Master Acting Course

Are you wanting to train in a variety of different acting techniques and practitioners but don’t want the pressure of a show? Are you already trained or experienced and want to up-skill your acting?

You’ll love this course if you are ready to step up but don’t want to perform.

May 2024

Master Acting Course (Face-to-Face)

Dates: Thursday 23rd May 2024 - Thursday 18th July 2024 (running every Thursday).

Times: 8pm - 10pm

Location: Augustine United Church (Studio/Theatre), 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL

Cost: £330.00

This term, our focus is on one the Masters of Acting, Stella Adler.

Suitable for Advanced and Intermediate Actors (and those who have graduated from the Beginners Drama Course).

Master Acting offers a unique opportunity for experienced actors to delve into specific acting practitioners or genres without the pressure of a performance.

Each term focuses on a different aspect of acting theory or theatre style, allowing students to explore diverse techniques and approaches.

Example of practitioners and theatre styles include Stanislavski Method, Brechtian Theatre, Stella Adler, Meisner Technique, Lecoq Technique, Improvisation Acting, Chekhov, Uta Hagen plus much more.

This course is open to all actors with experience who are eager to expand their skills in a supportive environment.

Whether you're interested in honing your craft or exploring new methodologies, Master Acting promises a fun and enriching form of training.

Plus, with each term offering something new, students can enrol in as many terms as they like, tailoring their learning journey to their interests and goals.

If you want to take your acting more seriously, then this is the course for you.

As each term is different students enrol term after term, making places very competitive.

Here’s Exactly What You’ll Get:

✅  Training and Performing with expert, professional directors and acting coaches who guide your acting journey and experience

✅  2 Hours per week of intensive class time, plus moderate homework (average completion time of 35 mins per week per student)

✅  Free Membership to the Professional Performance Association while training with us

✅ A Certified Course with Education Scotland (CPD PLFind) *

✅  You’ll get an optional NUS Student Card **

✅  You’ll learn and practice advanced and professional levels of acting methods from highly regarded experts (such as Stanislavski, Chekhov, Uta Hagen, Adler, Hagen, Strasberg, Meisner, Mamet and more) ***

✅  You’ll discover the power, skill and fun of different methods and acting skills, from improvisation to characterisation.

✅ You’ll work on both classical and contemporary scripts ranging from tragedy to comedy (depending on which term you enrol and what we are covering).

✅ You’ll learn the skills needed to bridge you up for professional acting and performing

✅  You’ll increase your confidence in performance and everyday life

✅  You’ll explore and practice scene and script work with other advanced students and your professional director

✅  You’ll get more creative and spark your imagination by freeing up those normal adult restrictions and belief systems

✅  You’ll walk away with individual feedback on your ability, progress, talent and your performance delivery.

✅  You’ll get our honest advice with options on future opportunities to continue your training with us (and beyond)

✅ You’ll get optional casting opportunities through the Professional Performance Association and in class.

✅ If you book your spot early enough, you’ll get offered manageable payment plans to help spread the cost. These are all show when you click the “ENROL” button below.

 
 * There is an optional fee for a digital certificate for proof of the certification of this particular course ** NUS Cards are Payable to NUS *** Content varies each term and is not restricted to these mentioned. Therefore you can cover one, all or none of these mentioned practitioners and approaches. The play is also subject to change, although we will do our best to keep it as it is stated. The coach may also vary from term to term.

📣 We aim to run all our face to face classes in our venues but if our venues close due to government restrictions, lockdowns or circumstances out-with our control, we’ll go online and return to venues when it’s safe to do so.  Online sessions will be recorded, so if you can’t show up on the day, you won’t miss any content. Rest assured, your health, safety and wellbeing is our top priority so we will follow the current guidelines on the appropriate dates of the course and comply with our school and venue risk assessment measures.  📣