The Actor's Academy-2012

Auditions for The Actor's Academy

Where: The MiraCosta theatre building

The Actor's Academy
Early Auditions: March 5 from 5:00-9:00pm by appointment only General Auditions: April 30 from 5:00-9:00pm by appointment only

For appointments, please email
TracyWilliams, twilliams@miracosta.edu

Audition requirements:

• 2 contrasting monologues not to exceed 3 minutes in total length.
  Short interview.
  Improvisation in a small group of others who are auditioning.

A Midsummer program for acting and Shakespeare training

The Actor’s Academy is a one-of-a-kind program that provides an intense and rewarding actor training experience. Modeled after national conservatories, MiraCosta’s Actor’s Academy offers college credit courses taught by acclaimed directors and professional actors.

Expect to be inspired, stretched and nurtured. Our standards are high; your days will be demanding and rigorous…but the results are immensely rewarding. You will discover a passion, a voice and a style you’ve earned for yourself through hard work, integrity and discipline.

MiraCosta’s Actor’s Academy is looking for those who will rise to this challenge and embrace this unique opportunity.

Highlights

• Work side-by-side with acclaimed professionals
• Workshop with notable names in the theatre community
• Receive intensive and constructive actor training
• Earn five units of college credit
• Improve your acting abilities with scene work and practical acting skills
• Perform and showcase your skills in a public production

Admission by Audition Only

• Academy dates are:

  Mid-June- Mid-July

  Classes are Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
  Tech week the hours are extended to 11:00 PM

  There are no excused absences during these 5 weeks.  Plan accordingly.

  If accepted you must enroll in 5 units for credit at MCC.  The tuition is the current rate at the college and is available online at MiraCosta.edu.
  

A select company of approximately 30 will be chosen for the 2012 class of The Actor’s Academy.

Schedule

Classes for the five-week session will be held Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 6:30p.m., at MiraCosta’s Oceanside Campus, One Barnard Drive, Oceanside. Some evening rehearsals will be required. Tech week rehearsals and performances for the production will also be at the Oceanside campus.

Curriculum

The following prescribed curriculum of all four classes is required for all first year participants, who will earn five units of college credit upon completion.

• Drama 109 Practicum of Voice and Diction

A lab course covering the basics of vocal training to improve voice projection, articulation and expression.

• Drama 126 Shakespearean Acting Lab

This lab course focuses on the basics of classical acting techniques, comprehension and delivery of Shakespeare’s work. The course will include the basics of classical acting techniques, ensemble work, exercises, games and more.

• Drama 232 Movement for the Stage

Designed to explore dynamic movement. Emphasizes physical control, strength, flexibility, creative imagination, and the integration of mind, body and emotion. Includes character neutral mask work and using the principles of Rudolf Laban.

• Drama 271 Rehearsal and Performance

Enrollment consists entirely of people who are cast in the current major production, AsYou Like It. All Academy students will be cast.

Tuition and Fees

The tuition for the summer conservatory is consistent with the per unit enrollment fees for California residents and non-residents. The current enrollment fees are available online at www.miracosta.edu/studentservices/Admissions/faqs.htm or by calling (760) 795-6620. Students will also pay a materials fee.

The Actor’s Academy is open to any individual:

• Eighteen years of age or older or
• A high school graduate or equivalent or
• A current high school sophomore, junior or senior with a Minor’s Permit signed by their high school counselor, principal and parent.

Tracy Williams is the Conservatory Director and inspired this program with her model conservatory summer program in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Southwest Shakespeare Conservatory. She also teaches Voice and Movement and has been educating theatre students for 22 years. Tracy is in her second year as a full time faculty member in the Theatre Department at MiraCosta. This is her fourth summer teaching in The Actor's Academy. She is also a member of Actor's Equity and performed last summer at the Old Lyric Repertory Theatre in Logan, Utah. Tracy taught at Scottsdale Community College for 17 years prior to accepting the full time position at MiraCosta College. Tracy holds and M.F.A. from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Christopher M. Williams has volunteered at The Actor's Academy for the last five years and has been seen as an actor in several North Coast Repertory theatre productions. Christopher taught and directed at Scottsdale Community College, Glendale Community College and the Southwest Shakespeare Conservatory. He is a member of the Actor's Equity Association.

Eric Bishop founded The Actor's Academy shortly after beginning as a full time faculty member at MiraCosta College in 2000. Eric is experienced with theatre conservatory training programs having served as a Resident-Artist at PCPA Theaterfest, Utah State University's Theatre Conservatory program and the Southwest Shakespeare Conservatory. Eric will be teaching the Track Two students Acting this summer.

Lisa Berger, MFA (Directing, U. of  Montana) (Graduate Meisner actor intensive William Esper Studio, NYC) is a director, teacher and actor.  Her San Diego directing credits include Things We Want (New Village Arts), Killer Joe (Compass Theatre)(Patte Award), Miss Julie and The Corpse Bride (Stone Soup), ANON(ymous) and Crimes of the Heart (Canyon Crest Academy) Buried Child (UCSD) The Long Christmas Ride Home (Patte Award) and Looking for Normal (Diversionary Theatre), Handbag (AASD) The Pirates of Penzance (Lyric Opera Academy), and Islands of Repair (NYC Fringe).