Acting
Professional Acting Practice
An advanced practical course for professional actors covering rehearsal practice, text and character work, sight-reading, line-learning, voice, movement and scene work.
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About this course
Participants examine the process of taking a script into rehearsal, developing a reliable working practice through text and character work. The course includes strategies for secure sight-reading and line-learning, alongside voice, movement and scene work. Teaching is practice-led, with actors applying these approaches while working with material and other participants. The emphasis is on refreshing rehearsal technique and integrating different aspects of professional acting practice.
What you'll learn
- Develop a reliable approach to rehearsal practice.
- Apply strategies for sight-reading and line-learning.
- Refresh approaches to working with text and character.
- Integrate voice, movement and scene work in rehearsal.
- Collaborate with other actors while developing material.
Is this course right for you?
The course is intended for experienced performers who want to refresh their acting practice and are comfortable presenting material to other participants. Entry is by application and requires either three professional acting credits or at least one year of equivalent acting training. Participants must be over 18 and fluent and confident in English.
- Selection is by application.
- Applicants need professional credits or equivalent acting training.
- Participants present material in front of other actors.
- Fluent, confident use of English is required.
Where this course runs
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16 Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EX
London WC1E 7EX
Nearest station: Bloomsbury
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