Your Physical Instrument

Together the body and the voice are the actor's instrument. You need to be grounded in the body, mind, imagination, and emotion. To land the role of a lifetime on a film, television show, or the stage means practicing every day. You need to fine-tune your instrument just like a classical pianist or a boxer, because you never know what role you'll get to play.

Warm-Up

Every day of every term in Acting starts with a routine physical warm-up to focus your mind, strengthen your voice, and loosen up your body, so that when it comes time to perform you are in the moment, and ready to perform the tasks that make for great acting. As the year progresses, you'll gain the ability to personalize your warm-up routine.

Movement

An actor must find the neutral position: a good centre of balance, aligned posture, and no unconscious areas of tension in your neck, shoulders, or spine. Your body is your instrument and you must keep it well-tuned. To develop grounded, engaged, and dynamic movement that allows you to convey a variety of character traits, you need daily practice and excellent mentors. You will find yourself able to perform a much greater range of movement after you've practiced a selection of the best movement techniques like the Alexander Technique, dance, Laban, stage combat, Yoga, and creative movement.

Singing

Through a series of foundational exercises that broaden your vocal range, you'll study and practice breath-control and develop the techniques to sing in a relaxed, full voice in a group and as a solo performance with piano accompaniment.

Voice

Your voice is tested and conditioned through an exploration of how the body, the imagination, and the emotions assist or inhibit full vocal expression. Understanding one's own vocal strengths and weaknesses helps you achieve greater control over your performance.