Acting classes begin Monday, June 26 at the Performing Arts Center at 1670 Nectar St. Courtesy/LALT
LALT News:
Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) announces a series of acting classes taught by local actor and director (and all-around theatre nerd) Jazmine Torres.
The classes begin June 26 and will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.
The classes will be a mixture of games and exercises, acting theory and scene work. Participants can come to one or all classes as their schedule and interest permits. Suggested donation of $10 per class, but whatever floats your boat.
Topics to be covered include:
- Class 1, June 26
- Being in the Moment — What does “telling the truth” mean in acting and how can you use that skill to overcome the intimidating aspects of being on stage.
- Class 2, July 10
- Script analysis — Learning to score a script and extract more meaning from it. Introduction to taking acting notes. What is it that makes a scene engaging to an audience?
- Class 3, July 17
- Connection — What does it mean for an actor to be “a cup at the edge of the table”? Review and incorporate previous classes’ techniques. Practice how to give acting notes in a kind and productive manner.
- Class 4, July 24
- Kinesthetic Awareness — There’s more to a performance than what’s in the script. Examples and practice of “show don’t tell.”
- Class 5, July 31
- Intensity or Working with Heightened Text — which direction this class goes will depend on participant interest. Intensity would involve raising the stakes for a scene and tools for debriefing tough scenes. Heightened text would involve speech analysis, consonants, vowel, rhythms and rhymes.
Torres directed two plays in LALT’s 8×10 production last season and has studied theatre with San Juan College and Santa Fe University of Art and Design. She has appeared in theaters in Santa Fe, Dixon and Farmington.
For questions or additional information, contact Torres at greyeyes04.jt@gmail.com
