Adult Acting
Sunday, Sept 10-Nov 19 | late afternoon/evening | Betsy Bisson | Free
THE MAXIMUM # OF NEW STUDENTS HAS BEEN REACHED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER–please check back in December for the Spring Semester which will start in January 2024.
For those of you who are interested, we provide free acting classes for adults—college-age and up. Offered at no cost, but if you have time to put up posters, count fliers, usher for us, etc—just do those things as you can — We’ll send out emails announcing our need, and if you can help, please do.
It’s a chance for anyone from beginners to seasoned actors to get together to learn more about all things theatre-related and work on material within an ensemble of like-minded, supportive students. Betsy Bisson is the Education Director at SCCT and has 30 + years of experience teaching acting.
THE MAXIMUM # OF NEW STUDENTS HAS BEEN REACHED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER–please check back in December for the Spring Semester which will start in January 2024.
If you’re a new student, you will be required to come to an orientation before being admitted into the class. The orientation will give you an idea of how the class is structured, what will be covered (and what won’t), and what the expectations of the students are. People who would like to be considered for admission should email to attend an orientation. New students will be admitted for the Fall semester pending those orientation meetings. As the class is offered free-of-charge, only students willing to commit to fairly consistent attendance should sign-up for an orientation/possible slot in the class.
We call it AA (because no one can give you grief for going to an AA meeting) and it meets on Sunday evenings pending parking lot availability in the 4-8 pm range. See the anticipated schedule listed below.
** CHILD CARE IS NOT OFFERED DURING ADULT ACTING CLASSES and children may not sit in the building without adult supervision. **
THE MAXIMUM # OF NEW STUDENTS HAS BEEN REACHED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER–please check back in December for the Spring Semester which will start in January 2024.
TO SIGN UP FOR A SLOT AT THE ORIENTATION – please email [email protected]
Your Name, Email address, Best Phone # and the reason you want to take the class. Any previous history in theatre/acting? Specific goals? At the actual Orientation please be prepared to share your favorite play/musical/movie you’ve seen and why/how it impacted you.
To be accepted into the class, you will be expected to understand and agree to our class expectations for attendance and participation and discuss and anticipated conflicts with the schedule listed below.
It is NOT at all recommended to miss any of the first 4 class dates.
**Returning students (students who have completed at least one semester of the class and performed in a Sharing, or SCCT Studio or Intermediate level students who are now graduates and have already learned the foundational material) must email [email protected] BEFORE the first class to let her know you plan to return for the semester and detail what your goals are, please also include the type of material you want to work on, if you already have a scene partner lined up, and if you have already found material you would like to work on (if so, please include a pdf of picture of the material).
ADULT ACTING FALL SEMESTER 2023
THE MAXIMUM # OF NEW STUDENTS HAS BEEN REACHED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER–please check back in December for the Spring Semester which will start in January 2024.
If you anticipate being absent, please secure someone in the class to take notes for you and make a plan to talk to them BEFORE the next class to get those notes.
| Day, Date | Time/Room | Notes | Also in Building |
| Sun, Aug 20 | 4:30-6:00pm
Studio |
REQUIRED ORIENTATION for new students to this class. Returning students are welcome too but not required. | WEB Reh Younts
Artist Forum Bell 6:30-8:30 |
| Sun, Sept 10 | 6:00-8:00pm
Studio |
7:00pm Add Returning Students to meet
(CRWW, Stage Directions, Blocking) |
WEB Reh Younts
SPONGEBOB callbacks |
| Sun, Sept 17 | 6:00-8:00pm
Classrooms |
6:30 Returning Students rehearse, 7:30 Coach
(O,O Tactics MATERIAL HANDOUT) |
WEB Tech Bell
LILLY Reh Younts |
| Sun, Sept 24 | 6:30-8:00pm
Classrooms |
6:30 Returning Students rehearse, 7:30 Coach
(Subtext, MR, Beat, Moment of Eval) |
WEB 2pm & 4:30pm Bell
LILLY Reh Younts |
| Sun, Oct 1 | 6:30-8:00pm
Classrooms |
6:30 Returning Students rehearse, 7:30 Coach
(Back Story, Conditioning Forces, Lessac, Laban, Scoring) |
WEB 2pm & ??4:30pm Bell
LILLY Reh Younts POPPINS Reh |
| Sun, Oct 8 | 6:30-8:00pm
Classrooms |
6:30 Returning Students rehearse, 7:15 Coach
(Auditioning, Slate, Presentation, Critique) Peer groups – present on book |
WEB 2pm & ??4:30pm Bell
LILLY Reh Younts POPPINS Reh |
| Sun, Oct 15 | 6:30-8:00pm
Classrooms |
6:30 Returning Students rehearse, 7:00 Coach
Peer groups – present half off book |
LILLY Tech Younts
POPPINS Reh |
| Sun, Oct 22 | 6:30-8:00pm
Classrooms |
6:30 Returning Students rehearse, 7:00 Coach
Peer groups – present off book |
LILLY 2pm & 4:30pm Younts
POPPINS Reh |
| Sun, Oct 29 | 6:30-8:00pm
Classrooms |
Peer Groups & scenes perform | LILLY 2pm & ??4:30pm Younts
POPPINS Reh |
| Sun, Nov 5 | 5:30-7:00pm
Classrooms |
Peer Groups & scenes perform – must have seen all material off book by this date! | POPPINS Reh Younts or Bell |
| Sun, Nov 12 | 5:30-7:00pm
Younts & Classrooms |
Establish show order and transitions
Peer Groups & scenes perform |
POPPINS Tech Bell |
| Sun, Nov 19 | 5:30-6:30pm
Younts & Classrooms |
Come early to rehearse and set-up
SHARING Performance at 7:00pm Invite your friends & families. |
POPPINS 2pm Bell |
