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The A in B.A.S.I.C. Means You’re Believable
• OCT 9th...Be Authentic • Improvised Exercises & Scene Work "It’s difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what’s truly happening – if anything, if nothing. A...
Being Bold is BASIC
• Mondays IN OCTOBER • Bold • Authentic • Spontaneous • Intelligent • Committed • "Acting represents all that human beings experience, and if you want it to be 'nice,' you will never be a serious communicator of the human experience." - Larry Moss [button...
Okay, I’ll Come Out To Play
• Monday SEPTEMBER 25th • Be Brave • Be Bold • Lean out. Listen so you will see more. Make choices that surprise you. “Truly listening and being affected by what you hear propels you forward to all of your next moments and adds to the peeling of the onion of...
Too Much Window Dressing
• SEPTEMBER 18th • What's cluttering up your view? Improvised Scene Work All of us have stuff that clouds our view, and keeps us from being our best. Find the work that clears the air and breaks hearts. You are worth it. "It’s difficult, if not impossible, to get...
K.I.S.S ~ A.N.D.
• SEPTEMBER 11th Monday • Breezes Blow Through With Improvised Scene Work • Keep It Simple, Specific, Authentic, Necessary, Doable K.I.S.S. ~ A.N.D. “The greatest performances are seldom noticed. Why? Because they do not draw attention to themselves, and do...
That First Step Is A Doozy
• AUGUST 28th • Every Monday Improvised Scene Work (NO CLASS Sept 4th Labor Day) • Off Balance • The Unknown • Make Everything Count • Deal With It • Improvisations will start with a line, a look, a physical action, and you take off from there. 3, 5, and 10 minute...
The Sounds Of Silence
• actors workout with improvised scenes • letting go to listen fully • AUGUST 21st • This Monday we'll work with 6 line scenes, learned on the spot. With 2 to 3 takes each... all mixed up with some very loud silences. The last hour our scene work will be played out...
Take Me Or Leave Me Be
• AUGUST 14th • What does it mean to react on impulse while you keep your point of view? Improvised scene work where relationships matter. “As actors, you become an expert at starting over…It’s not about getting it right. It’s about getting it truthful.” ~ Lupita...
When I Don’t Want What You Want
• AUGUST 7th • Improvised scene work in the fictional port town of Broken, Alaska where differences abound. Last week we explored agreement & going for whatever arises. This Monday, it's all about how to go with conflict. Actors play many scenes based on...
Broken Doors Are Always Open
• JULY 31st • What Keeps Your Doors Closed? Improvised scene work where you open yourself up to the possible. Open doors in a relationship. Find what agreement brings. What happens when saying yes to your scene partner is not just verbal, but involves all of you....
Broken: The Usual Suspect
• JULY 24th • Once you step foot on shore, you won't want to leave. Improvised Scene Work • Broken People: Did Burt learn to sketch portraits in Norfolk or London? Mark can materialize any book you want from Brook's Books and Things. Gizelle Van Voderhosen...
Broken At Night
• 7/17/17 • Night Time In Broken, Alaska Improvisational Scene Work • It's never pitch black in Broken. We've new inhabitants in town. Everyone has secrets. Can we trust Brett Brickman who offers to build the town's new hotel, The Hideaway? You fit in! Come find out...
I Have A Confession…
• JULY 10th • Discoveries at the Churnagosque July/Aug Improvisational Scene Work • Playing In Broken, Alaska • The small port town of Broken, Alaska is the perfect place to explore relationships. Mysteries abound and confessions unfold. We continue to find out what...
The Twisted Dingy Beckons
Improvisational Scene Work Playing In "Broken, Alaska" • JULY 3rd • Character & Relationships • JULY & AUG we continue to explore all the levels of humanity in the relationships between the townsfolk of "Broken, Alaska". Where do you fit in? Well, it's a port...
Ready For Your Close Up • Nothing To Do With Makeup
IMPROVISED SCENE WORK • JUNE 26TH • UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Can you feel it in your bones when you are present? We will work scenes twice with the 2nd one being the close up. Get comfortable being still and let your eyes say it all. Camera never lies so we practice...
The First Ten Seconds
Improvisational Acting Workouts • June 19th • Auditions...the first 10 seconds • You are the most valuable component. Auditions are an opportunity to let the casting director see you at your best. The moment you walk through the door it begins. Do you love it or sigh...
Not Who You Expected?
• June 12th • Monday Improvisational Scene Work We hone in on Character...your view of the world expressed via your physical and vocal being and doing. What you do to get what you want. Your relationship with the environment and others. Working on a role? Bring...
Your Strong Ingredients
June 5th • Improvisational Scene Work • JUNE, the month to let go with free bodies and curious imaginations. This month we focus on the what and how of story spilling out, characters, cold reading, containment, subtext... Stay In the Story With: Present Tense • Keen...
Kay LaVergne Jaz
Educator
Improvisational Acting Workshops
No matter what we “do” it’s all based on 100% commitment with …”active listening and breath awareness”.
Some of the themes we emphasize:
- Mining Emotional Truth
- Character Outing
- Narrative
- Specificity Exercises
WHERE
In the ABQ area…To Be Determined
DATES & TIMES
To Be Determined
COST
Whats comfortable for you
CLASS SIZE
up to 12 max
PARKING
Free street