How Class Works
Using the same innovative techniques practiced at leading acting conservatories (NYU, Yale, Julliard, RADA), adapted and distilled for People with Parkinson’s
Movement
We learn to take inventory of the whole body, locating each part from the toes all the way to the top of the head. We kick our legs, raise our arms, scrunch our faces, stretch our muscles, and we think about what’s easy to control, what’s difficult, and we find rhythm in all that movement.
By embodying characters with their particular emotions, we pay close attention to the postures and poses we strike.
Voice
We use exercises that explore the joy of making all the sounds of English through—fun drills, tongue twisters, and classic monologues—to become athletes of articualation.
With techniques developed in the leading theater conservatories we explore and expand our understanding of voice and speech production, improving breath power, vocal energy, and dynamic expression.
Expression
We learn basic acting skills to promote listening, respond moment-to-moment, playfully pursue objectives and actions, and develop emotional a full range of emotional expression.
Working with others in the class, we create and embody characters, activating emotions, moving in new ways, and living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.