Kumu Kahua offering Winter 2008 classes (Jan08)

Honolulu, HI Have you ever wanted to develop the skills that every actor should have? Kumu Kahua Theatre will be offering theatre classes for adults in body and voice for the actor, and an introduction to acting in theatre.

Both classes will be held at The Academy of Film & Television – 1174 Waimanu Street, Suite #A, Honolulu (a block and a half Ewa from Ala Moana Mall) behind Tahiti Imports and will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, or to reserve a place in a class, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre Business Office at 536-4222. For more information about this and Kumu Kahua productions, visit www.KumuKahua.org.
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BODY AND VOICE CLASS: This course will include vocal exercises and methods from many teachers, including Kristin Linklater and Edith Skinner. Most of the vocal development work will center around the teachings of Robert Perillo, a well-known vocal coach in New York who teaches at the Stella Adler Studio. The weekly classes will include physical warm-ups, breathing, and articulation exercises. We will apply what we learn about voice to Shakespearean monologues. For the first class, students should memorize the prologue from Henry V: “O for a muse of fire....” (Check the Kumu Kahua website for the text.) Schedule: 6 sessions, Saturdays, 11am to 2pm, February 16 - March 22, 2007. $100.
Instructor: BETTY BURDICK holds an M.F.A. in Directing from UH M?noa and teaches theatre at Leeward Community College and Hawai‘i Pacific University. She has over thirty years of acting experience in Seattle, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, and Honolulu. While acting on the mainland, Betty coached professional actors and held seminars in Character Movement for the Actor. Local acting credits include To Kill a Mockingbird, Deathtrap, Wit,and A Little Night Music for MVT, and Boston Marriage for TAG, and Much Ado About Nothing for the Hawai‘i Shakespeare Festival. Her directing credits include King Kal?kaua’s Poker Game at KKT, as well as work at UH M?noa, MVT, and HTY.
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INTRODUCTION TO ACTING: This course will focus on the basics of acting as it applies to theatre. We will examine everything from the first audition through the rehearsal process to the opening and run of a show. We will learn how to analyze different types of text, the do’s and don’ts of learning dialogue, and what an actor needs to know in the audition, rehearsal, and performance phases of their work. This class will give newer actors a solid base from which to build. Schedule: 6 sessions, 6pm to 8pm, February 21st to March 27th. $100
Instructor: SCOTT ROGERS has produced, and/or directed more than 100 professional Equity stage productions. He was formerly under an exclusive, multi-year contract as an acting coach with 20th Century Fox Studios. During the last 20 years, Scott has been hired to coach/produce/direct hundreds of working actors, including: Steve Allen, Donna Mills (Knotts Landing), Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law), Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue), Jayne Meadows, Pat Morita (Karate Kid), Brooke Burns (Dog Eat Dog), Dominic Purcell (Prison Break), Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, John Astin, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ted Lange (Love Boat), Tony Bennett & many others. Scott is a member of Actors Equity Association, AFTRA and sits on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii branch of the Screen Actors Guild. His students appear on TV, Film, & on Broadway, daily.

Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai‘i (with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts); the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.
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	Sign Up Now For Two Exciting Winter Ë08 Classes At Kumu Kahua Theatre Honolulu, HI Have you ever wanted to develop the skills that every actor should have? Kumu Kahua Theatre will be offering theatre classes for adults in body and voice for the actor, and an introduction to acting in theatre. Both classes will be held at The Academy of Film & Television – 1174 Waimanu Street, Suite #A, Honolulu (a block and a half Ewa from Ala Moana Mall) behind Tahiti Imports and will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, or to reserve a place in a class, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre Business Office at 536-4222. For more information about this and Kumu Kahua productions, visit www.KumuKahua.org. *** BODY AND VOICE CLASS: This course will include vocal exercises and methods from many teachers, including Kristin Linklater and Edith Skinner. Most of the vocal development work will center around the teachings of Robert Perillo, a well-known vocal coach in New York who teaches at the Stella Adler Studio. The weekly classes will include physical warm-ups, breathing, and articulation exercises. We will apply what we learn about voice to Shakespearean monologues. For the first class, students should memorize the prologue from Henry V: “O for a muse of fire....” (Check the Kumu Kahua website for the text.) Schedule: 6 sessions, Saturdays, 11am to 2pm, February 16 - March 22, 2007. $100. Instructor: BETTY BURDICK holds an M.F.A. in Directing from UH M?noa and teaches theatre at Leeward Community College and Hawai‘i Pacific University. She has over thirty years of acting experience in Seattle, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, and Honolulu. While acting on the mainland, Betty coached professional actors and held seminars in Character Movement for the Actor. Local acting credits include To Kill a Mockingbird, Deathtrap, Wit,and A Little Night Music for MVT, and Boston Marriage for TAG, and Much Ado About Nothing for the Hawai‘i Shakespeare Festival. Her directing credits include King Kal?kaua’s Poker Game at KKT, as well as work at UH M?noa, MVT, and HTY. * INTRODUCTION TO ACTING: This course will focus on the basics of acting as it applies to theatre. We will examine everything from the first audition through the rehearsal process to the opening and run of a show. We will learn how to analyze different types of text, the do’s and don’ts of learning dialogue, and what an actor needs to know in the audition, rehearsal, and performance phases of their work. This class will give newer actors a solid base from which to build. Schedule: 6 sessions, 6pm to 8pm, February 21st to March 27th. $100 Instructor: SCOTT ROGERS has produced, and/or directed more than 100 professional Equity stage productions. He was formerly under an exclusive, multi-year contract as an acting coach with 20th Century Fox Studios. During the last 20 years, Scott has been hired to coach/produce/direct hundreds of working actors, including: Steve Allen, Donna Mills (Knotts Landing), Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law), Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue), Jayne Meadows, Pat Morita (Karate Kid), Brooke Burns (Dog Eat Dog), Dominic Purcell (Prison Break), Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, John Astin, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ted Lange (Love Boat), Tony Bennett & many others. Scott is a member of Actors Equity Association, AFTRA and sits on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii branch of the Screen Actors Guild. His students appear on TV, Film, & on Broadway, daily. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai‘i (with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts); the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons. ### Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Plays \| Library/Storefront** \| Timeline Copyright 2008, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

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