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ADULT ACTING CLASSES
Do you want to be a working actor? Do you want to be successful in film, television, theatre, commercials, industrials, hosting? Then Verve Studios is the place for you.
The training at Verve Studios focuses on both the craft and the business of acting and creates flexible, dynamic working actors, who respect and understand the process and one another.
The Foundational Classes consist of THE CORE, GET PERSONAL and SCENE STUDY. Taken together, these lay the foundation of your technique and provide a place and opportunity to build on that foundation.
Verve also offers Complementary Classes designed to give you a well-rounded education and the ability to be successful in any medium. Designed to give the actor a leg-up in the market and be completely versed in all mediums, the complementary classes are essential counterparts to the Foundational Classes.
Led by seasoned working professional actors, Verve Studios offers students the mentorship, career guidance and core training they need in order to be successful, working actors. Verve Studios’ Adult Classes are suited to serious and open actors and are limited in size in order to give each student individual, tailored attention.
Verve's new location is in the Scottsdale Airpark: 7735 E Gelding, Suite #5, Scottsdale AZ 85260.
Foundational Classes
THE CORE – Technique/foundation builder and an introduction to Scene Study.
GET PERSONAL – Connecting your self and your experiences to your work.
SCENE STUDY – On-going course designed to reinforce and strengthen technique as well as stretch limitations. * (Pre-requisite class is THE CORE or by audition)
Required reading for Foundational Classes: Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR and Richard Boleslavsky’s ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS.
Complementary Classes
FILM ACTING* – using the camera, emphasizes honesty in work through practice and application.
COMMERCIALS* – comprehensive on-camera class for the bread and butter of the industry – the commercial.
ADVANCED COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP - is a rigorous, fast-paced afternoon for those who have already taken the COMMERCIALS course; it should be taken regularly to keep your skills sharp.
TelePrompTer* – getting to know this piece of equipment and using it, not letting it use you.
ACCENTS AND DIALECTS – multiple workshops covering worldwide accents and dialects.
INTRO TO VOICE OVER - creating variety and individuality with your voice for commercials.
VOICE OVER: TOP 10 WAYS TO ENSURE STUDIO SUCCESS – from the Producer's perspective.
AUDITION TECHNIQUE – practical skills needed to get the job.
HONEST IMPROV - creating realism through improvised character development, scene creation and monologues.
ADVANCING ACTING: SHAKESPEARE SCENES AND MONOLOGUES- Shakespeare Scenes and monologues, with the physical theatre training of Chekhov and Grotowski.
SHAKESPEARE BOOT CAMP - gain an understanding of what is expected in Shakespearean performance.
HOSTING – skills for on-camera and in-person hosting.
With the exception of SCENE STUDY, all classes have open enrollment and can be taken in any sequence. Students new to Verve Studios or new to acting are highly encouraged to start with THE CORE. To register, download and complete the Registration Form and mail in with a $35 deposit.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS - FOUNDATIONAL
The Core
Can you articulate what your technique is? Do you know how you do what you do? Are you consistent?
THE CORE is the nuts and bolts of acting technique so that you can attain both knowledge and confidence in your work. Actors will learn how to prepare and score a part, how to use dramatic improv and how to work effectively and flexibly with a scene partner. Students will work individually and will be partnered up; work and reading outside the class is required.
The intensive class is the pre-requisite for entry into the Scene Study classes.
DATES: Sundays, March 25-May 20 (8 weeks). No class on 4/8.
TIME: 10 am -1 pm
INSTRUCTOR: Gene Ganssle
PRICE: $300
REGISTER: Online or via Mail
Get Personal
This two-day workshop explores connecting to your emotions and personalizing your choices. You will identify and break through some of your barriers, learn ways to access your emotions and how to transfer and apply them to your acting. Through inner objects, your senses and particular circumstances, you’ll have a better understanding of Uta Hagen’s principles of “being” rather than “acting.”
DATES: Saturday, April 14 & 21, 2012 (2-part class)
TIME: 1-5 pm
INSTRUCTOR: Amanda Melby
PRICE: $150.00
REGISTER: Online or via Mail
Scene Study
An actor is always working on her craft. When you’re not working, you should be in class. If you are serious about wanting to be a working, professional actor, then we invite you to study at Verve Studios. Download a pdf flier about what to expect in the Scene Study class.
Verve’s Scene Study classes are a safe, vigorous, nurturing environment for you to build and practice your technique. Only through long-term training will you achieve your goals, stretch your previously held limitations, and learn to be flexible and adaptable while remaining true to the character and the script.
Through partnered scene work and solo Uta Hagen exercises, you will learn to create truthful, organic moment-to-moment life on stage on a weekly basis. The combination of expert coaching and self-critique will allow you to identify and articulate what is working and what isn’t, and most importantly, why.
Scene Study is month-to-month, and ongoing. Students are encouraged to stay in class for a minimum of six months. Entrance into the class is through audition or completion of THE CORE.
Industry Showcase: Classes are showcased annually, typically in the spring. Participants must have been in class for a minimum of six months since the last showcase in order to be invited to particpate in the showcase. The next showcase is May, 2012 and students must be enrolled by December, 2011 to qualify.
2011 Industry Showcase | 2010 Industry Showcase | 2009 Showcase | 2008 Showcase | 2007 Showcase
Auditing: Actors serious about studying at Verve Studios (Scene Study or Core classes only) are welcome to audit the Scene Study class the 4th Monday of the month. RSVP to amanda@Vervestudio.net by the Saturday prior at noon to reserve your space. Students should be familiar with the required reading and the class offerings prior to reserving space.
DATES: Ongoing, MONDAYS, with the exception of holidays and 5th Mondays. 2012 Calendar of classes
TIME: 1-4 pm and 6:30-9:30 pm
INSTRUCTOR: Amanda Melby (subs: Gene Ganssle, Dee Rich, Susan K. Brigham, Jennifer Pfalzgraff)
PRE-REQUISITE: THE CORE or Instructor’s consent/audition
PRICE: $175.00 per month with discounts for paying for multiple months and duration. See Pricing Schedule for complete rate information.
REGISTER: Online (new or returning) or mail
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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS - COMPLEMENTARY
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| Intro to Voice Over This two-part course is an overview of the field of Voice Over and includes application and practice. You'll learn to break down scripts, create variety and attitudes in your read, microphone technique, and more from a working Voice Over actor. DATE: Sundays, February 5 & 12, 2012 TIME: 10 am - 1 pm INSTRUCTOR: Gene Ganssle PRICE: $150 REGISTER: Online or via Mail |
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Advancing Acting: Shakespeare Scenes and Monologues |
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| Voice Over: Top 10 Ways to Ensure Studio Success (And They'll Ask You Back!) Diane Senffner has been recording and producing VO in the Valley for years. She has worked with hundreds of actors and can give perspective on how to score in the studio. Topics covered include the ‘hidden breath’, making it conversational, making your reading stand out, studio protocols and some ‘not-to-do’s’ – what drives producers crazy! You’ll get asked back for more VO every time after taking this class to heart!. DATE: Mondays, March 19 & 26, 2012 TIME: 6:30-9:30 pm INSTRUCTOR: Diane Senffner PRICE: $150 REGISTER: Online or Mail |
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| Honest Improv A weekend intensive workshop designed to guide actors toward their true potential through improvisation. The focus is on creating realism through improvised character development, scene creation and monologues. The class provides actors of all experience levels with tools that will assist in auditions, rehearsals and in performance. This class is not designed to lead to an improv show, but rather to support actors in their film work, both comedic and dramatic. It will also be helpful to stage actors. The workshop will cover: making strong choices that allow for the most potential to build on when setting up a scene, building solid characters that are believable and interesting, telling the story through a beginning, middle and end, and guiding the scene from within so everyone looks good, regardless of experience. Bring a bag lunch for 30-minute lunch break. DATES: Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, 2011; 2012 TBA TIME: 9 am - 5 pm (30-minute lunch break) INSTRUCTOR: Chris Redish PRICE: $250 REGISTER: Online or Mail |
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| Shakespeare Boot Camp "Shakespeare Boot Camp" is a four week intensive taught by Desert Rose Theatre's artistic director, Katherine Stewart. It is during these weeks that the actors will gain an understanding of what is expected in Shakespearean performance. Actors will be introduced to the fundamentals of Shakespeare's language, how to mine the text for acting clues and how to scan the rhythm of poetic verse. During the class, students will learn the proper actor's homework as it applies to classical theatre (and Shakespeare specifically) and how to effectively study, memorize and rehearse the dialogue. Actors will experience hands-on study in class which will steer them to make effective choices that "suit the action to the word, the word to the action." Emphasis will be placed on proper scansion and pronunciation of the text and powerful character choices. Students will learn what a casting director of Shakespeare wishes to see, which characters are appropriate for their type and what the difference is between modern and classical style of performance. All actors will be given nurturing, constructive critiques of their work and will receive a written evaluation of their progress at the end of the class series. DATE: 2012 TBA TIME: 2012 TBA INSTRUCTOR: Katherine Stewart PRICE: $200 REGISTER: Online or via Mail |
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| Hosting Hosting involves both scripted and unscripted work in front of both live and on-camera audiences and is a great way to be a more well-rounded and versatile actor. Verve Studios’ Hosting class will teach you how to interview a subject effectively, prepare and present a non-memorized speech in front of a live audience, do on-camera stand-ups, hit your marks, work with a countdown, read a teleprompter effectively, think on your feet and deliver coherent copy while maintaining an exciting, knowledgeable presence and utilize your unique skills and personality to create your hosting persona. DATE: 2012 Dates TBA TIME: TBA INSTRUCTOR: Amanda Melby PRICE: $300 REGISTER: Online or via Mail |
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| Audition Technique No matter how much training and acting technique you have, you still need to get past the hurdle of the audition before anyone can see what you can do when you know the character. Cold reading and audition technique is a skill unto itself. Verve's class will teach you the necessary steps to make specific, bold choices to make your auditions stand out above the others. Class size is limited to 12 students; camera and monitor will be used. DATE: TBA TIME: INSTRUCTOR: Amanda Melby PRICE: $150 REGISTER: Online or via Mail |
INDIVIDUAL STUDY OPTIONS
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Private Ongoing Acting Lessons |
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| Private Acting Coaching Single session private coaching is also available for those students who wish to prepare for an upcoming audition or who just need a short session rather than on-going lessons. Focus can include: monologues, audition preparation, and career guidance. Private Coaching through video chat is also available with LA coach Doug Traer for those students wishing to prepare for a move to Los Angeles. LEVELS: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced DATES: Monday-Saturday, arranged with student and instructor TIME: 10 am - 6 pm, arranged with student and instructor INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Pfalzgraff and Amanda Melby and Doug Traer (via Skype) PRICE: $65/60 minutes • $90/90 minutes, by appointment, paid before session REGISTER: Online or mail in form with $25 deposit must be received before the session in order to reserve the session (refundable up to 48 hours before session.) |
• Prices subject to change without notice. Private lesson prices guaranteed for one-year after commencement of lessons.
• There is a $25/one-time Studio Registration Fee.
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LOCATION:
7735 E Gelding, Suite #5
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
*Required Reading: Uta Hagen’s A CHALLENGE FOR THE ACTOR. Please be as familiar as possible with the book before the workshops/classes.
#Required Reading: Richard Boleslavsky’s ACTING: THE FIRST SIX LESSONS.
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Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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