E-DRIVE [WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24]

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WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24
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1. GEORGE F. WALKER - TORONTO, ON
2. IMPROV YOUR ACTING (1 OF 2)  - TORONTO, ON
3. IMPROV YOUR ACTING (2 OF 2) - TORONTO, ON
4. FOO PRODUCTIONS - TORONTO, ON
5. MICHAEL CHEKHOV CANADA - TORONTO, ON
6. DREAM ROLES - THE DIRECTORS SERIES - TORONTO, ON

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1. GEORGE F. WALKER - TORONTO, ON
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 04/10/2017
Audition date: 04/14/2017
Deadline to submit: 03/08/2017
Email applications to: gfwalkerinfo at gmail.com
Contact name: Kate Walker
Contact email: gfwalkerinfo at gmail.com
Contact phone: 4165221814
Engager Website: www.georgefwalker.ca

Additional information:
George F. Walker is offering a one-week acting intensive for emerging
actors. He will be using his work (old and new) in a variety of ways to help
illuminate and strengthen the acting process, to encourage acting that is
emotionally honest, generous and brave.

To apply please submit a resume and a letter of interest to
gfwalkerinfo at gmail.com by March 8, 2017.

Spaces are limited
Location: TBD, downtown Toronto
Time: April 10, 2017- April 14, 2017, 10 am - 5:30 pm
Regular cost: $600 plus HST.
Equity: $480 plus HST

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2. IMPROV YOUR ACTING (1 OF 2) - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: BTT Theatre Conservatory
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 04/24/2017
Audition date: 03/21/2017
Deadline to submit: 03/19/2017
Email applications to: tony at improvyouracting.com
Contact name: Tony Babcock
Contact email: tony at improvyouracting.com
Contact phone: 6473484922
Engager Website: www.improvyouracting.com/theatreconservatory

Additional information:
Improv Your Acting: Studio for the Performing Arts is currently seeking
strong, dedicated actors to round out it's next 12-Week Theatre Conservatory
Ensemble!

Explore classical and contemporary Theatre through rigorous scene-study,
challenging Meisner, foundational voice work and organic improv.


-Susan Finlayson, Conservatory Graduate

BTT Theatre Conservatory
April 24 - July 10
@ IYA Studio, 155 Walut Avenue Toronto

APPLY ONLINE - www.improvyouracting.com/theatreconservatory

**Tuition for the program is $395/month, CAEA members get 20% off
($316/month).

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3. IMPROV YOUR ACTING (2 OF 2) - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: IYA's Meisner Creation Lab
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 03/08/2017
Deadline to submit: 03/08/2017
Email applications to: tony at improvyouracting.com
Contact name: Tony Babcock
Contact email: tony at improvyouracting.com
Contact phone: 6473484922
Engager Website: www.improvyouracting.com/meisner

Additional information:
IYA's Meisner Creation Lab will help you develop essential skills needed in
today's competitive acting industry. A big portion of the course will be
dedicated to creating stories to turn into film, television and theatre
productions.

Actors can't just be actors. Hoping for the best when auditioning is not
enough. You must create your own work, play the roles you want to play, and
tell the stories that you are passionate about.

IYA's Meisner Creation Lab
with Robert Bellissimo
8 weeks, March 8 - April 26
Tuition - $349
20% off for CAEA members ($299)

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4. FOO PRODUCTIONS - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: Corporeal Mime: The Actors Art of Movement - With master
mime trainer  Dr Giuseppe Condello
Deadline to submit: 02/27/2017
Email applications to: fooshows at gmail.com
Contact name: Helen Donnelly
Contact email: fooshows at gmail.com
Contact phone: 416-536-4323
Engager Website: www.helendonnelly.com

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement:
Giuseppe is pleased to offer this workshop which is welcoming to all
ethno-cultural backgrounds and which is LGBTQ2 positive.

Additional information:

Workshop A: Formatting the Actor’s Physical Exterior/The Technique
The technique consists of four main principals that aim to work the body and
mind: body segmentation, counterweights, dynamo rhythms and mobile statuary.
Saturday APRIL 29 from 1-6pm

Workshop B: Formatting the Actor’s Psychological Interior/Emotional and
Mental Impulses
The Creation and Development of Character consisting of motifs and scenes,
from structured  repertoire extracts.
Sunday APRIL 30 from 10am-3pm

 $140 for one workshop, $240 for both.
20% Equity discount.

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5. MICHAEL CHEKHOV CANADA - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: Michael Chekhov Technique
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 03/11/2017
Deadline to submit: 03/09/2017
Email applications to: info at michaelchekhovcanada.com
Contact name: Rena Polley
Contact email: info at michaelchekhovcanada.com
Contact phone: 647-968-6050
Engager Website: www.michaelchekhovcanada.com

Additional information:

Radiating and receiving are foundational tools we often neglect and are
needed to make our work authentic and alive. We’ll look at how to sustain or
radiate gestures and images, how to receive them into our bodies and then
have the courage to let them sit in the place of the unknown.

WHEN: Sat March 11, Sun March 12
TIME: 10am - 5pm
TEACHERS: Rena Polley, Lionel Walsh
$100 Non Equity  $80 Equity Members

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6. DREAM ROLES - THE DIRECTORS SERIES - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: Musical Theatre Audition Masterclass with Timothy French
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 03/20/2017
Deadline to submit: 03/06/2017
Email applications to: thedirectorsseries at gmail.com
Contact name: Sarite Harris
Contact email: thedirectorsseries at gmail.com
Contact phone: 6476694654
Engager Website: www.facebook.com/thedirectorsseries

Additional information:
Musical Theatre Audition Masterclass with Timothy French

Dream Roles:
Students will pick a dream role (that they could play now or within the next
10 years) and prepare 1 "audition song" to present in the morning suitable
for the role they are auditioning for. Then in the afternoon, they will
prepare one song their "character" sings in the show. Both will be worked on
in class.

Monday March 20th
11am to 3:30pm
OR
Monday March 27th
11am to 3:30pm

$100 for Equity Members
$125 for Non Equity Members
$30 for Auditors

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