The Advanced Program
&
SHOWCASE

4 MONTHS
2 classes a week: $399/4 weeks + $399 deposit
3 classes a week: $549/4 weeks + $549 deposit

Only auditioning, committed actors are invited to The Advanced Program. Why? Because we spare no effort or expense in getting you in shape, on camera, and in front of agents, managers and casting directors. During this 4 months course, you will gain a deep understanding of character and script analysis, as well as invaluable experience playing many different kinds of parts in all of the genres you might audition for in TODAY’s industry.

Here you will also discover an acting technique which you will make your own because you will apply it not only to scenes and cold readings, but also to mock-auditions and REEL building professionals shoots. Add to all this the INDUSTRY SHOWCASE, where friends, family, agents, managers, and casting directors will come to see those who are cast in a professionally directed and staged play, you will be out of excuses for not becoming a working actor.

THE CLASSES

Advanced Scene Study/Cold Reading (required)
Monday & Thursday evenings (7.30-10.30)

Work in all the styles you might audition for, switching gears constantly as you jump from style to style. Read material appropriate to each genre and get practical training so that you are comfortable with everything from episodic TV, to film, to sitcoms.

Advanced Acting Technique (required)
Sunday & Wednesday evenings (7.30-10.30)

The Acting Corps Technique – keeping the moment to moment work, but exploring ground breaking approaches to finding character through the imagination, learning to work in such a way that your imagination always feeds you, allowing you to create unforgettable performances that are also repeatable in a professional setting, i.e., you will be able to do what you do more than once, you will be able to do it on take fourteen if necessary.

On Camera Audition Workshop (elective)
Tuesday evenings (7:30–10:30)

This is where all of the above skills come together. If you can do it in class and can't do it at an audition, don't worry about not being great on set, you will not be visiting a set any time soon. Hence the purpose of this class – you will work on auditioning skills, cold reading skills, interviewing skills, and all this in front of the camera. Then, every few weeks or so, Artistic Director Eugene Buica will bring in a professional Director of Photography and light and shoot your scenes on quality stock so that you can start building your reel.

EXTRA STUFF

The Daily Acting Workout (DAW) (included)

Attend any ONE of the DAWs offered morning or evening, you choose.

The Works in Progress Evening (WIP) (included)

In addition to the SHOWCASE, the 4th Friday of the month serves as an opportunity to put up scenes for the entire school, as well as Acting Corps faculty and Artistic Director Eugene Buica.

The Networking Hour (included)

One hour before Mondays and Thursdays class, from 6.30-7.30PM, class members meet to network and share industry contacts, information and support.