Acting in a Professional Production: Plays of Political Resistance - The Theatre Lab

Acting in a Professional Production: Plays of Political Resistance

Day

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays

Dates

Sep 11 - Oct 23

Time

See description.

Instructor

Deb Gottesman

$480
Prepare, rehearse, and perform in a series of staged readings, working with professional directors and actors as part of a core company of students playing substantial roles. Issues explored in the class include the expectations involved in professional work, how to make strong acting choices within a compressed schedule, and the specific demands of staged readings versus full productions. This session explores plays that focus on acts of political resistance. The scripts are not yet finalized, but titles under consideration include RhinocerosMary StuartThe Balcony, and Inherit the Wind. Many roles for all types.  

Class Thursdays 7-10pm (Final class on Zoom from 7 – 8:30 PM on 10/23)
Rehearsals Saturdays 1:30-5:30pm
Performances Tuesdays at 7:30pm. Students arrive at 6:30pm. 

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Location

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Sessions

Fall I

Acting in a Professional Production: Plays of Political Resistance

$480.00

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Instructor

Deb Gottesman

Co-Founder, Co-Executive Director, Board Member, & FacultyDeb Gottesman is a founder and co-director of The Theatre Lab. She is also a professional actress who has performed frequently at Woolly Mammoth Theatre as well as at Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Keegan Theatre, Theater Alliance, and with the Washington Shakespeare Company, among many others. She has directed more than fifteen productions at The Theatre Lab, including Ragtime, The Crucible, The Grapes of Wrath and Jane Eyre, as well as productions for National Geographic and Catholic University’s Musical Theatre Department. Deb has taught drama at the Round House Theatre, Woolly Mammoth and American University. She is a 2003 recipient of the prestigious Linowes Leadership Award for her contributions to arts education. Along with Buzz Mauro, she has co-authored three books on applied acting, all published by Penguin Putnam.

Training

Catholic University, M.F.A.

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