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"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
          -William Butler Yeats

SUMMER WORKSHOPS

Intensive Scene Study and Monologue Workshop

June 24 - August 12
Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Class fee: $160
Instructor: Lauren Shouse

In this scene study workshop, actors will explore how to put their acting craft into action and connect to their work in an emotional way. Each participant will begin the workshop series with monologue work. The actors will then be assigned scene partners and have the opportunity to delve into character and scene study. The class environment will provide a safe place for participants to take risks and find emotional connection to their work. Participants will learn how to analyze a script, how to think like the character, how to be truthful, how to make strong acting choices, and how to take risks. Actors will receive direction and feedback to help them take their craft to the next level. Participants should be prepared to rehearse their material outside of class time and present their work to the class each week.

About Lauren Shouse
After receiving her Master's Degree from UNC - Chapel Hill, Miss Shouse moved to London, UK to work with Producer/ Director Hugh Wooldridge. Her work abroad includes: Production Executive for The Night of 1000 Voices (celebrating John Kander and Fred Ebb and starring Joel Grey with Avenue Q) at The Royal Albert Hall; Production Executive of An Evening with Michael Parkinson at The Theatre Royal - Windsor, Children's Director/Assistant to the Director of A Gift of Music (starring Don Black, Michele Legrand, Michael Ball, and Maria Friedman), and Assistant Director of The Night of 1000 Voices at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland (starring David Essex, Sir James Galway and Riverdance). Miss Shouse is currently the Artistic Associate at Tennessee Repertory Theatre. Since moving to Nashville, Miss Shouse has directed Religion and Rubber Ducks with Ovvio Arte and Parallel Lives and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Street Theatre Company. She has also assistant directed A Christmas Story, Moonlight and Magnolias, The Goat or Who is Sylvia, and Doubt with Tennessee Rep.

TESTIMONIALS

"I felt open enough to share my talent and I learned so much by watching others."

"It was helpful to try alternate approaches..I learned how to explore a monologue"

"I am so excited to have a map to go by...as I look forward to this work."

"I learned that there are more ways than I imagined to do [my] monologue even though I thought I had tried them all."

Previous classes have included Uta Hagen Method, Linklater Method, The Art of the Audition, Scenework for Adults & Youth, and The Vocal Audition. This fall, classes will focus on improv, voice, and scenework.

                

LESSONS
"Live a balanced life--learn and think some, and draw and paint, and sing and dance, and play and work every day some."
          -Robert Fulghum

The STC Studio announces openings for
voice, piano & acting!

Whether you are looking for long-term training, or simply to prepare for that upcoming audition, call STC today for more information on individual lessons. We have a variety of instructors to fit your goals!

Call 615-554-7414 or email
info@streettheatrecompany.org