Opportunity: 3-session Shakespeare Acting Workshops with Kat Steffans, Starting Monday, Sept 16 or Tuesday, Sept 17, 2013

SHAKESPEARE ACTING WORKSHOPS WITH KAT STEFFENS

Using Shakespeare’s Folio techniques to unlock your emotional depth and create a richer understanding of classic as well as contemporary scripts

Kat Steffens

Kat Steffens is a working actress with her BFA in acting from DePaul’s prestigious Theatre School in Chicago. She had a year of Shakespeare training at DePaul as well as two years intense Shakespeare Folio Technique study with the Chicago leading lady Susan Hart and Julliard graduate/ leading man Jeffrey Carlson. She has privately coached and mentored acting students for three years. Kat plays Jackie Kennedy in the upcoming Tom-Hanks-produced film Parkland. Her Shakespeare skills led to a final screen test with the director, Peter Landesman. She was asked to perform a tragic Shakespeare monologue for the callback, which landed her the role. Tom Hanks also started his career doing Shakespeare in Ohio.


“Shakespeare is a great skill to have in your back pocket as an actor. I firmly believe that if you have a strong understanding of Shakespeare, it will make you a better actor in contemporary film and theater.” –Kat Steffens

Three week sessions: LIMIT 10 students per session (Austin location TBD)

1. Mondays September 16, 23, and 30^th from 7-10 PM

2. Tuesdays September 17, 24, and October 1^st from 7-10 PM

WEEK ONE: PREPARE Students will learn the concepts of Folio technique and apply them to an assigned audition monologue based on age/ casting type. Packets of detailed material will be provided as a reference guide. Students also will have their classmates’ monologues in their packets so they leave the workshop familiar with several monologues. They will study the language and arc of their assigned monologue to make the monologue audition ready. *Please bring a pen and notepad- a LOT of information will be covered!


WEEK TWO: EXPLORE Students will come to class with their assigned monologues memorized. We will explore the monologue, character, and world of the character through exercises focusing on the voice, the body, the language, the punctuation, beats, and the emotional life of the character. Students will develop a closer understanding of the character and monologue, gaining comfort and ease with the heightened language. *Please wear comfortable clothes you can move in and have monologue memorized.


WEEK THREE: PERFORM Students will do some final exploration of their monologue and perform it for the class. Kat will spend time with each student; directing and adjusting moments of their monologues make them more audition ready and real. The final performance of each monologue will be taped; and footage will be provided to students for their acting reels. All students will leave the workshop with an understanding of Folio technique, packets of information and monologues, as well as an audition ready Shakespeare monologue on tape.


ONLY $150 for the Entire Workshop! $50 deposit needed to hold your spot ($100 cash or check due at first class). Register early to reserve your spot in the workshop. Cash or checks only, please. 


Contact Kat at 312-810-9040 or FadoFilms@gmail.com to register. Please include your headshot and resume when registering.

Actors' Intensive Workshops, AustinOnStage at Gemini Playhouse, monthly, March 11 - May

Received directly from Rob Faubion at AustinOnStage.com:

Austin On Stage Magazine launches

Saturday, March 12th - Saturday, April 9 - plus one Saturday in May

at the Gemini Playhouse, 5214 Burleson Road, Suite 209 (click for map)

Austin On Stage Magazine will launch the new Austin Actors Intensives series - a monthly session of affordable and professional workshops for Central Texas actors – beginning on March 12th. The workshop series continue on the second Saturday of each month at the Gemini Playhouse.

The monthly, rotating series of workshops is designed to provide Central Texas actors the knowledge, tools, and skills that will take their acting careers to the next level. The one-hour sessions will be taught by the top professionals in the business, with curriculum designed to deliver resources that participants can use immediately after the workshops to enhance and further their craft.

The inaugural workshops include:

• “How to Land and Keep a Talent Agent” - Erin Franklin of Agence Talent will share all the information an actor needs to know in order to sign with talent agency. Franklin has repeatedly been named the top talent agent in Austin by the Austin Advertising Federation.

• “Secrets from the Audition Room”- Feature film director John McLean (The Perfect Man Contest, Z: The Zombie Musical) will share his experience and teach the secrets that casting directors are using when casting for film and television.

Marketing Yourself in the Electronic Age” – Marketing expert Scot Maitland will teach participants how to effectively promote their talent and skills with an online presence and reap the most benefits from the Internet, social marketing, and e-marketing.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Children's Theatre Days and Theatre Camps at the Scottish Rite Children's Theatre

Received directly:

offers several opportunities for children to participate:

February 21 School Holiday Creative Drama Camp
Ages 5-11

Monday, February 21
Scottish Rite Theatre (207 West 18th)(click for map)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Drop-off begins at 8:45)
$75 per student -To register, call 476-5436
One-day Creative Drama Camps engage campers with theatre games, creative drama exercises and crafts in an encouraging, playful environment on their day out of school. Campers should bring two snacks and lunch, dress for play and wear closed toed shoes. Girls should wear shorts under skirts or dresses.

SPRING BREAK CAMP: Create Your Own Adventure
March 14-18 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
$300 per student - To register, call 476-5436
Students will play improvisation games, develop acting skills, and use their imaginations to create their own stories. Through creative drama, we will develop characters, go on grand adventures, create special magic skills and make our own far away kingdom! Campers should bring two snacks and lunch, dress for play and wear closed toed shoes. Girls should wear shorts under skirts or dresses.

HALF-DAY SUMMER CAMPS

for ages 5-11 (9 A.M. - 1 P.M.) Click here for details.
JUNE 13-17 - SILLY SHAKESPEARE
JUNE 20-24 - GLEEFULLY SRCT
JULY 11-15 - WIZARD APPRENTICE ACADEMY AND DRAGON SCHOOL
JULY 18-22 - LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

Classes for Youth: 15 summer sessions at the Georgetown Palace

The Georgetown Palace Theatre offers no fewer than 15 workshops for youth this summer, tied to specific productions and themes, and targeted by ages. Here's a summary; more information is available at the workshops page on their website (scroll down to the bottom of the page for full descriptions of each of the workshops).

For ages 7-8

6/28-7/10 101 Dalmatians

7/12-24 Unity Tree

7/26-8/7 Going Buggy

8/9-21 Welcome to the Jungle

For ages 9-11

6/14-26 The Hundred Year Snooze

6/28-7/10 A Whale of a Tale

7/12-24 Willy Wonka Kids

7/26-8/7 Tall Tales and Heroes

8/9-21 Go West!

For ages 12-13

6/14-7/10 Mulan, Jr.

7/12-24 Shakespeare Unshackled

7/26-8/21 Aladdin, Jr.

For ages14-17

6/14-7/10 High School Musical 2

7/12-24 Shakespeare Unshackled

7/26-8/21 Godspell, Jr.