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MASTER CLASSES

2023 Summer Intensive
June 7th - August 13th
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Classes are held in-person at Raleigh ACT, 7319 Six Forks Rd. in Celebration Plaza, Raleigh, NC
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Master Class Bundle Schedule (June 10th - July 27th)
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 pm - 9 pm
Saturdays, 1 - 4:30
Sundays, 1 pm - 2:30 pm
2023 Summer Intensive Classes
Title | Class | Days | Dates | Time | Cost |
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Optional Pro Dev Class | Auditioning for the Camera | Tuesdays | 06/13 - 06/25 | 7:30 pm - 9 pm | Add-on/Bundle/Individual |
Master Class | Shakespeare | Wednesday | 06/14 - 07/26 | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Master Class | Stage Combat | Wednesday | 06/14 - 07/26 | 7:30 pm - 9 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Master Class | Improvisation | Thursdays | 06/15 - 06/27 | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Master Class | Acting with Movement | Thursdays | 06/15 - 06/27 | 7:30 pm - 9 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Professional Development | Voice-Over with Wendy Zier | Saturdays | 06/17 - 07/29 | 1 pm - 2:30 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Master Class | Dialects | Saturday | 06/17 - 07/29 | 3 pm - 4:30 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Master Class | Styles of Performance | Sunday | 06/18 - 07/30 | 1 pm - 2:30 pm | Intensive/Bundle/Individual |
Professional Development | Working with an Agent | Saturday | 07/29 | 1 pm - 2:30 pm | Intensive |
Master Class | Acting for the Camera: Film | Sunday | 07/30 and 08/06 | 7:30 pm - 9 pm, 1 pm - 6 pm | Intensive |
Professional Development | 15-minute Headshot Session | TBD | TBD | TBD | Intensive |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANELS
Working with
a Director
This Professional Development Class allows the students to delve into a director's mind and learn how they think. Topics range from 'What they look for in an actor?' to 'Common mistakes actors make'. The class ends with a mock audition where they will get constructive critques from the directing panel.
Working with
an Agent
Anne Greene from Talent One Talent Agency speaks to the students about the role of an agent and what they do for an actor. During this exclusive Professional Development class, students learn when they need an agent, how to impress an agent, and the most important one of all, how to keep an agent.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES
Voice-Over with Wendy Zier
Wendy Zier, professional VO artist (Disney, Hasbro, Citgo) teaches this fun and informative class, giving you the tools you need to set you up for success as a voice-over artist. Learn how to work with a script, working with a mic, understanding different types of speaking styles, how to approach the business, and in-class coaching.
Acting for the Camera: Film
Students take a short 5-minute excerpt from the scene or one-act they are rehearsing and translate it for the film, giving them the experience of being in front of the camera and working on a real set.
Auditioning for
the Camera
Students take a short 5-minute excerpt from the scene or one-act they are rehearsing and translate it for the film, giving them the experience of being in front of the camera and working on a real set.
MASTER CLASSES
Acting: Sense Memory
This Master Class focuses on utilizing your senses to connect to objects, people, and text better. Untap the technique needed to bring truth to your character's emotional life and environment. A must class for any serious actor.
Character Development
Using techniques such as animal work, observation, movement and voice, students will explore creating a character using fictional or non-fictional people and bringing them to life.
Improvisation
Learn how to live in the moment and act on the spot in this fun and exciting class. Students learn games, long and short forms of Improv, and improve their skills for listening and communication, all in a risk-free environment.
Acting with
Movement
Explore acting with the inclusion of movement. Students will learn to use their bodies to help tell the character's story using Feldenkreis, Alexander, and Laban techniques.
Shakespeare
Take the fear out of Shakespeare and discover the beauty and fun of this often misunderstood branch of acting. Students explore the language of Shakespeare and the literary styles he uses including iambic pentameter, anthesis, prose vs. verse, and more, while working on a monologue chosen just for you.
Styles of Performance
Step up your acting game with this Master Class with Sam Corey. Students will work on short monologues while exploring four different styles of performance: Clowning, Realism, Farce, and Elizabethan.

Raleigh, NC
(917) 805-8169
Conservatory-Style Classes, Graduate-Level Training, Community Theatre Prices
Two locations:
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Raleigh ACT
7319 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC
Starbright Youth Theatre
2121 TW Alexander Dr., Ste. 123
Morrisville, NC
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