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A fun way to build family bonding, and a easy way to learn acting or just to have fun.
ACTING WORKSHOPS - Second Saturday of the Month.
NEXT Workshop is July 12th The workshop will be from 10am-5pm,
HOW EXPERIENCED ACTORS CAN BENIFIT
Its free training and experience. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore acting techniques and methods. It is an opportunity to work with theatre graduates and professionals (who perform for a living).
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Last year participants of the Louisiana Renaissance Festival were able to take 72 hours of training before the festival started. Participants in the workshops learned many topics from creating a character through costuming, to refining the nuances of movement. The training included many local and national instructors. This year workshops are being held the second Saturday of every month. Additional and advanced workshops may be offered on other days.
EXAMPLES OF WORKSHOP/INSTRUCTORS FROM 2007:
Ron Krawitz from Mesa AZ, is a professional performer and university instructor. He covered advanced techniques and methods of interactive theatre, mostly with advanced performers and local instructors.
Dave Ruffin is a triple threat from Dallas TX, who covered creating and developing functional characters. Designed to help those who have never performed before.
Ryan Gigliotti is a Theatre director, fight choreographer, and equity actor and with Walt Disney World FL. Focused his instruction ..ment and “filling in the blanks†of characters. This workshop was designed for the intermediate performer, looking to improve their performance abilities.
Margaret Lipscomb of Baton Rouge LA covers the difference between costuming and “Garb.â€
Kenn Dickson, of the “Renaissance Living History Center†covers everyday life of Renaissance Europe. You learn many of the games they played and background for your historic characters.
Leigh Dokos, with the Sisters of Fortune taught period dances (for those interested).
Mike Younger, is a singer/actor formerly with the “Corsairs†and the “Bilge Pumps.†He teaches a variety of songs from the era, including ballads and sea shanties.
Louisiana Renaissance Festival - Our favorite PAST-timesThe Louisiana Renaissance Festival is focused on quality entertainment, family fun.
| Home | Mail | Blog | Forum | Groups | Search | Events | Classifieds | CAST QUESTIONS If you have questions about being on cast please ask Alvon Brumfield [email protected] CAST FUNCTIONS are to entertain and educate while having fun. CAST BENEFITS as a cast member of the Louisiana Renaissance Festival you have the opportunity to learn about acting, interactive theatre, costuming, and of course histoy. Along the way you will make new friends, have fun, and be part of the best trained festival cast in Louisiana. Training options every month of the year, Including out of state expert instruction. Costuming Character: Creation and Development Dialect Acting: How to move and act. What to say and how to say it. Interactive Theatre Training: including traditional acting and improv. Team work, and MORE oh yeah the main reason, its FUN! CAST TRAINING
To continue providing the best training possible LRF has a multi-tier training program. The graduated program has three tiers:
1. The Novice level provides training to those new to theater, no experience expected.
2. The Apprentice level is the second level of training in interactive theatre, and for experienced actors transfering in.
3. The Journeyman level is for those with advanced skills in the LRF interactive theater.
This program allows for advanced placement of experienced performers, and prior cast members.
Training starts early in the year with activities and optional training through the year. The 2008 cast will start forming in January of 2008. It will be announced in the the LRF e-newsletter; sign-up for the (~monthly) LRF e-news letter at www.larf.org/newsletter
