Summer

Acting for Teens - Summer Workshop for 13 to 17 Year olds

Two Chances to Participate

Session 1:   July 19 to July 23

Session 2:   July 26 to July 30

Time:          10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Cost:           $75 per session

Location:     The Kate in Old Saybrook 

Call 860-767-8943 or email: margretastage@sbcglobal.net

ACTING FOR TEENAGERS is taught by Kevin Spedding of Margreta Stage Company.  Grouped according to age, students will explore the techniques used to create an honest portrayal of a character onstage.  Both beginning and experienced young actors will learn the value of relaxation, concentration and imagination through exercises and scene work in a safe supportive environment.  Students can take either or both sessions. 

Kevin Spedding is a theater artist and educator who has taught acting for all ages.  He attributes his passion for nurturing young talent to his many years of teaching acting for children at the Tomato Patch Summer Arts program in Mercer County New Jersey.  Kevin was also a middle school, kindergarten, and preschool teacher in New Jersey.  Kevin received his bachelor’s degree from Rider University and has worked in professional theater in Philadelphia PA, Princeton NJ, and in Connecticut.  As an actor he has recently worked with Hartford Stage as well as joined the cast of Ivoryton Playhouse’s production of Arsenic and Old Lace. 

Acting Winter Workshop for Teenagers (Ages 13 -17)
This three-day acting workshop is taught by Ed Wilhelms. It is designed for both beginners and experienced actors with a focus on bringing truthfulness and deeper understanding to the work of a young actor. Teenagers will learn the basic requirements of acting technique.
The three-day workshop runs:
Monday, February 15 - Wednesday, February 17
2:00 pm - 4:30pm in Old Saybrook
Cost:   $115

Acting Class for Adults. 
Designed for actors at all levels. Taught by MSC Artistic Director, Jeanie Rapp, this six week workshop explores text and spontaneity through scene study and acting exercises. Working with a partner in scenes from plays is the actor’s drawing board – beginners build the basics of technique and experienced actors build on and improve their skills. Jeanie’s acting exercises are fun and freeing and help the actor stay grounded in his body and connected to his voice.  
 This six-week workshop will be held:
 March 1st - April 5 in Essex
 Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.
 Cost:   $170. 
 
For all inquiries please call (860) 767-8943 or email office@margretastage.org

Stay tuned for more classes and workshops…

 

A Six-Week Fall Acting Workshop 

(This workshop includes one extra class for final performances)

DATES: Thursday Evenings Sept. 24 to Nov. 5

TIME:  7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

COST:  $175

LOCATION: Old Saybrook

ACTING FOR ANYONE is taught by Ed Wilhelms. This workshop is designed for beginners and experienced actors with a focus on bringing a truthfulness, spontaneity and deeper understanding to the work of an actor.  

Call 860-767-8943 or e-mail:margretastage@sbcglobal.net

Spend a week-long workshop learning the craft of acting through acting technique...

DATES: Summer Workshop (July 13–July 17)
TIME: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
COST: $165
LOCATION: 263 Main Street, Suite 106 Old Saybrook
CALL: 860-767-8943
Email: margretastage@sbcglobal.net

Ed Wilhelms received his professional actor training at The American Theatre Wing in New York. Ed has appeared in summer stock, off-Broadway, national television commercials, local radio commercials and local stage productions. Ed was Teaching Director of The Actors Company, a young actor training and performance company on Cape Cod. He has directed stage productions in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

SPRING SESSION
DATES: Wednesday nights (May 13 – June 17)
TIME: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
COST: $165
LOCATION: Margreta Stage Studio (26 Plains Road, Essex)
CALL: 860-767-8943 or Email: margretastage@sbcglobal.net

ACTING CLASS FOR ADULTS is being taught by Margreta Stage Artistic Director Jeanie Rapp. This class will be structured around scene study and acting exercises. It will provide a supportive yet challenging environment in which actors at all levels can grow by stretching and developing their acting muscles.