Antaeus Theatre Company Summer Class: It’s Alive! The Nuts And Bolts Of Acting In New Plays

Across America, important new plays are coming out of development workshops. Working actors need to know how to make an unforgettable impression in staged readings and rehearsals of “plays-in-process”, but these skills aren’t generally taught in conservatories. In this class, students will work with the Lab Director of the Antaeus Playwrights Lab on compelling scripts by some of today’s hottest playwrights. Featured guests will include prominent directors and writers whose works are being produced on Los Angeles stages. Students will learn how to audition for new plays, analyze text both quickly and deeply, make bold, visceral acting choices, and slay in staged readings. We will also discuss the nuts and bolts business of acting in the L.A. theater world. If there are writers in the class, there may be a Lab-style session to read their work! For the class culmination, students will rehearse and perform a public staged reading of a new play at Antaeus, working closely with the playwright. (Please note that the final session of the class will be the public performance on Monday, July 15, at 7pm.)