Acting Workshop
July 25, 26 & August 1, 2
Brought to You by CAST
Improve Your Acting Skills
This is a rare opportunity for adults to improve their acting skills through gesture and voice ... the only tools an actor has to communicate with the audience.
The workshop, brought to you by the CAST theatre group, will be held at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River, on July 25, 26 and Aug. 1, 2 from 9 to noon. It will be led by Sharon Laughlin, a highly accomplished actress and acting instructor.
About Sharon Laughlin
Sharon Laughlin, a professional actress, will be
teaching the class. Laughlin graduated from the University of Washington
in Drama and went directly to New York where she worked in theatre for 30 years.
Shortly after arriving in NYC she began studying with Neils Miller who taught
an acting technique based on the teachings of Francois Delsarte.
The Delsarte Technique: The overarching idea of the approach to be taught
can be summed up by what Delsarte calls “The
Law of Correspondence,” which states that: “to each spiritual function
responds a function of the body; and to each large movement of the body corresponds
a spiritual act.” "Spiritual" in
this context refers to intellectual or emotional movement. Delsarte observed
in detail how energy and intention are expressed through the body via gesture
and voice – the only tools an actor has to communicate
with the audience.
Laughlin worked on and off Broadway, did national tours and Regional Theater such as Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Portland Center Stage, Stamford Theatre Works, Cleveland Playhouse, American Shakespeare Festival, Center Stage in Baltimore and many more.
Don’t miss this opportunity to work with this amazing woman!
Registration and More Details
The class will be limited to 15 and the fee will be $60.00 payable to Columbia Arts. Every participant will need to bring a memorized 3 minute monologue to the first class.
To register, or for more information, please contact Judie Hanel at 541-386-6221 or judieh@gorge.net. Also contact Judie if you need help finding a monologue.