Acting and Theatre
course

Acting and Theatre

Upskillist
Updated Sep 08, 2024

What you'll learn

  • Understand key acting theories and how to apply them
  • Analyse a script in order to create a character
  • Build and portray a believable and interesting dramatic character
  • Practical skills for creating and performing comedic characters
  • Improvise and workshop characters, scenes and scripts
Course Description

This course aims to distill the skills, understanding and information that you will acquire from in a three year university course, into 4 Modules. In each lesson you will gain understanding of the theory behind the technique, you will see it in action and you will have opportunity to put it into practice for yourself. In Module 1 you will learn the basics of acting with a view to preparing for your first audition. In Module 2 we will explore the most helpful acting theories in more depth and apply it to various scripts and characters in order to equip you to create believable performances every time. In Module 3 we will explore the ABCs of Comedic Acting and Stand-up Comedy and in Module 4 we will venture into the uncharted territories of Improviastion and Workshopping - skills that will enable you to work in a wide range of performace fields. All 4 Modules aim to instill in you a passion for the craft and most definitely, we aim to have a lot of FUN!!!