Visionaries of the Creative Arts and Deaf Spotlight will partner up to offer workshop series this year. Kicking off with Character Development and Scene Study, Alexandria Wailes will work with you to build confidence and to learn the important balance of being prepared and giving yourself permission to love what you do for the stage or screen via virtual workshops.
Character Development:
Learn tools on how to develop and layer complexity of the character(s) you are portraying.
**Script will be provided after you sign up for your spot.
Scene Study:
With the other participants in the workshop, we will deconstruct scenes from a play. We will identify various components such as the piece in historical context, sign choices, mannerisms and honoring the words of the playwright.
**Script will be provided after you sign up for your spot.
Level/ 2021 Dates:
Intermediate: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22
Session duration: 2 hours
Time: 3 PM - 5 PM PST/ 6 PM - 8 PM EST
Workshop fee: $100 for 4 sessions
Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2021
Note: space is limited to the first 8 sign-ups, so sign up early to secure your spot
Instructions will be in ASL only.
Participants must be fluent in ASL and be able to join in the Eastern Standard Time zone.
Required Payment: https://aslactingworkshop.eventbrite.com
You will get a confirmation email from us along with the script.
You will need:
-Laptop for virtual workshops.
*Use of an iPad, tablet or your smartphone will limit your ability to view other participants in the workshop.*
-Strong wifi or have ethernet
-The latest Zoom features downloaded.
-Good lighting and a solid background with minimal distractions.
-Paper/pen and journal for notes
**Script will be provided after you sign up. Come to the first class having already read the script.
Instructor Bio:
Alexandria Wailes received a 2020 Obie for Sustained Excellence as an Artist & Advocate and a Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play For Colored Girls... at The Public. Her career spans Broadway, Off Broadway, TV and film as an actor, director, choreographer and Director of ASL. Co-founder of BHo5.org.
Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA & SDC. www.alexandriawailes.com
Questions: info@visionariesofthecreativearts.org & info@deafspotlight.org
Access requests, please email by January 18, 2021 to info@deafspotlight.org.
Poster ID: bright blue background with cut out props on sticks at bottom left corner with white text: “Acting Workshop: Character Development & Scene Study, Instructor | Alexandria Wailes, Level / 2021 Dates: Intermediate | Feb 1, 8, 15, 15, 22, Beginner | Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Session duration: 2 hours, Workshop fee: $100 for 4 sessions, Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2021.” White block at bottom with black text: “Questions? info@deafspotlight.org” with sponsors: VOCA, Borealis Philanthropy Disability Inclusion Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsWA, 4Culture and Deaf Spotlight.