Thinking
With Your Head
While Not Counting Your Toes:
An Improv Workshop
Instructor: Sherri
Small-Truitt (about instructor)
Classes: May
27 - June 24 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (5 weeks)
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Tuition: $175 if enrolled before April 27
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discount for returning students and multiple classes*
A fun, fast-paced series of classes that will expand your improvisational
skills. Classes involve exercises and games that are not only specifically designed
for anyone interested in improv, but for those who just want to improve their
quick-thinking ability on the stage…or in life! Lose the fear and come play
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Tuition: $150 - if enrolled before April 27
- $175 after
Registration
and payment due 3 days before first class meeting
A $1 online processing fee will be added. Forward
email receipt with completed Registration
Form attached.
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Acting
in Charge:
Treading the Boards to Address the Board Instructor:
Rick Tuman (about instructor)
Classes: Tuesdays,
July 1-29 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (5 weeks)
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Tuition: $150 if enrolled before June 21
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$175
after June 1
..................$25
discount for returning students and multiple classes*
From time to time, each of us has been called-upon to "get
up and say a few words." The request to do so may evoke both delight and
shock as one is handed this "honor." This workshop is geared to those
who speak publicly on an occasional or regular basis, to those who are in line
for or desire positions where public speaking of some type will be a part of their
duties, and to those who just want to feel more confident when addressing a group.
Using theatre performance techniques and exercises (breathing, body language,
enunciation, and improvisation, monologue or scene work), including gentle but
honest feedback from the instructor and workshop participants, this workshop will
help prepare you for the on-the-spot request as well as preparing you in advance
for your big moment. No experience is necessary. This workshop will culminate
with each student having the opportunity to "present themselves" to
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Tuition: $150 - if enrolled before June 1
- $175 after
Registration
and payment due 3 days before first class meeting
A $1 online processing fee will be added. Forward
email receipt with completed Registration
Form attached.
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You Wanna Be Funny...a Comedy Class Instructor:
Lisa Devine (about instructor)
Classes: Mondays,
August 4 - September 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (8 weeks)
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Tuition: $150 if enrolled before July 4
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$175
after July 4
..................$25
discount for returning students and multiple classes*
It takes more muscles to frown than smile - conserve energy by taking a class
incomedy! Rover Dramawerks presents an Adult Acting course dedicated to the art
of being funny. Exercises and projects will be geared to freeing your imagination
in a fun filled environment. Techniques will be taught in stand up comedy, improvisation,
and physical comedy by using the writings of great comedy legends of the stage:
Neil Simon, Ken Ludwig, Larry Shue, Woody Allen, and others! Come join a hilarious
group! If you always wanted to learn acting, this is your chance!
(Requirement
for this course: The ability to laugh or the desire to learn.)
Back by popular demand! |
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Tuition: $150 - if enrolled before July 4
- $175 after
Registration
and payment due 3 days before first class meeting
A $1 online processing fee will be added. Forward
email receipt with completed Registration
Form attached.
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| Exploration
of Uta Hagen Instructor:
Mark-Brian Sonna (about instructor)
Classes: Saturdays,
September 27 - November 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Tuition: $150 if enrolled before August 28
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$175
after August 28
..................$25
discount for returning students and multiple classes*
Uta Hagen is considered not only one of the great actors of
the 20th century, but also one of the most respected acting teachers, having taught
some of the greats, including Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. Many actors are familiar
with the names Meisner and Stanislavsky as acting teachers who espoused two different
schools of acting, yet Uta Hagen's method is another train of thought altogether.
Her technique of substitution or "transference" will be explored, as
well as understanding how to create a convincing portrayal of a role through the
character's "actions." The class will include a low impact, body strengthening
warm-up at the beginning of each session, and the six week course will end with
a performance showcase. | |
Tuition: $150 - if enrolled before August 28
- $175
after
Registration
and payment due 3 days before first class meeting
A $1 online processing fee will be added. Forward
email receipt with completed Registration
Form attached.
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About
the instructors:
Mark-Brian Sonna -
has worked in the
field of Dance, Theatre, and Television for over 25 years. He was a principal
dancer for various north Texas Ballet companies, and is the Artistic Director
of MBS Productions. Besides producing, choreographing, and directing theatre,
he has served as a consultant with various theatres in the area of movement technique
for the actor. As a performer, he is particularly known for his ability to physically
"disappear" behind his characters.
Lisa Devine -
holds an MFA in Directing
from the University of Oklahoma. She has coached actors for 14 years at the college/university
level at some of the country’s top acting conservatories including DePaul
University, Rutgers University and University of the Arts. She has the ability
to teach 3 disciplines including Theater, Communication, and Film. In 2006, Lisa
was nominated for Leading Educator of Higher Education in Philadelphia, PA. She
is currently on faculty in the Theater Department at Collin County Community College.
Lisa enjoys dividing her time between academic and professional theater. In 1998,
she was nominated for the Best Director in Chicago for her production of Eye
of God which was extended for a 6-month run. In 2001, the world premiere production
of Cheating Death received 22 awards including Judge’s Choice and Directing
at the national play competition KC/ACTF. After relocating to Dallas in July from
the East Coast, she was delighted to direct Rover Dramawerks’ production
of Private Eyes.
Sasha Truman-McGonnell - 
Sasha divides most of her time between acting and directing but can also be seen
doing makeup, costumes, and stage combat. She has been doing theatre for over
15 years while also teaching theatre in Middle School and High School. She recently
returned from NYC after performing The Long March in conjunction with the Gaiety
School of Acting. She is currently working on Misty Dawn, a TV series based on
Dark Shadows. Check it out at www.mistydawntexas.com.
Her greatest pleasure is spending most of her time with her mighty family, Bill,
Zoe and baby Sage. Sasha received her BFA from OU and her Masters from TWU both
in drama.
Sherri Small Truitt - 
is successfully credited as a performer, director, producer, teacher, and arts
administrator. Originally from San Antonio, Sherri currently resides in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area where she continues to act on stage and in film and works in the art
community. A multi-award winning actor, her resume has many credits including
independent films, commercials, industrials, TV, radio and theatrical productions.
A few of her diverse list of stage roles include Martha in Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf to Cherie in Bus Stop to Emelia in Othello. She has worked for
PBS, Kodak, Bravo and The Independent Film Channel, Taco Cabana, Disney, Sea World,
USAA, HEB, and Aramark, to name a few. Her latest work is in the thriller feature
film “Be Careful What U Ask For” and most recently was that of Anna
in Rover Dramawerks' production of The Baltimore Waltz and Karyn Dockett in the
feature “The Water’s Edge” (awarded Best Feature Film and Sherri
took Best Actor Runner-up in the Script-2-Screen Film Festival last October).
She recently produced Rover’s Woman in Mind, is co-producing a documentary
about the New Braunfels Conservation Plaza, and is in pre-production for two short
films and her next feature film “Leftovers” in which she is both performing
and producing. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre with a minor
in radio, television, and film.
Rick Tuman
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is a director, actor, educator, and manager. He works
full time in Corporate and Continuing Education at Brookhaven College and is associate
faculty at Collin College. He is on the Board of Directors for Rover Dramawerks
and Mesquite Community Theatre and works seasonally as a UIL One-Act Play Adjudicator.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Rick considers himself a well-rounded fellow
and prides himself on using common sense and humor as teaching tools in all venues,
be it on the stage or in the boardroom. He earned an MFA in Drama from Syracuse
University, having majored in directing and minored in business. Rick recently
directed The Housekeeper and The Foreigner for MCT, and he will be directing Rover's
production of Grotesque Lovesongs this summer.
Classes will be taught at the Art Centre of Plano
(1039 East 15th Street
in Plano, corner of 15th and K) Space
is limited!
Please complete registration forms available
here (right-click "Save As") and mail with
tuition to: Rover
Dramawerks
Drama Classwerks
1039 East 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75074 Please
make checks to Rover Dramawerks. For
more information, please contact us at 972-849-0358.
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