In this three week course, we'll be taking a look at the thing we most want to avoid: ourselves. In week 1, we'll be reflecting on some of the beliefs we have about ourselves that keep us from breaking out of that shell, as well as learning to laugh at ourselves through play. We'll also be taking home some basic tools to use throughout the week, so that in Week 2, we can reflect on how implementing those tools made a positive impact in our social interactions. In Week 2 we'll continue the art of play, learn how to fail in front of other people, examine our control issues, and how to use our voice to communicate our fears effectively. In Week 3, we'll be conquering one major fear of ours, whether that's teaching a game or a lesson to the group, delivering a presentation, or performing an artistic piece (like a monologue, spoken word, standup comedy, speech, toast etc.).

Four workshops to give you the tools to audition better, create characters, delve into meaning and find that emotion.

Have you ever called in sick to school or work when you felt fine?  Then you can act!  This series of workshops will help you to hone those skills so that you can truly improve as an artist and actor (or just to improve that “sick voice”).  This workshop is for every level, and Amanda will work one-on-one with you at the level you feel comfortable with. 

From a more confident audition to an in-depth dramatic scene, Amanda will help you every step of the way.

"As a poet, essayist, and teacher of writing, I can honestly say that nothing has changed the way I view writing, and the writing process, like the art of improv. I have been a teacher for eight years and an improviser for six; these two facets of my life have found a symbiotic relationship surrounding writing, and I would like to pass this knowledge on to everyone! This class is for the seasoned writer, the novice, the teacher, someone who thinks they want to write, and that guy—yes that guy over there! “Sir with the skull cap, please sit down and welcome to Yes, And!” This class will push drag, and pull you out of your shell, out of your writer’s block, and onto the stage, into a working, publishable draft. "