Winter Teen Academy: Scene Work
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View Upcoming EventsGrades 9-12, all levels of experience welcome!
Looking to expand your acting skills and be the best scene partner you can be for your fellow actors? Over the course of these six Sunday mornings, we will dig deep into scenes, scene study, character motivation, active listening, and learn the necessary questions to ask in every rehearsal situation. Learn how to develop fuller characters and deeper relationships on stage through partnering in scene work.
Sundays, January 19 – February 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Nicole Marie Green (she/they) is a Pacific Northwest–based actor, director, and theatre educator, as well as a Resident Teaching Artist at Portland Center Stage. She has been seen onstage in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, and Pride and Prejudice, and served as Associate Director for Hair. Originally from Nyack, New York, Nicole earned her undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts and Public Relations from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. After several years living and working in New York City, she moved to Kansas City to pursue an MFA in Acting and Directing at UMKC.
For more than a decade, Nicole has worked as a multidisciplinary theatre artist with a focus on physical and ensemble-based storytelling. She currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where she teaches acting at Portland State University, developed the youth theatre program at A Renaissance School of Arts & Sciences, and teaches yoga at The People’s Yoga. As an educator, Nicole is passionate about creating playful, collaborative learning environments where artists of all experience levels can take creative risks, deepen their craft, and build meaningful connections through storytelling. Nicole is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. For private lessons or coaching, email nmgreen@pcs.org
A Portland Center Stage resident teaching artist, Tyler has been seen onstage in The Importance of Being Earnest, Twelfth Night, and tick, tick…BOOM!, as well as assistant directing Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really and The Brothers Size. Additionally, his play Even Faster than a Blink was part of the 2022 Jaw New Play Festival. Tyler attended Marymount Manhattan College and is a proud member of AEA and The Dramatist Guild of America. Tyler offers individual coaching/audition prep for monologues and musical theatre, as well as script analysis and feedback for emerging playwrights. Each session is designed and tailored to your specific needs. One to two hour sessions are provided at Portland Center Stage. For private lessons or coaching with Tyler, please email tjones@pcs.org
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Is November here already?? Join us in the Ellyn Bye Studio and help us celebrate the 17 year, 354 Day Anniversary of Twilight (2008). This is a FREE Movie Screening, and we ENCOURAGE folks bringing candy. That's right, BYOC (just no popcorn). Doors at 6PM, movie at 6:30PM sharp. See ya there!
PCS Movie Night: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Suddenly we're seeing more Little Shop of Horrors!! Join us in the Ellyn Bye Studio for the 1986 rendition as we prep for our main stage production. This is a FREE Movie Screening, and we ENCOURAGE folks bringing candy. That's right, BYOC (just no popcorn). Doors at 6PM, movie at 6:30PM sharp. See ya there!
Improvisation Classes for Beginners
Whether you're looking to get more confident in social situations, think quicker on your feet, or get in touch with your imaginative side, these "one-off" improv classes will set you on the path to success!
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