Welcome to Acting ... In the Moment

This ongoing class is best for people who want to either begin to learn acting relatively quickly, in the sense of jumping into the vital essence of the work, but also with a focus on truth. It also will benefit those who want to revisit and deepen their process after a period of being away from acting. The training focuses on the awareness of being fully alive and present in the moment to moment process of acting.

I have created a series of exercises and an approach that allows actors to work from a place of honesty and truthful expression of themselves in a very simplified way. I am very interested in the power of connecting, through the use of personal narrative, to truthful presence .. and then transforming that into "acting."

This is a particularly useful process for commercially viable individuals, in getting comfortable as actors from the start and, thus, better able to book work.

I am an Equity actor and hold both an undergraduate and graduate degree in acting; and I specialized at the graduate level in acting pedagogy. I have taught at the college level in conservatory training programs and have expertise in movement for actors and many methodologies of acting technique.

This particular class is $100.00 for a 4 week session and held on Monday evenings in Greenwich Village, 7-9, primarily at The Theatre Lab 137 West 14th St--though the location is subject to change. As I build this course, there will be other times as well. I am also available for personal coaching. Email blawrence17@gmail.com for details. or call/ text 9174140980 Barbara Lawrence

* Please note, this posting does not include members who are already active in the class. The rsvp status doesnt reflect attendance. The students rotate, come and go, drop in, and also commit to long term work. Each to his or her own needs and life circumstances.