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Catchpenny's lead director Josh Putnam is excited to offer a spring One-Act play!
One Act Play:We are very excited to present our One-Act play series. This class offers students an opportunity to perform a scripted piece of theatre. In this course students will learn the basics of collaborative performance art, Viewpoints technique and different theatrical and physical performance styles. Looking at their world from a critical viewpoint, participants will use text, music, movement, and design to create and perform a production at the end of class.
This class will cover the following:
- Viewpoints Technique
- Rudolf Laban Efforts
- Method Acting
- Dialogue and Playwriting Development
- Confidence Building/Personal Resposibility
Class times: 4:30-5:30
Dates: Thursdays, Starting February 3rd
Location:Kirk of the Bonnie Brae, Arizona and Steele St., DENVER
Price: $250/per student [SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE]
Enroll Now!
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| Catchpenny Kids Basic Theatre Class Curriculum Structure |
• Stage One: Assess each actor/actress and diagnose which areas of acting need improvement. (This step is very important for any and all one on one instruction) |
• Stage Two: Stage Speech. Here we’ll focus on the anatomy of the voice, and then apply it to practical use for the stage. Throughout this stage, your children will learn a variety of vocal exercises, support, warm-ups, and techniques with the aim of nurturing their natural voice. If you’re curious about references, check out Kristin Linklater’s Freeing the Natural Voice. I will use everything from Shakespeare’s sonnets to your child’s favorite literature to teach this section. This stage will culminate with a reader’s theatre performance of a short play. |
• Stage Three: Stage Movement. In this stage, we’ll focus on the human body, how it moves, osteo-anatomy, and mascular anatomy. It is very key for young actors to be aware of themselves on stage and a short anatomy overview will help. Most of this stage, I’ll focus on Rudolph Laban’s teachings. Later, I’ll move into pantomime, which will culminate in performance that includes Laban efforts. You should also look Laban up for a reference. |
• Stage Four: Scene Study. During this stage, we’ll apply all of the techniques we’ve learned so far and integrate that into a five-minute scene. Here we’ll delve into deeper acting studies. We’ll talk about Constantin Stanislavsky’s method of acting and Lee Strasberg’s system. We’ll further look into Sandy Misner’s approach to get a well-rounded feel for the art. Along with this, we’ll look at given circumstances, objectives, active verbs, and dream endings. These will all be explained in better detail later. |
• Stage Five: Audition Techniques. Finally, your child’s experience will culminate with the performance of two, one-minute monologues. This stage will focus on giving your child the tools necessary to audition. We will discuss everything from headshot photographs to theatre etiquette, and ways to boost their chances of getting cast. In the end, your child will have a strong dramatic and comedic monologue that they’ll be able to present anywhere at any time with ease. |
• Stage Six: One Act Play. By the time your child reaches this stage, they will already be strong thespians. This stage will begin with a mock audition, callbacks, and finally casting and practice through the rehearsal process, which will end in a performance. You should expect to see amazing changes in your child’s ability at this point, and you will. |
• Stage Seven: Classical Style. This stage is reserved for the most advanced of actors. Within this stage, we’ll cover Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Moliere, amongst others. This stage will be in much depth, but may prove very valuable to the more mature actors. Each child will perform scenes under each of these authors and finish with a comedic and dramatic Shakespearean monologue. This will be an impressive finish indeed. |
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