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ACTORS COLLECTIVE

ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP

Next 8 Week Session
Begins Feb 25!

Ages 18 & up!
Wednesdays
7pm - 10pm

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ABOUT THE AC ADVANCED
ACTING
WORKSHOP:

Elevate your craft in this dynamic and rigorous acting workshop designed for advanced acting students and serious performers. The Actors Collective — Advanced Acting class provides seasoned actors with a challenging, collaborative environment focused on deepening technique, expanding range, and refining performance skills for stage and screen.


Course Highlights

  • Scene Study with Depth: Intensive work on complex, layered scenes from contemporary and classical texts. Emphasis on emotional truth, subtext, and dynamic choices.

  • Character Development: Advanced strategies for building fully realized characters rooted in psychological, physical, and emotional truth.

  • Text Analysis & Research: reading techniques to uncover objectives, tactics, and thematic resonance — including how to quickly apply research to inform character choices.

  • Audition Prep: High-level cold reading and audition preparation, with feedback geared toward professional readiness.

  • Performance Choices & Risk-Taking: Exploration of bold artistic choices, nuanced stakes, and ensemble interaction.

  • Improvisation for Insight: Improvisational exercises that enhance spontaneity, listening, adaptability, and creative risk.


Who This Class Is For
This workshop is ideal for experienced actors — including those who have completed 2 sessions of our Actors Collective Acting class training, have theatrical and/or on-camera experience, or are pursuing conservatory, professional theatre, TV/film, or graduate acting programs. Students should be comfortable with foundational technique and ready for rigorous, performance-focused challenges.


What to Expect

  • Collaborative, supportive class environment with personalized instructor feedback

  • Regular opportunities for presentation and critique

  • A focus on professional standards with preparation for auditions, showcases, and advanced performance opportunities
     

INSTRUCTORS:
Star Theatre Co Producing Artistic Director - David Schulz
Al Valletta - Acting Coach / director of stage and screen - Creator of the Valletta Workshop
....with special guest instructors adding to the collective.
 
Next 8-Week Session
Begins Feb 25!
The Star Theatre
Wednesdays
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Join us and discover tools, tips, and techniques which will hone your skills and help you fly!

NOTE:  Class placement is subject to change based upon instructor evaluation.  Class limited to 12 participants.

with any questions regarding the Actors Collective class

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The Star Theatre Company is not affiliated with the STAR Repertory Theatre

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