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[Patricia Joyce]

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Workshop Sept 10-16
THE ACTOR'S CENTER - ROMA presents 
the STANISLAVSKI/STRASBERG WORKSHOPS with MICHAEL MARGOTTA

COST:
A Equity discount of 10% off of the fee will be given. The full fee for
the entire workshop is $550 but pro-rated day rates are available.

Dear Equity Members: We are availing ourselves of the opportunity to
work 
with Michael Margotta for a week before he departs again for the Actors 
Center Roma in Italy which he established and where he will be doing a
play 
this winter. All courtesy will be paid to Equity actors and we will
attempt to accommodate both scheduling and financial circumstances.

THERE WILL BE AN FREE INFORMATION SEMINAR WITH MICHAEL 
Tuesday September 10th at EQUITY SHOWCASE and all Equity members are
invited 
to come and meet Michael and enter the discussion. Therafter there will
be 
sessions available all week and until next Monday.

MARGOTTA, "if you are going to work seriously as an actor you must make
a 
distinction between training and performing. "

September 10 - 16 -- in Toronto

Equity Showcase Theatre,651 Dufferin from Sept 10-13.
3 MacDonell, from Sept 14-16

Contact Cayle/Lorraine Sinclair: dcmcfee at idirect.com Ph: 416.405.8446

THE TEACHER:
Michael Margotta has over 30 years of experience as an actor in
Hollywood 
films, television series and American theatrical productions. He starred
in 
one of the first films to be directed by Jack Nicholson, "Drive, He
Said" He 
has worked with the talents of Ellen Burstyn, Shelley Winters, Karl
Malden 
and Karen Black. Michael has also been nominated for an Emmy Award for
his 
work on television and is a Lifetime member Member of the Actor's
Studio. In 
the 1990s he taught at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
in 
New York City and has become an internationally respected teacher in
Spain, 
Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy where he is currently based.
Michael Margotta FILMOGRAPHY on www.imdb.com 
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Margotta,+Michael

THE WORKSHOP:

The first exercise of the day uninhibited dance to the best rhythmic
African 
Drum music on the planet...the actor is lead through breathing
techniques 
and attention is brought to all different parts of the instrument; the 
actor's body. Then Michael uses the sense memory exercises developed by
K. 
Stanislavski to bring the actor further in touch with the 6th sense.

Improvisation and scene work is also used in the acting workshop. The on

stage journey begins with the individual understanding him/herself; then

outward to the actor understanding the physical space in which they are 
working; then the partner/s on stage; and finally the audience.

The actor need not prepare any material for the acting workshops, unless

there is something that one wants to work on. Certain writing
assignments 
will be encouraged. In these workshops you will laugh, you will cry, you

will remember events in your life, dream incredible dreams and begin to 
realize your true potential as an artist.

Michael and his work are the subject of a documentary that is available
to 
see on line. If you would like to see something about Michael's teaching

style: www.global-video.com.