First Year Class

Seven weeks of rigorous instruction in text, acting, voice, fencing — a crash course in some of the greatest poetry ever written.

In daily three hour classes, grapple first hand with the meanings and complexities of Shakespeare's words, learn to speak them aloud as if they were your own, expand the range and clarity of your voice, learn to fence with rapier and dagger. At the end of seven weeks, a public recital is presented at the Broadway Performance Hall.

Auditions will be held at the Seattle Center and Classes take place in Seattle at Cornish College of the Arts, located at 1000 Lenora Street.

First Year Summer 2008 Class Schedule

July 7 through August 24		Group A	Group B
Monday	Text	3-6pm	6:30-9:30pm
Tuesday	Voice & Fence	3-6pm	3-6pm
Wednesday	Text	3-6pm	6:30-9:30pm
Thursday	Voice & Fence	3-6pm	3-6pm
Friday	Text	3-6pm	3-6pm

Note: In the final week, we lengthen class to six hours a day.

Week one and two: sonnets
Week three and four: speeches
Week five and six: scenes
Week seven: preparation for recital.

To apply to the program:

An audition/interview is required.
It is very low-key.
No previous theatre experience is necessary.
Please memorize and prepare a short bit of text from Shakespeare, it can be for any gender or age, just choose something about which you like the sound of the words.
We may also ask you to read from selections presented to you at the audition. Please bring a current photo if you have one, it does not need to be professional or glamorous (a snap shot is fine, it just needs to look like you). If you do not have a photo we can take one of you at the audition.

There is no tuition. Application must be made in April or May.
Call 206-284-7580 for an appointment or more information.