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Acting for Adults: Beginning Scene Work
Through focused exploration of partner relationships, participants will learn the art of active listening, responsiveness, and ensemble building, essential skills for compelling and authentic scene work.
Acting for Adults: Shakespeare Monologues
Dive into the world of the Bard and explore the excitement of performing Shakespeare!
The 39 Steps
Back by popular demand—with a brand-new production! The 39 Steps returns in this wildly inventive stage comedy inspired by the classic thriller by Alfred Hitchcock. When an ordinary man suddenly finds himself tangled up with spies, secrets, and a mysterious organization known only as “The 39 Steps,” he’s launched into a breakneck chase packed with disguises, daring escapes, and outrageous twists. With a handful of actors playing dozens of roles, this fast-paced theatrical romp delivers nonstop laughs and breathtaking stage magic.
Foundations of Improvisation
Looking to expand your knowledge and skills of improvisation? Whether you did theater in high school and want to jump back in, are looking to find creative connections with others, or are a theater professional looking to deepen your training, this course is perfect for you!
Furlough’s Paradise
Cousins Sade and Mina used to be inseparable. Now leading very different lives, they return to their childhood town for the funeral of Sade’s mother. While Sade is on a three-day furlough from prison and Mina experiences a brief reprieve from her successful career and life on the West Coast, the two try to make sense of grief, home, love and kinship. As the clock ticks down, the cousins grapple with their conflicting memories of the past and their shared hopes for the future. Poetic and theatrical, Furlough’s Paradise explores family dreams of a utopia yet to be realized.
Covenant
Described as “a striking Southern Gothic work” (The New York Times), Covenant is a haunting new play that pushes the boundaries between myth and reality. Avery is desperate for a way out of her small Georgia town. When her childhood friend Johnny returns after making a name for himself as a blues star, Avery may have found her chance. But Johnny’s sudden fame leads to gossip that he made a deal with the devil to attain his newfound musical genius, and before long it becomes clear that he’s not the only one in town with a secret. A suspense-filled thriller that delivers one devilish twist after another, Covenant explores the gripping power of belief and the thin veil between rumor and truth.
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