TTW & Stella Adler Studio to Host Collaborative Workshop 2007

To further the legacy of the TTW’s origins as a breeding ground for new theatre artists, the TTW has invited the Stella Adler Studio of Acting that has been hailed as one of the premiere acting schools in New York City. Established in 1949, Stella Adler Studio of Acting offers a wide range of acting classes and acting programs in its aims to embody Stella Adler’s primary belief, that growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous.

The TTW and Stella Adler collaboration will be launched on August 20, 2007 with a two-week intensive training programme designed for teachers of theatre arts at our nation's secondary schools.

Subject areas to be covered in the two week intensive include Adler Technique, Scene Study, Voice & Speech and Movement. Tutor's Andrew Wade and Patrick Quagliano are masters in their respective fields. Click here for application forms, faculty bios, course schedule and relevant links .

You will be introduced to the Principles of the Stella Adler Technique of Acting and its language, including the definition of action, circumstance, justification, etc. Through a variety of exercises, neutral scenes and monologues, you will learn to develop the use of your imagination and to incorporate the principles of acting technique into the prepared for the role.

You will be introduced to the joy of movement, body awareness and the opening-up of the actor's physical instrument. You will learn physical play, the awakening of spontaneity and variety of expression. Alexander Technique, improvisation, dance forms and releasing/alignment techniques will be incorporated.

An introduction to the realistic tradition of acting through scene analysis and performance with emphasis on sub textual values and character elements. This course will cover early 20th century texts including those of Chekhov, Ibsen and Strindberg.

Voice work enables the immediate and spontaneous expression of an actor's thoughts. To this end, you will learn to develop the efficient and economical production of sound, complemented by and coordinated with the strengthening of your speech organs. The proper use of your instrument will free your acting of habitual tensions and open you to the depth of sound and through, both real and imaginary. You will thereby be able to say what you feel with passion.