. No cancellations after one week prior to the start of the Term.
Covid-19 Vaccination required to participate in in-studio group adult classes. (Or weekly negative Covid-19 test results if medically unable to get the vaccine.)
2022
MONDAYS Mar 28-Dec 12, 2022
6:30-9:30 pm | Amanda Melby, Coach | $325*/term
Term 1: Mar 28-May 9, 2022
Term 2: May 9-June 20, 2022 | Off May 30
Industry Showcase: June 20, 2022
Off July-August.
Term 3: Sep 19-Oct 24, 2022
Term 4: Nov 7-Dec 12, 2022
Special Guest Artist Master Class: Dec 12, 2022
* +$25 registration fee for new students
#Pre-requisite: CORE, Private study or audition
3/27/22: TERM 1 IS FULL. ONE SPOT AVAILABLE IN TERM 2.
Keep a list of the parts/plays/scenes/types you want to play.
Read plays from the digital or physical library (link is in your registration confirmation).
Read ahead on the Hagen exercises so you can discover them as they come up in your real life.
Email Amanda by noon every Monday with what you'll be putting up in class.
Class is not a substitution for rehearsal.
REQUIRED BOOK:
Required: Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
RESPECT FOR ACTING by Uta Hagen
ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS by Richard Boleslavsky | Amazon
ACTING AND LIVING IN DISCOVERY – A WORKBOOK FOR THE ACTOR by Carol Rosenfeld. This is a personal workbook that can be a great accompaniment to your work. | Amazon
FINE ON ACTING: A VISION OF THE CRAFT by Howard Fine. Also based on Hagen’s work, but includes auditioning and present day actor challenges and solutions. | Amazon
Registration is ongoing until the summer/winter breaks. If you need to make a tuition payment for the next Term, use this link. This link is NOT for new students. New-to-Scene-Study students need to register using above link.
SCENE STUDY MASTER CLASS: SAM SHEPARD
Open to Advanced actors, Master Class: Sam Shepard explores the rich characters and relationships in Sam Shepard's plays. Actors will prepare one of Uta Hagen’s exercises (Recreating Physical Sensations) as well as monologue and scene work from Shepard's rich canon to create deep, meaningful characters.
Each class also has a physical and vocal warm-up. Led by Laura Winstin; this class is by invitation only.
Access to Verve's library and Sam Shepard's plays will be provided prior to class one.
15 HOURS OF CLASS!
3-hour class once a week for six weeks.
Maximum: 12 students.
BOOKS:
Required: Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR.
Required: Sam Shepard Plays (Verve library copies available.)
Scene Study (Sam Shepard)#
Tuesdays, January 25-March 1 2022
6:30-9:30 pm | $300*
Deposit of 1/2 of full tuition must be put down to secure spot in the class. Balance is due no later than one week prior to the first class. No cancellations or refunds one week prior to class start.
* +$25 registration fee for new students.
Laura Winstin talks about the class.
SCENE STUDY MASTER CLASS: CHARACTER (OCT 2020)
Open to Advanced actors, Master Class: Character digs deep into period characters. Utilizing classic plays set in the 1940s as the backdrop, actors will prepare two of Uta Hagen’s exercises (Historical Imagination and actor’s choice) as well as monologue and scene work from this rich period of history to create deep, meaningful characters.
Each class also has a physical and vocal warm-up. Led by Laura Winstin; this class is by invitation only.
15 HOURS OF CLASS!
3-hour class once a week for six weeks.
Maximum: 10 students.
BOOKS:
Required: Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR.
Scene Study (Character)#
* +$25 registration fee for new students.