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STANDARD CLASSES

2023 Spring Session:
March 27 - May 20
All classes are held in-person at Starbright Youth Theatre, 2121 TW Alexander Dr, Ste. 123, Morrisville, NC 27560
First time saying monologue. Students were instructed to put as much emotion into it as they could.
8 weeks later after taking Acting 1
2023 Summer Session Schedule

Title | Class | Days | Times | Dates | Cost |
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Regular Class | Acting 1: Building the Basics | Mondays | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | 06/12 - 08/07 | $225 |
Regular Class | Acting 1: Building the Basics | Mondays | 7:30 pm - 9 pm | 06/12 - 08/07 | $225 |
Regular Class | Acting 2: Relationship and Status | Tuesdays | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | 06/13 - 08/08 | $225 |
Acting 1:
Building the Basics
Students will learn to apply the fundamental principles of Intention, Obstacle, and Tactic while working on a monologue. Other topics in class include beats, pauses, emotional tones and levels, giving circumstances, and how to score a script. At the end of the 8 weeks, students will perform their pieces.



Acting 2:
Relationship and Status
We continue to work on the monologues from Acting 1 while students prepare a new monologue and incorporate additional acting principles including: Subtext, Status, Using the Magic If, Inner Monologues, Substituition, Relationship, Endowment and a review of Emotional Tones and Levels.
This is included in the Acting 2 bundle.



Acting 3:
Justification and Action
This advanced class focuses on justifying the emotion, voice, and actions of your character as well as introduces the elements of scene work and how to find movement and blocking using text and character. Students will use a pre-existing monologue in their repertoire to work on while exploring action. Scenes will be chosen by the instructor.



Styles of
Performance
Step up your acting game with this new class with Sam Corey. Students will work on short monologues while exploring four different styles of performance: Clowning, Realism, Farce, and Elizabethan.
Open to students who have completed Acting 2 or higher. Expand your knowledge and ready to tackle different styles of performance. A must for any actor who wants to take the performance skills to the next level.



Audition Technique
From first contact to the final call back, learn the proper and professional way to audition and make a great first and lasting impression. A must for any actor. This class focuses on stage auditions and commercial auditions. This is a lecture based class. Students must have a prepared monologue or in the process of learning one for this class.



Character Development
Using techniques such as animal work, observation, movement, voice, and a few advanced acting exercises, students will explore creating a character from a non-fictional, non-living person and bringing them to life. Students will present their character in a 15-minute private moment on the final night. This is a great class to stretch yourself as an actor.
This is included in the Acting 2 bundle.



Sense Memory
Hone your acting skills further with this advanced acting class focusing on using the senses to create physical and emotional responses. Students will increase their focus, imagination, and harness the ability to add texture and depth to their acting to create believable and honest emotional responses. Also helps in creating invisible objects realistically when miming.
You must have completed Acting 1 and 2 to register for this class.



Acting Intensives
During the 9 weeks, students will be exposed to classes with a conservatory-like schedule during the week and rehearse a production or Scene Study on the weekends.
The winter intensive focuses on Scene Study.
The summer intensive focuses on a full-length production.



Voice for the Actor
Acquire the skills to produce sound properly for stage and screen. Learn how to use the full range of your voice with exercises and text. Breath, sound, placement, and pitch will be explored in this class. This is included in the Acting 1 bundle.



Speech and Dialects
Students will learn the foundation of the International Phonetic Alphabet (I.P.A.) and apply it to understand the basics of producing the sounds needed for the various dialects including British, Cockney, and Irish.
This is included in the Acting 2 bundle.



Scene Study
For the actor who wants to develop their acting skills working with other actors, this class focuses on two-person scene work. You must have completed Acting 1 and 2 or have comparable experience to register for this class.



Acting 1 Bundle
The Acting 1 bundle includes three classes at a reduced price when registering for all three at once. The bundle includes Acting 1, Audition Technique, and Voice for the Actor at a reduced cost when registering for all three class at the same time.
Acting classes in the bundle must be taken on the day the bundle is offered. Classes cannot be switched out for the individual class offered on a different day.



Acting 2 Bundle
The Acting 2 includes three classes at a reduced price when registering for all three at once. This bundle includes includes Acting 2, Speech and Dialects, and Character Development at a reduced cost when registering for all three class at the same time.
Acting classes in the bundle must be taken on the day the bundle is offered. Classes cannot be switched out for the individual class offered on a different day.



Voice-Over with
Wendy Zier
This class will give you the tips and tools you need to get started in the exciting world of voice-over.
Wendy Zier has over 25 years experience in the business (Disney, Hasbro, Blue Cross) and share her knowledge while making the class extremely fun.
Along the way special guests drop in to share their expertise including casting directors, Video game and Anime V.O. artists, legends in the field.





Raleigh, NC
(917) 805-8169
The Most Comprehensive training You'll Get Without Going to an Acting Conservatory
Two locations:
Starbright Youth Theatre
2121 TW Alexander Dr., Ste. 123
Morrisville, NC
Raleigh ACT
7319 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC