Thursdays
7 - 10 PM
Claudia Rosenshield
This advanced acting course provides an other-focused, values-driven, text-based entry into the emotional and intellectual undercurrent driving characters to play actively and impact their scene partners emotionally. Students will learn and apply a technique that was taught by Earle Gister for many years at the Yale School of Drama, using scenes from contemporary plays as their material.
No Class: 6/25/2026
6-12
* Note: Small class sizes are a fundamental part of our training philosophy at The Theatre Lab. Classes are kept small to ensure every person receives extensive personalized feedback from instructors and meaningful collaboration with other students. If a class is full, we encourage you to join the waitlist, and we will contact you if a spot becomes available!
One previous scene study class or prior experience and permission of the instructor. Students who take this class typically have some background experience in acting and/or have taken The Theatre Lab’s Beginning Scene Study class.
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In Person
Summer
12 in stock
Claudia Rosenshield
Claudia J. Rosenshield completed her Master of Fine Arts in Acting at Yale University. She also has a Master of Arts in Theater from the University at Albany and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish from Tufts University. She taught acting at Georgetown University, the Catholic University of America, Taiwan National University of the Arts, Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait, the University of the District of Columbia and at American University in Cairo, Egypt. As a performer, Claudia has worked mostly in theater in NYC. Highlights of her acting experience include performing at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard, Yale Repertory Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival (Act One) and Off-Broadway in New York City at The Directors Company, Intar, Samuel Beckett Theatre, and Here Theatre. She has also performed in commercials, soap operas (such as Guiding Light, for CBS, and One Life to Live, for ABC), and independent films made in Boston. Claudia is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French. Hands down, Claudia’s favorite job is being a mother to her two young adult children.
