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INSTONE'S WEEKEND WORKSHOP INTENSIVES
Our 2-day intensive workshops are acting classes created for the professional actor, the aspiring actor, as well as the non-actor interested in self-expression, public speaking and communication skills using the craft of the actor.
Our weekend intensive workshops are not the usual acting classes. They are designed as full-immersion experiences, allowing you to inquire into your creative process and the craft with uninterrupted focus and benefit of acting coaching from Nora Stone.
Our brand of acting coaching is uniquely tailored to produce powerful results in the areas of creative freedom, artistic expression and the craft of acting.
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* Coaching acting technique, cold reading, scene study, improv skills,
character work... from beginning to advanced actors.
* Coaching classes for public speaking & communication skills to working
professionals of all walks of life.
* Coaching classes for self-expression, self-confidence, self-esteem and better
communication skills to non-actors through the art of the actor.
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WEEKEND WORKSHOP STRUCTURE:
The workshops are offered in a series of 4 acting classes which may be entered at any phase and repeated as often as you like.
Workshop #1 (All Levels) Self-expression, relaxation and warm-up techniques, technique and character work. Working past limiting assumptions towards a new, freed up instrument.
Workshop #2 (All Levels) Cold Reading Workshop: An acting class to learn and practice the skill of auditioning -- the actor’s opportunity to display skill and get the job!
Workshop #3 (All Levels) Improvisation: An acting class to Keep your skills honed. At play in the dramatic set-up. Practice listening and reacting using the craft to break new creative ground and take artistic risks which build confidence and mastery.
Workshop #4 (All Levels) Monologue and Scene Study Weekend: An acting class reviewing, practicing and implementing the distinctions of the craft and applying them to the dramatic structures of scenes and monologues.
Who Takes Our Workshops: Acting Classes for Actors, Comedians, Performers, Professional Speakers, Salespeople, Dancers, Teachers, Psychologists, Therapists, Lawyers, Students, Directors, Producers.
Who Teaches the Workshops: Nora Stone teaches all the acting classes and is the acting coach.
Length of the workshops: The Workshop acting classes are two full days: Saturday and Sunday
Times: Workshops starts at 9:30 am and ends at approximately 5:30 PM both days.
Place: Always a theatre or comfortable spacious setting appropriate for a two-day acting class and workshop.
Tuition: $495.00 for the two full days. Includes material. Meals and hotel accommodation not included. A $100.00 deposit will hold your spot in the workshop. Complete your application and reserve a spot.
Levels: Mixed levels as that duplicates on-set cast.
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We have conducted and/or are planning acting classes and workshops in the following areas. Your interest in a specific location will help us in establishing our schedule for the upcoming year. Please follow the I'm Interested link and let us know where you would like to see acting classes from
InStone Actors Studio next!
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Austin, TX
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Asheville, NC
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Boston
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Dallas
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Honolulu
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Los Angeles
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Miami
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Minneapolis
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Portland, OR
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St. Augustine, FL
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San Francisco
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Santa Barbara, CA
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Seattle
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Toronto
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Vancouver, BC
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Please let us know if you are interested in acting classes in other US locations, Canada or an International location.
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Organize a local group in your area and we'll come and teach a weekend acting class workshop. Discounts applies if locally organized. Great way to bring top professional acting classes, acting coaching, communications techniques, or public speaking skills to your area.
These workshops are acting classes which provide a unique training ground combining self-expression, communication skills, public speaking and distinct acting techniques designed to enhance and boost participants' level of confidence, ability, vitality and technical proficiency using the path of the actor.
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WEEKLY CLASSES
The aim of the weekly acting classes is to build total and complete confidence in the actor's ability and technique.
There are no rules as to how fast a student can develop. It is entirely left up to him or her depending on the willingness to grow and improve. These acting classes make it possible to learn according to one's desire and commitment.
The acting classes are designed as a complete training ground from beginner to full-time professional including young actors. It is an on-going program and you can enter at anytime.
Film, Stage and Television techniques are all covered in depth. Dramatic structures practiced in the acting classes are Cold Reading technique, Scene Study, Monologue work and Improvisation.
The acting classes are taught in a fun, supportive, professional and committed environment. The students at all levels are encouraged and trained to take acting on as a self-realization and artistic path for the long run. The acting coaching is strong, direct and from the heart. The acting classes are no substitute for psychology or therapy sessions, and humiliation techniques are never used to get results from students. Instead, the method of delivery is respectful of the individual, graceful and relaxed. The acting coach does not make empty promises of success and stardom, but rather aims at building the actor's confidence through acquiring solid skills and a clear understanding and investment in the acting craft.
INSTONE ACTORS STUDIO STANDARD CLASS FORMAT
RELAXATION TUNING THE INSTRUMENT:
BODY * EMOTION * SELF-AWARENESS * VULNERABILITY * CONCENTRATION * ANIMATION * COORDINATION * WILL POWER * LISTENING SKILLS * ENERGY * CONFIDENCE ON STAGE OR IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA * SELF-EXPRESSION * PRIVACY * FREEDOM * SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS.
TECHNIQUE & LANGUAGE: LANGUAGE OF ACTING
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARIES * FREEING THE EMOTIONS * RELATIONSHIP WORK * PLACE * ATMOSPHERE * PRACTICE OF ACTIONS & INTENTIONS * PLAY/SCRIPT ANALYSIS * CHARACTER SKILLS * BREAKDOWN & PRACTICE OF THE DRAMATIC SITUATION * THOROUGH STUDY & PRACTICE OF ALL THE VARIOUS DRAMATIC STRUCTURES * IMAGINARY VERSUS GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES
APPLICATIONS: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
COLD READING TECHNIQUE * SCENE STUDY * IMPROVISATIONAL SET-UP * CAMERA WORK * CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
PERFORMANCE
LETTING GO * MONOLOGUES * SCENES * SONGS * COMEDY SKETCHES * SPEECHES * POETRY * MUSICAL ACTS * STORY TELLING * LECTURES * CHARACTER PRESENTATIONS * SERMONS * SPECIALTY ACTS
AND SO MUCH MORE...
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