No mtg. June 6. Internet access required.
Playing the American: An Acting and Accent-Reduction Workshop
THEATER X 419.3
Non-native speakers of American English hone their craft and learn to perform credibly in mainstream America to achieve a seamless accent shift without calling attention to itself or get in the way of the acting.
Fall
Spring
In Person
Starting at $785.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
What you can learn.
- Learn to build confidence and trust in your creative process in a safe, supportive environment
- Understand how to modify your voice, speech, and delivery for the accent
- Break through acting blocks, limitations, and develop tools for dealing with performance anxiety
- Throughout the class perform monologues, scenes, cold readings, and improvisation
About this course:
Participants who are not native speakers of American English hone their craft and learn to perform credibly in mainstream America. The ultimate objective is to achieve a seamless accent shift that does not call attention to itself or get in the way of the acting. Working in a safe, supportive environment, you learn to build confidence and trust in your creative process; modify voice, speech and delivery; break through acting blocks and limitations; and develop tools for dealing with performance anxiety. Throughout the course, you perform monologues, scenes, cold reading and improvisation.
Prerequisites
All participants must speak English fluently.
Spring 2024 Schedule
Date & Time
Details
Format
In Person
Location:
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Notes
Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 08, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book:
Well Said
ISBN 978-1-305-64136-5
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Apr 4, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu Apr 11, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu Apr 18, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu Apr 25, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu May 2, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu May 9, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu May 16, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Sat May 18, 2024
2:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu May 23, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu May 30, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
Lecture
Thu Jun 13, 2024
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 201
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