Scene Study (Intermediate/Advanced)

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.)

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 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.