Scenes in Performance
Day
TuesdaysDates
Apr 8 - May 13Time
7 - 10pmInstructor
Nathan Whitmer$390
Some performance issues can only be explored when an audience is involved. This course adds that crucial element to the traditional scene study mix. Students will rehearse scenes under the guidance of the instructor, with attention paid to all aspects of the acting. The course includes a performance for an invited audience and discussion of performance issues that may have arisen, such as nervousness, the give and take of energy between audience and performers, and when and how to incorporate feedback.
Location
onsiteSessions
Spring IIScenes in Performance
$390.00
12 in stock
Instructor
Nathan Whitmer
Nathan Whitmer is an actor and teaching artist and member of Actors Equity with over 15 years of professional experience. His DC area credits include Arena Stage, Studio Theatre, Theatre J and Washington Stage Guild. Outside DC he has appeared Off-Broadway in NYC, and worked with The Old Globe, The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Virginia Theatre Festival and Texas Shakespeare Festival (to name a few), as well as with The Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA where as a member of both the Barter Player acting Company and resident equity acting company he appeared in over 25 plays and musicals and worked as a teaching
artist and mentor. He has since returned to Barter as a director for the Players and guest teaching artist for Emory and Henry University. Nathan has appeared in numerous commercials, industrials and TV shows filmed around the DC Metro and in Richmond. As a teaching artist he’s worked with The Shakespeare Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Live Arts in Charlottesville, VA, and Alaska Theatre for Youth. A graduate of Ohio University and the Old Globe/University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Training Program, Nathan applies his classical training and diverse experience to help aspiring or curious theatre artists of all ages awaken their imaginations, communicate dynamically with their voices and bodies, and create inclusive ensembles where everyone’s story finds a space to be shared.