AATC Training Classes for Fall '99

Asian American Theater Company
FALL TRAINING 1999
To continue fostering new talent in Asian Pacific Islander American theater, Asian American Theater Company, with noted AATC Alumni, is offering the following classes for it's Fall 1999 series.

IMPROVISATION
JIM CRANNA, INSTRUCTOR
Mr. Cranna, formerly with National Theatre of the Deranged, The Committee and Not My Fault Players offers this popular class especially for AATC. He has worked with actors such as Robin Williams, Kelvin Han Yee and Byron Yee. Learn the basics of improvisation, scene partner techniques, and relationships with other characters.
Mondays 7 to 9pm (six classes)
October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15 & 29th at Japanese Cultural and
Community Center of Northern California: 1840 Sutter Street (between
Webster and Buchanan), San Francisco.
$150.00 for non-members
$130.00 for members

ACTING AND SCENE STUDY
DENA MARTINEZ, INSTRUCTOR
Hone your acting technique and practice from a working professional. Develop your skills in this course through acting exercise, movement and scene analysis. Dena Maritnez is a founding member of Latina Theater Lab, created to provide a place for Latinas to produce, direct and act in work of their own. Now a four-year-old theater company, the group continues to provide emerging Latina theater artists with a professional environment in which to develop. Dena is a talented writer, actor and director of the current AATC Production of Dragon Lady VS Pochahontas.
Tuesdays 7 to 9pm
October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30 at Japanese Cultural and Community
Center of Northern California: 1840 Sutter Street (between Webster and
Buchanan), San Francisco.
$150.00 for non-members
$130.00 for members

AUDITION WORKSHOP
SEAN SAN JOSE/INSTRUCTOR
Learn from a working professional and gifted instructor, the secrets of carrying out a successful audition for theaters, general auditions, callbacks and cold readings. Students are asked to bring a three-minute monologue and are helped to find new pieces to add to their repertoire. This class can be taken in preparation for AATC's Open Auditions TBA in December. Sean San José conceived the theater project Pieces of the Quilt. His dedication to new plays and new writers led to the creation of Campo Santo, the resident theater company of Intersection for the Arts. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his performances, including the Bay Area Critics' Circle Award and the DramaLogue Award.
2 Classes TBA November, 1999.

Register TODAY!!! Class size is limited. Contact Sue Higo/Training Coordinator at 510-251-9456 or email aatc@wenet.net. Check out current listings and upcoming events on our website: http://www.wenet.net/~aatc. make checks payable to
Asian American Theater Company
1840 Sutter Street, Suite 207
San Francisco, CA 94115-3220
Or arrange with Coordinator to pay at first class.

Asian American Theater Company was founded in 1973 as a playwrights' workshop. The company is dedicated to the production of New American plays by dramatists of Asian Pacific Islander descent. In its 26-year history, AATC has served as a home for numerous Asian Pacific American playwrights, directors, actors and designers, including: Frank Chin, Margaret Cho, Dennis Dun, David Henry Hwang, Philip Kan Gotanda, Amy Hill, Momoko Iko, R.A. Shiomi, Wakako Yamauchi and Judi Nihei. Now in its 27th Anniversary Season, AATC is poised to chart new directions for Asian Pacific Islander American theater arts into the new millennium.