In the coming year with Young Fenix Fellowship, I will be offering studies in:

Acting: Intro to acting Scene Study 1 & 2—using various short scenes to study action, conflict, and event Russian Ensemble Building—using Russian ensemble games to facilitate skills like trust, group awareness, memory, action, attention, Devised Theatre—practice in the creation of new theatrical material with a focus on the architecture of bodies and locations in space to tell stories. Active Analysis—using active analysis to explore stories through theatrical performance Speech & Monologue—the actor onstage alone Directing 1 & 2 Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, Designers—an integrated view of script analysis focused on moving the play from text to theatrical, temporal, spatial storytelling. Dramatic Literature—studies of plays structure on the page and as performance texts. These can be organized thematically, or temporally, or by author, etc War Plays Female Playwrights British Restoration and 18th Century Theatre History Pioneers of Modern Theatre—Significant Theatre Makers, this can be organized as lectures on a single theatre maker or as a course touching them and their methods, etc. Intro to Design—Mise en Scene: specifically viewing the design as an additional collaborator in the story telling process History of Directing— lecture or course on the development of directing as it’s own field History of Acting— lecture or course on the development of acting schools: this can be localized to particular times or a general overview Dramaturgy (intro to) Theatre Aesthetics—lectures on and discussions about different aesthetic ideas and how they affect storytelling in the theatre Playwrighting: writing plays, short or longer Creative Writing Poetry Creative Writing Short Story