Saturday, December 25, 2010

Theatre--Master Class/Workshop

 Caroline McGee (see biographical information below)is coming home to Louisiana for another acting method acting workshop scheduled for December 29th through January 5, 2011at Cite des Arts in downtown Lafayette.  The workshop will focus on exercises, improvisations and scene and monologue work from the modern classics---Chekhov, Williams, Albee, Sam Shepard, Mamet and others.  

The class will be designed to suit all actors from beginning to advanced, and ages 7 through adult are welcome to apply.   When applying, please be sure to include availability during the days/evenings of the workshop. This winter session includes five workshop days for 3 hours each.

On a personal note, former Method Workshop member Savannah Des Ormeaux has been accepted into the NYU Tisch School of the Arts BFA acting program.  Congratulations to Savannah!



Bio:
Director Caroline McGee's recent production, "Revolting Women/Woman Bomb," for the United Solo International Festival, Theatre Row, NYC, won the Best Acting Award for Jelena Stupljanin's portrayal. Caroline's training includes: Yale Drama, Stella Adles, Wynn Handman, Bill Esper, Michael Howard, Robert Lewis, and the National Conservatory in France. She has served as Associate Professor/Director, Catholic U. MFA Acting Program, Director/Producer for NYU TischDrama/Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, the professional program at NYU’s Stonestreet Studio for Film & TV, and, currently teaches at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Art in Film & TV. She has produced and performed theatre extensively in the US and Europe, and appeared in films with/by Gregory Peck, Woody Allen, Gena Rowland and others. Her theatre reviews have appeared in Slavic & Eastern European Performance and Western European Stages.Since 1997, she has been a panelist for the New York State Council of the Arts, Individual Artists awards. Caroline is a member of all 3 actor unions, AEA, SAG and AFTRA.


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