ADULT CLASSES COURSE CATALOG

Do you want to act, but aren’t sure where to start? Join us for this six-week class that is designed specifically for the beginning actor and will teach you the fundamentals of the craft. The class highlights powerful ways to make your acting choices natural and spontaneous. Discover the building blocks of acting through improvisation, theatre exercises, and character work.

Thursday
6 sessions • $345 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Jan 15 – Feb 19 • 6:30-8:30pm • Justin Walvoord

Monday
6 sessions • $345 • 2 hr class time
Mon • Feb 2 – Mar 16 (no class Feb 16) • 6:30-8:30pm • Tara Falk

Want to dive into acting in a short format? Develop a toolbox of acting essentials in this face paced classroom! Join us for acting exercises and fun! Explore improvisation, character development, scene creations, and key acting fundamentals. Build confidence and creativity in this fun and collaborative lab. Activate your acting!

1 session • $85 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Mar 5 • 6:30-8:30pm • Allison Watrous

Hone your verbal swordplay with plays from one of the great wits of the English language, Oscar Wilde. From his best known and endlessly produced The Importance of Being Earnest to the layered depths and true conflicts that unfold in An Ideal Husband, Wilde’s plays scan landscapes of crafty witticisms to scalding attacks. Put into practice the activation of text analysis and script scoring on this journey, as you discover the power of language in numerous ways.
Prerequisites: Scene Study II or instructor approval. Please inquire at education@dcpa.org

8 sessions • $480 • 3 hr class time
Thu • Jan 15 – Mar 5 • 6:30-9:30pm • Tara Falk

Receive feedback and adjustments on a fully rehearsed and prepared scene of your choice from a team of theatre professionals. You’ll be challenged to dig in and realize a scene to your fullest capacity without previous instruction. The material you choose must be 3 minutes or less in length from a published play and fully blocked. Be prepared to receive specific, detailed, and direct feedback in the first session. After rehearsing for a week, you’ll bring your scene back for more feedback, work, and consideration. Scene partners will be assigned after registration. Have you taken 3 Minute Max before? This is an excellent opportunity to take the class again and explore a new, challenging scene.
Prerequisites: Scene Study II or instructor approval. Please inquire at education@dcpa.org

2 sessions • $225 • 3 hr class time
Mon • Feb 2 & 9 • 6:30-9:30pm • Timothy McCracken & Allison Watrous

Get ready to approach the work when the director calles, “Action!” Learn to apply basic acting techniques to on-camera skills and build confidence in front of the camera. Focus will center on “to camera” technique and short scene work. Actors will continue to apply core craft elements of Acting along with the technical asks of on camera work.

Thursday
6 sessions • $430 • 3 hr class time
Thu • Jan 29 – Mar 12 (no class Feb 19) • 12-3pm • Timothy McCracken

Unlock your vocal potential and explore the world of voice over! Step up to the mic and learn the basics of voice over acting techniques and approaches to the medium. Analyze and activate commercial copy, learn to take direction, make adjustments, and increase your versatility. Join us to start your voice over journey!

Monday
6 sessions • $430 • 3 hr class time
Mon • Jan 26 – Mar 9 (no class Feb 16) • 6:30-9:30pm • Martha Harmon Pardee

Wednesday Daytime
6 sessions • $430 • 3 hr class time
Wed • Feb 4 – Mar 18 (no class Feb 25) • 12-3pm • Erik Sandvold

Sharpen your edge and continue to hone your commercial voice over technique and learn about other aspects and genres of the voice over industry in this class. Learn about effective auditioning, where to find job opportunities, home studios, audiobooks, “explainer” and corporate VO and much more. Transform copy into a compelling voice performance!
Prerequisites: Voice Over I or instructor approval. Please inquire at education@dcpa.org.

6 sessions • $430 • 3 hr class time
Thu • Jan 15- Feb 19 • 6:30-9:30pm • Erik Sandvold

Learn how to launch in voice over (or how to tune up elements of your existing VO business) in this series taught by experienced voice actors, coaches, agents, and other industry insiders. As AI and shifting media platforms rapidly change the industry, learn what’s necessary to have a VO career both now and in the future. Sessions may be attended individually or in any combination. This sampler is a wonderful introduction to our full-length class offerings and workshops!
– Vocal Health with Jeffrey Parker on Tuesday, January 20
– Acting in Voice Over with Mare Trevathan on Tuesday, January 27
– Intro to Character Voice Over with Justin Walvoord on Tuesday, February 3
Students can register for these workshops individually or as a package.

3 sessions • $225 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jan 20- Feb 3 • 6:30-8:30pm

Many voice actors find themselves recording for hours on end, often making “extreme” vocal choices. How can you protect your voice to not only last through a recording session, but through your lifetime? Learn valuable tips and tools to help retain your vocal health!

1 sessions • $85 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jan 20 • 6:30-8:30pm • Jeffrey Parker

Voice Over is voice acting. It has always been true, and now with AI’s ability to quickly and cheaply provide clients with “a great voice”, it’s all the more essential for aspiring voice actors to know how to bring authentic emotion to the microphone. Learn core concepts of the craft of acting through short scripts and monologues in a VO format.

1 sessions • $85 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Jan 27 • 6:30-8:30pm • Mare Trevathan

One voice, yours, holds the potential for an array of characters. Discover tools to activate characters and character choices for video games and animation. Learn key tips in the trade from a professional voice-over artists as you activate text and scenarios informed by the animation and gaming industries. Deepen your grasp of how you approach each opportunity!

1 sessions • $85 • 2 hr class time
Tue • Feb 3 • 6:30-8:30pm • Justin Walvoord

Discover how the mechanics of your voice and the intricacies of speech relate to effective communication. Harness the power of your voice through inflection, rhythm, tempo, breath support, and articulation. Focus your energy and increase your ability to project in a safe, relaxed way. This is an essential class for all actors, including those interested in voice over work.

6 sessions • $345 • 2 hr class time
Sat • Jan 17 – Feb 21 • 10am-12pm • Jeffrey Parker

Your body is an instrument, so learn how to play! Cultivate presence on stage and off through this exploration of physical acting and movement techniques. Actors will explore embodied, in the moment listening and responding through ensemble based physical improv, Skinner releasing, low-flying trapeze, and (most importantly) play! The class will take everyone on a journey of discovering and depening your mind/body relationship – connecting us to the magic we can create in our characters and with our ensemble.
(No aerial or movement experience required – aerial exploration through low-flying trapeze will be an important part of this class offering)

6 sessions • $400 • 2.5 hr class time
Thu • Jan 15 – Feb 19 • 6:30-9pm • Courtney Esser

Are you curious about the art of improvisation but feel unsure if it is for you? Rest assured; improv offers something for everyone! Release the pressure to be fast or funny and welcome the opportunity to tap into your creativity with presence and playfulness in a low-stakes, supportive environment. Explore improv through individual and group games, mindfulness strategies, and acting techniques that lead to the discovery of character, circumstance, and environment. Learn to co-create unscripted interesting moments with a scene partner while building strong ensemble skills. Walk away with the tools to engage more creatively and consciously on-stage and off!

6 sessions • $345 • 2 hr class time
Wed • Feb 4 – Mar 18 (no class Feb 25) • 12-2pm • Heather Curran

There are so many dialects in this large country of ours, whether they have a more subtle sound variation or something quite strong. This workshop will focus on four well known and often used regional dialects: NYC, Midwest (Minnesota/Wisconsin focused), General Southern, and New England (Boston/MA focused). Start from an understanding of “neutral sound” and build your articulation and placement around these unique and enjoyable dialects, so that you have an introductory foundation to build on for future use!

4 sessions • $230 • 2 hr class time
Wed • Feb 4-25 • 6:30-8:30pm • Jennifer Thomas

Understanding how the plays in space and time is fundamental to every compelling performance. In this two-class intensive, we explore accessible physical techniques that are fundamental building blocks of movement, stage combat, clown, commedia, circus, and many other styles of staging. Students will gain both practical and theoretical skills in how to create and maintain their own heightened physical vocabulary, expanding their available choices in stagecraft. Join us for this dynamic, safe, collaborative and wickedly fun class!

2 sessions • $145 • 2 hr class time
Sat • Feb 14 & 21 •2-4 pm • William Higgins

Deepen your physical storytelling and character work through the classic forms of Commedia Dell’ Arte! This class will explore the traditional stock characters of Commedia Dell ‘Arte, including Arlechino, Pantelone, and many more. Actors will explore and discover in a variety of games, exercises, and improvised activities that help us understand how these classic characters think, behave, and move. Jump into various Commedia exercises while garnering more tools to apply to your physical work as an actor. Come one! Come all! And get ready for some frivolous fun!

2 sessions • $145 • 2 hr class time
Thu • Mar 5 & Mar 12 • 6:30-8:30pm • Justin Walvoord

Gain speaking confidence! This workshop is designed for all levels of presenters seeking to elevate their public speaking presence. This course uses theatre-based techniques to cultivate authenticity, vocal strength, composure and resonance. Participants will explore how actors build intention and connection, applying these methods to their own speaking style. This class will focus on core techniques and mindsets to enhance preparation and develop useful tools for your next presentation. Connect with your breath and positive energy to help you be present, have presence and poise in this work.

1 sessions• $85 • 2 hr class time
Mon • Feb 23 • 6:30-8:30pm • Allison Watrous

WINTER 2026 ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Play Selections are To Be Determined
Directed by Gabriella Cavallero & Timothy McCracken

AUDITIONS:
(Choose one of the two days listed)
Sat • Feb 7 • 1-4pm
Mon • Feb 23 • 6:30-9:30pm

REHEARSALS FOR ONE ACTS BEGIN: Monday, March 2
Mon – Thu evenings from 6:30-9:30pm (schedule will vary per week)
Saturdays 1-4pm (TBD)
No rehearsals Sundays
PERFORMANCES: Thu, Mar 19 – Sat, Mar 21 at 7pm

Stage Manager and Assistant Director positions are available for both productions; please inquire.

Studio projects have a registration fee of $415. Payment options are available. To learn more, please email education@dcpa.org.

Two previous DCPA Education classes or workshops required to audition.
For the audition, prepare one monologue not exceeding 2 minutes in length. Sides may also be provided prior to audition date. Please bring a headshot and current resume.
Call 303.446.4892 or email education@dcpa.org to set up an audition time.

Performances: Thu, Mar 19 – Sat Mar 21 at 7pm