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Acting: Acting Classes
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Acting is as much of a business as it is a craft. In addition to training, successful actors must develop strong marketing skills in order to build a career. These classes focus on such topics as feeling comfortable at cold readings, preparing a resume, choosing a head-shot photographer, and developing a career strategy. Additionally, actors will have the opportunity to get live auditioning experience both in class and during an open casting call with directors from the NYFA Filmmaking program.
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Acting may seem easy. But often, actors fail to get the part because they lack training and experience. There are many schools and classes that specialize in different entertainment fields such as commercial acting, improv, voice training, etc. Focus your training on what you are best suited for and most interested in. Professional training may cost a substantial amount of money; ... it will play an important part in your success. Be careful in your selections--there are many frauds. Always check references and credentials.
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The classes will begin with basic ensemble acting games and warm ups. Students will first explore the work of Konstantin Stanislavski, then move to the Method, briefly discussing the role of Sanford Meisner, then continue to the work of Lee Strasberg (sense and emotional memory), Stella Adler (absolute belief in given circumstances), Michael Chekhov (the psychological gesture), Jerzy Grotowski (physical approach/“outside in”), Anne Bogart (viewpoints) and Tadashi Suzuki. The classes will include a brief historical background of each of the Masters, as well as a discussion of the development of each of his/her techniques. Students will then be introduced to specific exercises attributed to each Master and asked to work on them outside of class and to perform them in class. Students will move to “Open Scenes” and monologue work to begin to utilize the different concepts learned. A final "Presentation" of monologue (or open scene work) will be performed at the end of the semester.
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Jared currently teaches for SLCC and is the Acting teacher for the Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts. Jared moved last fall from Los Angeles where, in addition to film and television work, he acted for Actor’s Co-op of Hollywood, Shakespeare Orange County, Gangbusters Theatre Co., and Theatre Neo. Jared has acted for some of the most celebrated companies in Regional Theatre, including five seasons with the Tony Award winning Utah Shakespearean Festival and Pioneer Theatre Company, and two National tours. Jared received his B.S. from Southern Utah University and his Master’s degree in Acting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he studied with Robin McFarquhar (Fight Choreographer for Steppenwolf, The Goodman, and Broadway), Henson Keys (Alabama Shakespeare Festival Endowed Chair), and Daniel Sullivan (Winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Director). Jared has instructed numerous classes in acting around the country, including the University of Illinois, BCT in Alabama, BYU, USF, and UTA.
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Shelley is ... a stage director and teaches an acting approach tailored specifically for singers. Audition workshops have been sponsored by NATS ( National Association of Teachers of Singing) , Theatre Bay Area, SummerSong Vocal Institute, and Broadway by the Bay thetre companies. She has done workshops for local community colleges. In addition she has collaborated with voice teachers in group master classes, coaching singers on role preparation, text analysis, stage presence, communication with an audience and audition preparation.
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Professor Brad Heller is ... a working actor and producer, who first learned this technique as a student in Don Richardson’s acting classes. He began teaching the technique upon the death of his teacher and mentor, and has been teaching for over fifteen years. He has also taught at UCLA. His love for the craft is infectious, and his belief that the creation and exploration of a character should be inspiring, endows students with a great support system in the midst of what we all know can be a difficult industry to navigate.
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