This course explores the art of acting in a playful, encouraging, and collaborative atmosphere, while offering a dynamic and engaging introduction to the craft of acting. Develop a basic understanding of acting fundamentals through Stanislavski-based practice. Using exercises and scene work, this class introduces students to the elements of dramatic action, text analysis, and character development, as well as the tools for releasing inhibitions and expanding vocal and physical range. May be repeated.
Instructor: Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe is an award-winning theatre artist based in the Bay Area for more than 30 years. Edris is the founding director of the experimental theatre company Black Artists Contemporary Cultural Experience (BACCE), an affiliate artist of Campo Santo, and a core company member of Word for Word. Locally, Edris has directed at Magic Theatre, TheatreWorks, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, SF Playhouse, Z Space, Aurora Theatre, Cutting Ball, Word for Word, and BACCE. Edris has directed nationally at Trinity Rep in Providence, Curious Theatre in Denver, WaterTower Theatre in Dallas (for which she received two Rabin nominations), Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC, Mark Taper Forum in LA, Southern Rep in New Orleans, Albany Rep in New York, 42nd Street Playhouse in NYC, and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
- Thu 6:30–9:30pm
6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23
$295
Instructor: Deborah Eubanks is in her 18th year at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and has been teaching directing and creating performance pieces for over three decades. She trained in theatre arts and communications in the UK at the University of East Anglia in Harold Pinter studios and is a San Francisco Diva Fest Playwright. Deb has been a director, writer-in-residence, and instructor at American Conservatory Theater, Sonoma State University, San Jose State University, and UC Berkeley. She is in her 17th year serving faculty at San Francisco Academy of Art University. She created and ran workshops with Stephen Hawking’s company at Covent Garden Arts Center, and teaches voice, acting technique, and the power of story. She leads corporate coaching workshops with clients including Meta, Tinder, The Times India, Great Place to Work, and the Holocaust Education Research Center. She specializes in DEI and vocal transitioning. She was a BBC guest to Ralph Fienne’s dialect coach, and Google Women’s summit guest speaker during the pandemic. Deb is a qualified registered nursing instructor, as well as a certified Myers Briggs and DISC facilitator, and she has taken on many acting roles during her career.
- Sat 10am–1pm
6/27, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1 (no class 7/4)
$295
