STC Curriculum
STC Curriculum
6-WEEK CORE SKILLS INTENSIVE
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Acting Technique |
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Movement |
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Voice and Speech Dynamics |
Acting Technique
Courses in this portion of the six-week curriculum focus on fundamental acting principles. Teaching methodologies and evaluative tools include scene study, practical acting exercises, improvisational exercises, audition techniques, and textual analysis.
Movement
Courses in this portion of the six-week curriculum focus on the expressiveness of the actor’s body. Teaching methodologies and evaluative tools include study and implementation of various movement forms and exercises that explore the relationship between interior life and physical embodiment.
Voice and Speech Dynamics
Courses in this portion of the six-week curriculum focus on voice production for the actor. Teaching methodologies and evaluative tools include exercises in breathing, relaxation, and control of the voice for speaking on-stage, text work, vocal techniques of emphasis, pitch, rate, quality, volume, and inflection, and speech techniques such as use of specific qualities of sound.
Program Hours
Classes meet Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Evenings and weekends are free. Please note: Arranging rehearsal time outside of regularly scheduled class hours is essential to successfully completing the STC.
Daily Class Schedule
Typically, a student will attend a variety of classes on any given day and throughout the course of the week, including Acting, Movement, Voice, Speech and the Actor, Improvisation, Clowning, Text, Audition Technique, and Conservatory Hours (talkbacks with prominent actors, directors, and others working in the industry). Acting classes last between two to four hours; other classes last two hours. The day may also include 1 to 2 10 to15-minute breaks between classes and a 45-minute to 1-hour lunch break. Students will find it necessary to schedule rehearsal time outside of class in order to work on scenes, monologues, etc. Total in-class time per week is approximately 32 hours.
