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Wednesdays, November 3 through December 15 (No Class on Thanksgiving Week)
In Person: 516 8^th Street SE, 4^th Floor

Instructor: Alex Piper
Prior Experience: Introduction to Acting preferred, bot not required.

You have always thought about what it takes to act with a scene partner. Ready to work a scene and explore what it takes to bring a scene to life? Dive into the fundamentals of scene work through in-depth character analysis, concentrated partner work and full investment in given circumstances of the theatrical text. This class will help participants explore ways to activate contemporary texts in rehearsal and performance.

Alex Piper, STC Teaching Artist
Years Teaching with STC: 5
Why I teach: I teach because I firmly believe in education as an effective and transformative medium that fosters empowerment, self-exploration, and investigation of the nexus between the individual and the greater human experience. I teach to encourage the development of the individual actor’s process of interpretation and activation. My approach focuses on the actor’s experiential mastery of individual tools that the actor can fuse together in their own unique process which fosters authentic and actionable choices. This approach to activation of body, voice, and text honors the effectiveness of the individual’s interpretive efforts. I teach to aid in the cultivation of an actor’s process that is uniquely rooted in the individual yet universally effective within any space.

Alex Piper has most recently appeared in the world premiere of Kleptocracy by Kenneth Lin (House of Cards) at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. Other notable credits include As You Like It and Sense & Sensibility (Folger Theatre), Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 (ft. Stacey Keach as Falstaff) and As You Like It (Shakespeare Theatre Company). He was awarded an Acting Fellowship at The Shakespeare Theatre Company for the 2013–2014 Season by Founding Artistic Director Michael Kahn. Awards Include: The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Finalist; Education: MFA, The University of Southern Mississippi. Website: http://alexpiper59.wix.com/piper

HEALTH AND SAFETY for In Person Classes

All students must provide proof that they are fully vaccinated in order to attend in-person classes at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Students who need a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or due to a sincerely held religious belief, and children under the age of 12, will require proof of a negative COVID-19 test (each week classes are held) in order to be allowed entrance.

Shakespeare Theatre Company accepts the following methods for proving vaccination, which must be presented along with a photo ID:

Physical vaccination card, or a photo of your vaccination card
CLEAR app Health Pass – https://www.clearme.com/support/healthpass
Digital vaccination cards through your home Health Department (check with your state/county’s Health Department if not listed below)
- D.C. Residents – https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/dc-myir
- Virginia Residents – https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/viis
- Maryland Residents – https://md.myir.net/rorl?next=/

Students who need a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or due to a sincerely held religious belief, must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, which must be presented along with a photo ID.

Students with one of the above accommodations who are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result must have proof of a PCR test taken within 48 hours of the class start time or an antigen test taken the same day of the class. At home tests will not be accepted. Proof will be accepted in the following forms:

Physical negative test result
Email from a test provider
App verifying negative test

Children under 12 must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test (once weekly for classes held two days per week) and a parent or legal guardian to confirm their identity.

Masks are required for all in-person classes students, regardless of vaccination status. Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or drinking in designated areas.

HEALTH AND SAFETY for In Person Classes

INTRODUCTION TO SCENE STUDY

Nov 3–Dec 15