Workshop:
Auditioning for DAOR Productions, Tips and Practice
Instructor: Linda Kelp
Monday, January 6
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Free
Have you ever wanted to be in one of the Naked Stage plays put on by DAOR but were too nervous to audition? The DAOR has the answer ... a free workshop.
Veteran Naked Stage director Linda Kelp will answer the question: what do directors look for at an audition? The class will present practical guidance on preparation- -what to wear, tips on presenting yourself; the audition process; and the actor’s final presentation. There will be lots of opportunity for practice and questions. Scenes for reading will be provided.
It’s your chance to show your acting skills, so join the fun!
To register for the class contact Roanne Butier at [email protected].
Auditioning for DAOR Productions, Tips and Practice
Instructor: Linda Kelp
Monday, January 6
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Free
Have you ever wanted to be in one of the Naked Stage plays put on by DAOR but were too nervous to audition? The DAOR has the answer ... a free workshop.
Veteran Naked Stage director Linda Kelp will answer the question: what do directors look for at an audition? The class will present practical guidance on preparation- -what to wear, tips on presenting yourself; the audition process; and the actor’s final presentation. There will be lots of opportunity for practice and questions. Scenes for reading will be provided.
It’s your chance to show your acting skills, so join the fun!
To register for the class contact Roanne Butier at [email protected].
King Lear Lectures
Lecturer: Julian Lopez-Morillas
3 Mondays, beginning November25
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Full Class Fee: $ 25 for members, $ 35 for non-member
As he did with his previous lectures on Hamlet and Macbeth earlier this year, Lopez-Morillas will take participants through a close encounter with this tragedy. He will demonstrate its power as a wrenching spectacle of human depravity in a bleak and indifferent cosmos; a parable of love and forgiveness; and a poem posing searching questions about who we are and about the struggle to understand what is real and essential in human existence.
Lopez-Morillas, who has played the title role in four different professional productions, will combine analysis of the play’s structure, ideas and language with generous readings of the text. The class will discuss what makes the play so viscerally emotional, and how generations of actors and directors- - from Laurence Olivier to Orson Welles to Ian McKellan and Glenda Jackson, and from Peter Brook to Grigory Kozintsev, have grappled with its unique challenges.
Julian Lopez-Morillas has performed with all the Bay Area theaters, including ACT, Berkeley Rep, California Shakespeare Theater (CalShakes), San Jose Rep, the Magic Theater, the Aurora, San Jose Stage, as well as the Denver Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, McCarter Theater, and Chicago’s Court Theater.
He directed for many years with CalShakes, and also for the Marin Theater Company, Berkeley Jewish Theater, San Jose Rep, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the American Players’ Theater in Wisconsin. He has taught acting, directing, theater history, and Shakespeare for the University of California/Berkeley, San Jose State University, Mills College, Foothill College and Solano College.
For more information, email Stephanie Singer: [email protected].
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.
Register with Roanne Butier: [email protected]
Lecturer: Julian Lopez-Morillas
3 Mondays, beginning November25
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Full Class Fee: $ 25 for members, $ 35 for non-member
As he did with his previous lectures on Hamlet and Macbeth earlier this year, Lopez-Morillas will take participants through a close encounter with this tragedy. He will demonstrate its power as a wrenching spectacle of human depravity in a bleak and indifferent cosmos; a parable of love and forgiveness; and a poem posing searching questions about who we are and about the struggle to understand what is real and essential in human existence.
Lopez-Morillas, who has played the title role in four different professional productions, will combine analysis of the play’s structure, ideas and language with generous readings of the text. The class will discuss what makes the play so viscerally emotional, and how generations of actors and directors- - from Laurence Olivier to Orson Welles to Ian McKellan and Glenda Jackson, and from Peter Brook to Grigory Kozintsev, have grappled with its unique challenges.
Julian Lopez-Morillas has performed with all the Bay Area theaters, including ACT, Berkeley Rep, California Shakespeare Theater (CalShakes), San Jose Rep, the Magic Theater, the Aurora, San Jose Stage, as well as the Denver Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, McCarter Theater, and Chicago’s Court Theater.
He directed for many years with CalShakes, and also for the Marin Theater Company, Berkeley Jewish Theater, San Jose Rep, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the American Players’ Theater in Wisconsin. He has taught acting, directing, theater history, and Shakespeare for the University of California/Berkeley, San Jose State University, Mills College, Foothill College and Solano College.
For more information, email Stephanie Singer: [email protected].
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.
Register with Roanne Butier: [email protected]
Macbeth Lectures
Lecturer: Julian Lopez-Morillas
Session Ended
As he did with his lectures on Hamlet earlier this year, Lopez-Morillas will take participants through this tragedy scene by scene. He will demonstrate how the playwright uses imagery, rhythm, and sound to build an atmosphere of violence where ambition and the intrusion of the supernatural lead the characters in worlds of guilt, horror and madness. Lopez-Morillas asks all participants to read the play by the first class and invites them to watch one or two of the many, many versions on film and video.
Julian Lopez-Morillas has performed with all the Bay Area theaters, including ACT, Berkeley Rep, California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes), San Jose Rep, the Magic Theater, the Aurora, San Jose Stage, as well as the Denver Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, McCarter Theater, and Chicago’s Court Theater. He directed for many years with the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival (now Cal Shakes), and also for the Marin Theater Company, Berkeley Jewish Theater, San Jose Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the American Players’ Theater in Wisconsin. He has taught acting, directing, theater history, and Shakespeare for the University of California/Berkeley, San Jose State University, Mills College, Foothill College and Solano College.
For more information, email Stephanie Singer: [email protected].
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.
Register with Roanne Butier: [email protected]
Lecturer: Julian Lopez-Morillas
Session Ended
As he did with his lectures on Hamlet earlier this year, Lopez-Morillas will take participants through this tragedy scene by scene. He will demonstrate how the playwright uses imagery, rhythm, and sound to build an atmosphere of violence where ambition and the intrusion of the supernatural lead the characters in worlds of guilt, horror and madness. Lopez-Morillas asks all participants to read the play by the first class and invites them to watch one or two of the many, many versions on film and video.
Julian Lopez-Morillas has performed with all the Bay Area theaters, including ACT, Berkeley Rep, California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes), San Jose Rep, the Magic Theater, the Aurora, San Jose Stage, as well as the Denver Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, McCarter Theater, and Chicago’s Court Theater. He directed for many years with the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival (now Cal Shakes), and also for the Marin Theater Company, Berkeley Jewish Theater, San Jose Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the American Players’ Theater in Wisconsin. He has taught acting, directing, theater history, and Shakespeare for the University of California/Berkeley, San Jose State University, Mills College, Foothill College and Solano College.
For more information, email Stephanie Singer: [email protected].
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.
Register with Roanne Butier: [email protected]
Improv Workshop
Instructor: Shulie Cowen
Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Fee: $ 20 for members, $ 30 for non-members
Class limited to 20 students
With a focus on scene work, this class will help strengthen participants’ improv skills while making each other laugh! While this workshop is geared toward those with some experience in improv, all who love the art are welcome.
This class fills up quickly, so early registration is recommended.
Shulie Cowen teaches improv to kids, senior citizens, and everyone in between. After teaching at The Second City Hollywood and iO West for over 12 years, she now travels the USA and the world teaching acting and improv at festivals and schools. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, a former member of The Second City National Touring Company, and an original cast member of “School House Rock Live!”. Shulie studied improv at The Second City Training Center, The Annoyance Theater, and at iO Chicago with Del Close. She currently directs and performs in “Opening Night: The Improvised Musical!â” and with the improv team EST. Her acting credits include numerous guest appearances on television and in film and stage productions.
Class is limited to 20 students.
Register with Roanne Butier: [email protected]
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.
For questions about the class, email Stephanie Singer: [email protected].
Instructor: Shulie Cowen
Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Fee: $ 20 for members, $ 30 for non-members
Class limited to 20 students
With a focus on scene work, this class will help strengthen participants’ improv skills while making each other laugh! While this workshop is geared toward those with some experience in improv, all who love the art are welcome.
This class fills up quickly, so early registration is recommended.
Shulie Cowen teaches improv to kids, senior citizens, and everyone in between. After teaching at The Second City Hollywood and iO West for over 12 years, she now travels the USA and the world teaching acting and improv at festivals and schools. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, a former member of The Second City National Touring Company, and an original cast member of “School House Rock Live!”. Shulie studied improv at The Second City Training Center, The Annoyance Theater, and at iO Chicago with Del Close. She currently directs and performs in “Opening Night: The Improvised Musical!â” and with the improv team EST. Her acting credits include numerous guest appearances on television and in film and stage productions.
Class is limited to 20 students.
Register with Roanne Butier: [email protected]
Checks should be made out to DAOR and can be submitted at first class.
For questions about the class, email Stephanie Singer: [email protected].
Working with a Director: Comedy Scenes
Lecturer: Julian Lopez-Morillas
8 Mondays, beginning September23
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Full Class Fee: $ 80 for members, $ 100 for non-members
Plus $ 5 materials fee
Class limited to 10 participants
The workshop will focus on comic scenes from modern American and British theater. Participants will work with Lopez-Morillas, rehearsing brief scenes over the eight-week period, culminating in a presentation of work for an invited audience of family and friends. Memorization of scene material is recommended but not required. The final date of the eight sessions will be determined later because of scheduling issues.
Lopez-Morillas will draw material from diverse sources, such as Kaufman and Hart, Neil Simon, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Tom Stoppard, Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers and the Monty Pythons. Participants will practice honing their scenes with a focus on clarity, pace, rhythm and the grounding of comedy acting in genuine human behavior and character.
Lopez-Morillas is a professional theater actor, director and teacher. He has performed and directed with all the major theaters in the Bay Area and across the country. He has taught acting, directing, theater history and Shakespeare at the University of California/Berkeley and at various colleges in the state.
For questions about the class or interview, email Stephanie Singer at [email protected].
To register for the class, email [email protected].
Tuition payment check is due and payable on the first day of class.
Lecturer: Julian Lopez-Morillas
8 Mondays, beginning September23
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio, Hillside
Full Class Fee: $ 80 for members, $ 100 for non-members
Plus $ 5 materials fee
Class limited to 10 participants
The workshop will focus on comic scenes from modern American and British theater. Participants will work with Lopez-Morillas, rehearsing brief scenes over the eight-week period, culminating in a presentation of work for an invited audience of family and friends. Memorization of scene material is recommended but not required. The final date of the eight sessions will be determined later because of scheduling issues.
Lopez-Morillas will draw material from diverse sources, such as Kaufman and Hart, Neil Simon, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Tom Stoppard, Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers and the Monty Pythons. Participants will practice honing their scenes with a focus on clarity, pace, rhythm and the grounding of comedy acting in genuine human behavior and character.
Lopez-Morillas is a professional theater actor, director and teacher. He has performed and directed with all the major theaters in the Bay Area and across the country. He has taught acting, directing, theater history and Shakespeare at the University of California/Berkeley and at various colleges in the state.
For questions about the class or interview, email Stephanie Singer at [email protected].
To register for the class, email [email protected].
Tuition payment check is due and payable on the first day of class.