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Course Outlines - Fall 2006
Voice for Actors with Rae Ellen Bodie
(Coming
to Ottawa from Toronto, Ontario)
FOR
ACTING STUDENTS & ACTORS |
Saturday, October 21,
2006 (11:00-5:00) & Sunday, October 22 (11:00-3:00)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2006 |
$349.00*
*$329.00 for ACTRA/CAEA
& Early Bird |
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Auditioning
for the Camera from a Casting Director's Perspective
FOR
ADVANCED SCREEN ACTING STUDENTS & ACTORS |
Saturday, November 11 &
Sunday, November 12, 2006
(10:00AM - 6:00PM)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2006 |
$325.00*
*$299.00 for ACTRA/CAEA
& Early Bird |
Scene Study on Camera with David Rotenberg
(Coming
to Ottawa from Toronto, Ontario)
FOR
ADVANCED SCREEN ACTING STUDENTS & ACTORS |
Friday TBD (6pm-10pm),
Saturday TBD (12:00-4:00) & Sunday TBD (10:00-3:00)
To be
added to the waiting list, email your name, email & tel # to
Info@ACTottawa.com |
$425.00*
*$399.00 for ACTRA/CAEA
& Early Bird |
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Young & Teen Professionals (9 - 17)
FOR BEGINNERS IN SCREEN ACTING
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SATURDAYS
2:00-5:00, October 14 - December 2, 2006 |
$365.00 |
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Little
Professionals (5-8)
FOR BEGINNERS IN SCREEN ACTING |
SATURDAYS 11:45-1:45,
October 14 - December 2, 2006 |
$249.00 |
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Young
& Teen ACTercise (9 - 17)
FOR
ADVANCED SCREEN ACTING STUDENTS |
SUNDAYS
2:00-5:00, October 15 - December 3, 2006 |
$249.00 |
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Adult
ACTercise (18 & Up)
FOR
ADVANCED SCREEN ACTING STUDENTS |
TUESDAYS
7:00-10:00, October 10 - November 28, 2006
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$199.00 |
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Adult
Professionals A (18 & Up)
FOR BEGINNERS IN SCREEN ACTING
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WEDNESDAYS 7:00-10:00, October 11 -
Nov. 29, 2006
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$365.00 |
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Adult
Professionals B (18 & Up)
FOR BEGINNERS IN SCREEN ACTING |
THURSDAYS
7:00-10:00, October 12 - Nov. 30, 2006
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$365.00 |
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Getting Started in Film & Television
FOR BEGINNERS IN THE FILM & TV BIZ
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Sunday, September 3,
2006
(10:00am-6:00pm)
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$99.00 |
Advanced Scene Sudy w/ Michèle Lonsdale Smith
(Coming
to Ottawa all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia!)
FOR
INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED ACTING STUDENTS & ACTORS |
December 10-14, 2006
(Group A: 11:00-3:00, Group B: 5:00-9:00)
Michèle will decide which group each applicant is placed in.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 |
$425.00*
*$399.00 for ACTRA/CAEA
& Early Bird |
All courses are subject to
6% GST
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Voice
for Actors with Rae Ellen Bodie
Saturday, October 21, 2006 (11:00-5:00) &
Sunday, October 22, 2006 (11:00-3:00)
Cost: $349.00 + 6% GST = $369.94
Early Bird Discount: $329.00 (must pay by September 20) +
6% GST = $348.26
ACTRA/CAEA Members & Apprentices: $329.00 + 6% GST =
$348.26
PRE-REQUISITE(S):
ACTRA/CAEA Members, Advanced Scene Study,
Adult Professionals or Equivalent
SPACE
IS LIMITED
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2006
 Rae
Ellen Bodie, Voice
Instructor
Rae Ellen has been acting and teaching
professionally for almost fifteen years. She’s been a Voice and
Acting instructor at the University of Calgary and York
University, and has taught workshops and classes in Cuba for
Teatro Escambray and in Taos, New Mexico. She was an Associate at
the National Voice Intensive, and has served as Voice/Text/Acting
Coach on numerous Calgary and Toronto stage productions. Rae
Ellen also works as an on-set Dialogue/Dialect Coach in film and
TV, and teaches Voice/Acting privately in her downtown studio
space.
Her Toronto television acting credits include recurring
roles on “Queer as Folk” and on “This is Wonderland”. Onstage she
appeared in Ota for Theatre Ephemera; The Old
Neighbourhood for East/West Theatre Company; Lemon Water
for the Summerworks Festival; and DWARF for Equity
Showcase Theatre, under the direction of David Rotenberg.
Rae Ellen holds an MFA in Acting from York University,
with an additional Diploma in Voice and Speech. She has studied
with some of the best instructors in Canada and the US,
including: David Rotenberg, David Smukler, Paul Lampert, Gary
Logan, Rod Menzies and Judith Koltai. Her teaching is based in
the Linklater method of Voice training, her studies with her
Master Teachers, and, primarily, the trial-and-error of her
acting experience.
Due to the nature of the work, auditors are not permitted in this workshop.
For more information about Rae Ellen Bodie, please visit
www.proactorslab.com
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All applicants must email a resume & head shot to
Info@ACTottawa.com.
Pre-Register
Here
Auditioning for the Camera from
a
Casting Director’s Perspective
with Sharon Forrest
(Forrest & Forrest Casting, Toronto, Ontario)
Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12, 2006 (10:00am to
6:00pm)
Cost: $325.00 + 6% GST = $344.50
Early Bird Discount: $299.00 (must pay by October 10) + 6% GST
= $316.94
ACTRA Members and Apprentices: $299.00 + 6% GST = $316.94
*** Class size is limited ***
PRE-REQUISITE(S): A.C.T.’s “Adult Professionals”, ACTRA Members OR Equivalent
Auditing Cost:
$99.00
(+6% GST) = $104.94
or $50.00/day
(+6% GST) = $53.00
Participants will be given several
scenes to work with. Participants must bring blank videotapes to
have their work recorded.
SHARON FORREST, Casting
Director of FORREST & FORREST CASTING has been
involved in casting numerous feature films, MOW’s and television
series. Some of her credits
include Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (Peter Werner),
Mee-Shee
(John Henderson), Homie Spumoni (Mike Cerrone), .45
(Gary Lennon),
Jekyll + Hyde (Nick Stillwell), Our Fathers (Dan
Curtis).
Some of her television credits include:
MVP, At The Hotel, The Eleventh Hour,
Puppets Who Kill, I Was A Rat, Shades of Black (The Conrad Black
Story),
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story (Stefan Scaini), Prom
Queen (John L’Ecuyer).
Sharon is currently working on Would Be
Kings, Runaway and Breakfast With Scot.
Pre-Register
Here
Scene
Study on Camera with
David Rotenberg
Friday, TBD (6:00-10:00),
Saturday, TBD (12:00-4:00) &
Sunday, TBD (10:00-3:00)
Cost: TBD + 6% GST =
Early Bird Discount: TBD (must pay by TBD) +
6% GST =
ACTRA/CAEA Members & Apprentices: TBD + 6% GST =
Application Deadline: TBD
(To be added to the waiting list, please email your name, email,
tel # to
Info@ACTottawa.com)
PRE-REQUISITE(S):
ACTRA/CAEA Members, Advanced Scene Study,
Adult Professionals or Equivalent
SPACE
IS LIMITED
AUDITING COST: $99.00 (GST
incl.) for all 3 days OR $45.00 (GST incl.) / day
To apply to audit, please send payment to
A.C.T. 2 Daly Ave. Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2
- make
sure to
include your name, age, email, telephone, mailing address, resume &
dates requested.
 David
Rotenberg
David Rotenberg has been a master acting
teacher for 20 years. He has directed on Broadway, in many major
regional theatres, for television and has four published novels
all of which are available in your local bookshop. He has taught
at York University, the National Theatre School of Canada, the
Shanghai Theatre Academy, the University of Cape Town and
Princeton. He regularly teaches professional classes in
Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. He directed the first Canadian
play in the People's Republic of China.
The roster of his students reads like a who's who in ranks
of Canadian actors, including Scott Speedman, Rachel McAdams,
Polly Shannon, David Hirsh, Jonas Chernick and Shawn Doyle. His
unique techniques are used by actors in Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the People's
Republic of China.
Mr. Rotenberg does not teach beginning acting. All of his
classes are designed for professionals and those entering the
profession. All classes are done on camera and primarily use scene
study - on camera - as the teaching tool. Classes cover: hits,
actions, image, keying, beats - volitional, interlocked and reactive
- swings, crie de coeur, drone notes, states of being, icons,
playing firsts, playing seconds, modulators, modifiers, etc.
Audition work is broached as actors bring in pieces for which they
are auditioning. Acting problems are addressed as they arise in
scenes.
This intensive teaches David Rotenberg's unique approach to acting
through scene study on camera. Acceptance into this class will be
at the instructor’s discretion.
Auditors are welcome. AUDIT FEE is $99.00/3 days OR $45.00/class
(GST incl.)
For more information about David Rotenberg, please visit
www.proactorslab.com
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All applicants must email a resume & head shot to
Info@ACTottawa.com.
To be
added to the waiting list, please email name, tel & email to
Info@ACTottawa.com
Acting
In Front of the Camera
YOUNG & TEEN PROFESSIONALS
(9-17)
Instructor: Claudia Jurt
SATURDAYS
2:00-5:00, October 14 - December 2, 2006
Cost: $365.00
(+6% GST)
Auditing Cost: $199.00 (+6% GST) = $210.94 OR $30.00 (+6% GST) /
class = $31.80
The aim of this
exciting course is to give the young actor a better understanding of
how the industry works and to be better prepared & more confident
when going to auditions. Imagination and creativity are
stressed, and the young actors are given many opportunities to become
experienced working in front of a camera. Special focus will be given to:
Working in front
of the camera with naturalness and confidence
Developing the
young actor's focus and ability to take direction
Learning about the
film & television casting process
Preparing for the
audition process and learning about the value of self-promotion
Discovering what
Casting Directors and Talent Agents 'look for'
Meeting industry professionals
Actors will work
on various exercises, scenes and put their work into practice
on-camera. Industry professionals are invited to attend each course
to watch our participants in action.
Pre-Register
Here
Enrollment is limited.
NO PREREQUISITE
Each
actor will be given a copy of their work.
TESTIMONIALS
Acting
In Front of the Camera
LITTLE
PROFESSIONALS (5-8)
Instructor:
Matthew Stefiuk
SATURDAYS or SUNDAYS 11:45-1:45,
TBD
$249.00
(+6% GST)
The aim of this
exciting course is to develop the child's focus and ability to take
direction while having fun creating original scenes.
Imagination and creativity are stressed, and the young actors are
given many opportunities to become experienced working in front of a
camera with naturalness and confidence. The emphasis will be on
truthfully and naturally portraying emotions while still having fun
with creating original scenes and practicing auditioning for the
camera. Class work will be recorded on VHS for each child to
take home.
Pre-Register
Here
Enrollment is limited.
NO PREREQUISITE
Each actor will
be given a copy of their work.
Young
& Teen ACTercise
Instructors:
Claudia Jurt & Meghanne Kessels
SUNDAYS
2:00-5:00, October 15 - December 3, 2006
Cost:
$249.00 (+6% GST)
Auditing Cost: $149.00
(+6% GST) = $157.94
OR $25.00 (+6% GST) / class = $26.50
Actors will work
on improving their scene preparation, cold reading and improvisation
techniques for auditions. Actors will work on tackling a
script, analyzing it and bringing their own unique qualities to each
read. Actors will work on improving their cold reading and
improvisation techniques. A variety of sides, covering
different styles and characters are assigned over the course of eight
weeks. Each actor's work is recorded on tape, giving the actors
the opportunity to learn from each other and to objectively examine
their own work. Participating actors are encouraged to bring
sides for upcoming auditions to class.
Applicants may be
asked to audition. A full refund will be given to those who do
not pass the audition phase.
Pre-Register
Here
Enrollment is limited.
Prerequisite:
Young Professionals, Teen Professionals, ACTRA Members OR Equivalent
Adult
ACTercise
Facilitators:
Various
TUESDAYS
7:00-10:00, October 10 - November 28, 2006
Cost: $199.00 (+6% GST)
Auditing Cost: $99.00
(+6% GST) = $104.94
OR $20.00 (+6% GST) / class = $21.20
Keep your talent
honed by working on a variety of scenes over the course of eight
weeks. ACTercise gives actors an opportunity to explore their
craft, to better prepare for auditions and actual work on the
set. Participating actors are encouraged to bring sides for
upcoming auditions to class.
Applicants may be
asked to audition. A full refund will be given to those who do not
pass the audition phase.
Pre-Register
Here
Enrollment is limited.
Prerequisite:
Teen Professionals, Adult Professionals or Equivalent
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Acting
In Front of the Camera
ADULT
PROFESSIONALS
Instructors: Claudia
Jurt
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A - WEDNESDAYS 7:00-10:00,
October 11 -
Nov. 29, 2006
B
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THURSDAYS
7:00-10:00, October 12 - Nov. 30, 2006
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Cost: $365.00
(+6% GST)
Auditing Cost: $199.00 (+6% GST) = $210.94 OR $30.00 (+6% GST) /
class = $31.80
The aim of this
course is to give the actor a better understanding of how the
industry works and to be better prepared & more confident when
going to auditions. Special focus will be given to:
Working in front
of the camera with naturalness and confidence
Learning about the
film & television casting process,
Preparing for the
audition process and learn about the value of self-promotion.
Discovering what
Casting Directors and Talent Agents 'look for'
Meeting industry professionals
Actors will work
on scenes and put their work into practice on-camera. Industry professionals are invited to attend each course
to watch our participants in action.
Pre-Register
Here
Enrollment is limited.
NO PREREQUISITE
Each
actor will be given a copy of their work
TESTIMONIALS
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Getting
Started in Film & Television
Instructor: Claudia
Jurt
Sunday, September 3, 2006 (10:00PM-6:00PM)
Cost: $99.00
(Additional family members pay only
$50.00)
(+6% GST)
Location: Arts Court, 2 Daly
Ave. 'Courtroom' (Elevator 'A', 2nd Floor)
Knowing how to get into the 'movie biz' can seem like a difficult
task for
those who
are just starting out. The aim of this intensive workshop is to provide
participants with an overview of information, tools and skills that
are necessary
for
actors and parents of young actors to open that first door to the industry.
This
workshop will place emphasis on:
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Knowing
how to become a marketable actor with a dynamic portfolio (resumes,
head shots, demo reels, etc.)
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Finding
the right talent agent without getting caught in a scam
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Using
the most effective self-promotional & networking tools
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Learning
the industry lingo commonly used on set and with other industry
professionals
Ø Understanding
the audition & casting process, the function of the actors
union
(ACTRA), the importance of screen
training, industry do's and don'ts & much
more...
This workshop is suitable for actors or parents of
young actors that are just starting out in the business or for anyone
with a general interest in the entertainment field.
Supplies that all participants
should bring to class: pen, notepad, a list of all performance
related experience and/or training of participant and/or child of
participant & a list of industry related questions and goals.
* This course can be used as a
prerequisite for certain
Spring Session courses*
Please email
Info@ACTottawa.com to be
added to waiting list.
Pre-Register
Here
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Advanced Scene Study with
Michèle Lonsdale Smith
DECEMBER 10-14, 2006 -
(Sunday-Thursday)
GROUP A - 11:00am-3:00pm (may go longer)
(participants are encouraged to audit all Group B classes -- no
extra charge)
GROUP B - 5:00pm-9:00pm (may go longer)
(participants are encouraged to audit all Group A classes -- no
extra charge)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
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Cost: $425.00 + 6% GST = $450.50
Early Bird Discount: $399.00 (must pay by TBD) + 6% GST =
$422.94
ACTRA Members and Apprentices: $399.00 + 6% GST =
$422.94
PRE-REQUISITE(S): By Invitation Only
AUDITING COSTS:
$30.00 (+ 6% GST) = $31.80 for
Sunday, December 10
$50.00/day (+ 6% GST) = $53.00 for
December 11-14
OR $199.00 (+ 6% GST) = $210.94 for
the whole week
** Please note: sometimes
classes go later than scheduled **
To be
considered for this class as a participant or auditor, please
email
your photo/resume to
Info@ACTottawa.com
and answer
the following questions:
1. Why do you want/like to
act?
2. Why do you want to study
with Michèle
3. What will you as an actor
bring to this class?
Former participants do not need to send a photo/resume, but ALL
applicants MUST send a $100.00 deposit w/ answers to above
questions, before their applications will be considered.
A.C.T. RE: Michèle Lonsdale
Smith 2 Daly Ave. Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2
All applicants will be contacted upon
Michèle's final decision on participants & auditors.
Serious applicants only please.
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Michèle
Lonsdale Smith
Actor •Teacher • Writer • Director
Co-Founder & Co-Artistic Director
Lyric School of Acting Inc • 341
Water St • Van
604 685 0752 f/ 604 685 0782
www.lyricproject.com
Michèle graduated from the Lee
Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York in the
late 80s, and acted in numerous
feature film, television, and theatre projects
over the last 15 years including
Sidney Poitier’s mini-series, Children of the
Dust, It Takes Two, Soul Food and
DaVinci’s Inquest. She is the artistic
director of the Lyric Project with
Kate Twa, founded in 2001, the umbrella
project of the now renown Lyric
School of Acting and the Lyric Stage
Company. She is the Advanced Acting
Instructor at the school. She has
directed for the stage among others,
The Mercy Seat by Neil Labute,
Tennessee Williams' The Night of the
Iguana, Eric Bogosian's one man show
Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll and most
recently, Blackbird by Adam Rapp.
As a writer, she recently co-wrote a
feature film screenplay A Winter Tale
which is slated for production in
February 2006 for Leda Serene Films where
she is periodically asked to assist
in the development of projects, lead
rehearsals for production, as well as
casting, story editing and writing of
scripts. Michèle will direct the
theatre version of A Winter Tale in Toronto in
January 2006.
She has also served as acting coach
on both American and Canadian film and
television productions including
Alienated, the feature film Six Figures, and The
Dark Hours both of which had their
premieres in the 2005 Toronto Film
Festival. She regularly prepares
actors privately for a multitude of stage, film
and television roles and travels
periodically to other cities in Canada to mentor
and workshop actors.
Michèle's technique is rooted in
Stanislavski, Chekhov,
Strasberg and a little Meisner and is
one she has been
working on for five years with actors in
the master
class at Lyric. It's all about bringing
your true and
authentic self to the work and being
present every
time you work (at an audition, in class,
on stage or
on set). It's about finding the artist
within and
using the artist impulse to work instead
of the
"clever" ideas the brain/ego comes up
with so people
will "like you". It's about work ethic
and the
life-long mastering of this incredible
art form. It's
about focus and concentration and
overcoming the
self-consciousness and fear that plagues
all actors.
Of course all the problems cannot be
solved in one
week but it will certainly give actors
something to
work on for the rest of their careers
and lives.
Each class begins with relaxation and
sensory
exercises, some will be assigned private
moments
and/or other exercises depending on
their level. Then
we will work on the scenes. But the
focus will be on
the bringing of truth to the scene,
and how to ensure
each actor's unique and personal
vision of the
character.
For more information about
Michèle Lonsdale Smith, please visit
www.lyricproject.com
Pre-Register
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