Second Master Class in Ensemble Acting at The Rogue Theatre

 

From: Director [mailto:director@theroguetheatre.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:11 AM
Subject: Second Master Class in Ensemble Acting at The Rogue Theatre

 

 

MASTER CLASSES IN ENSEMBLE ACTING AT THE ROGUE THEATRE 

 

Saturday November 9th

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.  

 

For the first time, The Rogue is offering a series of master acting classes. The classes will be facilitated by Rogue resident actor and training coordinator, Matt Bowdren, with members from The Rogue Theatre's Resident Acting Company as guests and participants.

 

 

The classes will focus on the same training that the Rogue actors engage in on a weekly basis, training the actor to work in a larger ensemble, to engage the imagination to fuel acting choices, and to unlock potential for creating character. 

 

The second class in the series on November 9th will be a three-hour session that expands upon character creation methods while working in a resident ensemble. On our feet we will use archetypes to identify habitual gestures, patterns, and physical lives. Through the archetypes, and Laban effort shapes, we will create usable characters and scenarios. All of our work is geared toward expanding our range and understanding of the role of the actor in an ensemble.

 

Matt Bowdren holds an M.F.A. in Performance from the University of Georgia and a B.F.A. from the University of Arizona. He teaches as an Adjunct Instructor in Acting at both the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. Matt is the training coordinator for and member of The Rogue Theatre's Resident Acting Company. At The Rogue, Matt most recently appeared in Mistake of the Goddess, after the quake, Richard III, Metamorphosis, Mother Courage, The Night Heron, and Journey to the West.  Other Arizona credits include The Pillowman (The Now Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Southwest Shakespeare), and Titus Andronicus (Arizona Repertory Theatre).  In Georgia, Matt has been seen in The Shape of Things, Betrayal, Endgame, and The Comedy of Errors. In New York City, Matt performed in Somewhere in Between with Collaborative Stages and Midsummer Night's Dream with the Hudson Shakespeare Company.

 

All levels of acting skill and experience 

(actors 16 years old and older) are invited.

 

Cost: $35 per session

 

Please reserve your space in this limited enrollment class by contacting director@TheRogueTheatre.org.

 

 

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