Tim McNeil

The goal of technique is to enable the actor to create specific characters in specific circumstances and through those characters to communicate the themes of the play. Through Stella Adler’s imagination work we will give the actors the tools to create the background of their characters. This is accomplished through specific exercises designed to strengthen the actors imagination and allowing them to build specific background for whatever character they are given. The technique teaches actors how to be moved by the circumstance and apply that work to their characters. This is the essence of Stella Adler’s work: the communication of the play through specific characters in specific circumstances.

Wed, Oct 28 · 2:00 – 5:00 PM · Through Dec 18 · 8 weeks

A progression and advancement of the work established in Scene Study, delving more deeply into the discussion of text and character.

Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · Through Dec 18 · 8 weeks

In this class, we deeply investigate character and the process of deepening an actor’s character work, through a series of exercises and work on actual scripts. The work in this class will be applicable to film and theater and will leave the actor with certain techniques that bring the actor closer to his or her character and give him or her a deeper sense of belief in themselves in the circumstance.

Thu, Oct 29 · 1:30 – 6:00 PM · Thursdays 1:30–6:00 PM · Through Dec 18 · 8 weeks