Course Outlines - Phase II Courses Some of these courses are intended as a follow-up to our Adult Professionals series. The workshop listed below is open to actors of all levels of experience. 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 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. 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 co-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 a weekend 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  IMPORTANT NOTE: All applicants must email a resume & head shot to Info@ACTottawa.com. Michèle will look at all photos & resumes before assigning partners & scenes. Pre-Register Here More workshops coming soon. Please bookmark this page and check back often.