ADULT ONLINE CLASSES
Whether you’re just getting your start or are a seasoned veteran of the stage, our selection of online classes and workshops will help you gain confidence in the crafts of acting, auditioning, improv and more.
All classes will be online via Zoom. Details will be sent after registration.
VIDEO AUDITIONS
Engaging video auditions are more vital now than ever! Work with the Denver Center’s own casting director, Grady Soapes, to strengthen your video submissions and online auditions. Learn techniques to submit the best possible audition and get your submission the notice it deserves. Excellent opportunity to hone your audition skills.
All levels welcome.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Jun 11 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Grady Soapes SOLD OUT
New Section Added! Mon • Jul 13 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Grady Soapes
INTRO TO COMMERCIAL VOICE OVER
Is your voice your favorite asset? Step up to the mic and learn the basics of the radio and television voice over industry. Analyze and activate commercial copy, learn to take direction and increase your versatility.
All levels welcome.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Mon • Jun 22 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Tia Marlier SOLD OUT
New Section Added! Thu • Aug 13 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Tia Marlier
THE SHAPE OF THOUGHT
Learn how to shape, structure and unlock the language of plays and dramatic text. This class will examine the shape of thought in speeches from Shakespeare, Molière, Shaw, Pinter, Williams and Pinter. We’ll focus on tools, drills and experimenting with language as the conduit to action. Get ready to take your approach to text to new heights! Excellent for stage and voice over actors.
All levels welcome.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Mon • Jun 29 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Sabin Epstein SOLD OUT
New Section Added! Mon • Jul 20 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Sabin Epstein
PHYSICAL VIEWPOINTS WORKOUT
Explore Anne Bogart’s physical Viewpoints. The Viewpoints, simply, describe movement through time and space and are an excellent way for collaborators to share a common language and for individual performers to build a specific, physical characterizations. In this class we’ll investigate the Viewpoints’ power both to strengthen relationship between performers and to give an individual performer the tools to develop and embody character with precision and presence.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jun 30 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Anne Penner
DISCOVERING MONOLOGUES
It can be very challenging to pinpoint the perfect pieces to master your next audition. Take the fear out of audition preparation and pick the parts that show your full range of ability while speaking to who you are as an actor. This class will provide the tools and resources to find great audition pieces from contemporary text and help you mine the script to unlock the character. You’ll walk away with go-to monologues while also discovering dynamic plays and playwrights.
Previous acting experience recommended.
2 sessions • $100 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jul 7 & 14 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Allison Watrous SOLD OUT
New Section Added! Mon – Jul 27 & Tue – Jul 28 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Allison Watrous
MASTER CLASS SCENE STUDY: CLAWS OUT!
Activate the vicious, unstoppable, irredeemable, unequivocal, passionate, desperate, desolate, unflinching, blindingly in-your-face moments of humanity. Dive into the famous scenes of Mamet, Albee, Hellman and more without being polite or nice—just human.
Instructor approval required – please email education@dcpa.org.
3 sessions • $150 • 2 hr class time
Wed • Jul 8, 15 & 22 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Sabin Epstein SOLD OUT
All classes will be online via Zoom. Details will be sent after registration.
CALLBACK TECHNIQUE
Your first audition was as success and you landed a callback! Now what? This class will cover all the skills needed to prepare your sides, engage with the creative team, navigate adjustments and develop character. Learn how to conquer the callback and book the role. Don’t miss this opportunity to work with DCPA’s own casting director, Grady Soapes.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Jul 16 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Grady Soapes
IMPROV: CONNECTING IN THE UNKNOWN
Find capacity to connect! Tap into play and spontaneity even during this illusive time of unknowns. Examine Viola Spolin’s concept of a Direct Experience and explore moment-to-moment connection in your improv and life!
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jul 21 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Kerstin Caldwell
CRAFT OF ACTING: CONFLICT
Roll up your sleeves for a little conflict! The craft of acting knows how conflict can enlighten observation, response and objective. This class will examine how dramatic conflict serves to propel plot, drive dialogue, and define character relationships. Fundamental to conflict are the skills of raising stakes, activating objective and action, playing against text, and remaining in the moment through active listening and genuine response. Excellent workshop for those students who have completed Intro to Acting or the Craft of Acting or those interested in acting for the first time!
All levels welcome.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Wed • Jul 22 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Allison Watrous
CRAFT OF ACTING: SCENE ANALYSIS
Deepen your acting technique through skill-building exercises while learning core elements of scene analysis using material by world-class playwrights. Gain the tools to understand the complexities of the scene and activate moment-to-moment work. Excellent workshop for those students who have completed Intro to Acting or the Craft of Acting or those interested in acting for the first time!
All levels welcome.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Jul 23 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Allison Watrous
BROADWAY CHOREOGRAPHY
Don’t miss this opportunity to dust off your character shoes and get moving in your own space! Learn fun and challenging Broadway choreography and exercise your technique in theatre dance fundamentals. Dancers will be led through a warm-up before learning a fun routine, all through Zoom.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Mon • Jul 27 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Piper Lindsay Arpan
ADVANCED VOICE OVER: AUDIO BOOKS
The audiobook market is thriving and it’s the perfect time to increase your versatility. Learn the tricks of the trade from a narrator of over 650 audiobooks. This workshop will focus on the tools and fundamentals of narrating fiction.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jul 28 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Mare Trevathan
PLAYWRITING LAB: FINDING CHARACTER THROUGH DIALOGUE
Designed for the work of beginning and ongoing playwrights, this workshop will focus on developing the character’s voice through dialogue. Learn to move the story forward through connecting character and dialogue, exploring theme, and setting the tone.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Wed • Jul 29 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Kelly McAllister
GROUNDING YOUR BREATH AND VOICE
This workshop will investigate the essential elements of Kristin Linklater’s voice work: breath, touch of sound, resonators, and articulators. Learn to increase relaxation and explore thoughts, sounds, images and words while speaking to extend beyond the confines of our “familiar” voices and into the dynamic, limitlessness of our “natural” voices.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Aug 11 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Anne Penner
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA
Do you have a burning desire to work in film and television, but are intimidated by being in front of the camera? Get ready to approach the work with the director calls action, “Action!” Learn to apply basic acting techniques to on-camera skills and build confidence in front of the camera.
1 session • $50 • 2 hr class time
Sat • Aug 22 • 10am – 12pm • Timothy McCracken SOLD OUT
New Section Added! Sat • Aug 22 • 1-3pm • Timothy McCracken
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING
Do you want to act, but aren’t sure where to start? This four-week class is designed specifically for the beginning actor and will teach you the fundamentals of the craft. The class highlights quick and powerful ways to make your performance natural and spontaneous. Discover the building blocks of acting through improvisation, games, theatre exercises and character work.
4 sessions • $200 • 2 hr class time
Wed • Aug 19 – Sep 9 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Patrick Elkins – Zeglarski
INTRODUCTION TO ACTING
Do you want to act, but aren’t sure where to start? This four-week class is designed specifically for the beginning actor and will teach you the fundamentals of the craft. The class highlights quick and powerful ways to make your performance natural and spontaneous. Discover the building blocks of acting through improvisation, games, theatre exercises and character work.
4 sessions • $200 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Aug 20 – Sep 10 • 6:30 – 8:30pm • Timothy McCracken
All classes will be online via Zoom. Details will be sent after registration.
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