Classes
Youth Acting Classes
Winter Teen Intensive Workshop
"Love, Letters, Bloodshed, & Lies"
Nov 2-Dec 14
Classes Tuesdays & Sundays 5-8pm — Performance Showcases Dec 13 & 14
Open to Ages 13-18 — $500 tuition (Scholarships Available)
Deborah Eubanks, Instructor
Student actors will work with scenes from "Othello,” and"Hamlet," which have been edited in order to produce a cohesive performance piece.
The rehearsal process will be structured as a creative ensemble and all students will be involved in all scenes.
We will incorporate acapella vocals, using excerpts from celtic songs and also Dido and Aeneas.
This class will culminate in 2 performances which will focus on the growth of the actors and their understanding of the art form.
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Course instructor Deborah Eubanks has been teaching and directing voice, acting, and speech, to actors and non-actors for over 3 decades in UK and US.
Deb is a well established independent corporate executive coach and focuses on DEI, some of her clients include The Times India, META, Great Place To Work, Match/Tinder, UC Berkeley, Goodwin Law, Holocaust Research Education Center, Sephora.
Eubanks has been with BRT for over 15 years. She received her Theater Arts degree in UK at Harold Pinter Studios, UEA, and has written and performed in Covent Garden Arts Center, Cambridge. Deb has also toured the UK with a series of one woman shows.She has taught Voice, Acting Techniques and Dialects at American Conservatory Theatre, University of San Francisco and S.F. Shakespeare.
Deborah was the 2021, inspirational speaker at Google Women’s summit, and has created workshops specifically for LGBTQ vocal transitioning. A trained Registered Nursing Instructor, she has an extensive understanding of anatomy of voice and speech. She was in residence with Stephen Hawking’s company and has an acting resume which includes many classic and contemporary roles.
She is an SF Divafest Playwright, and in October 2021, she was guest to Ralph Fiennes’s dialect coach for The Dig, on BBC radio.
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UK
AGE EXCHANGE LONDON — created performances by teens after visits with seniors LIBRA COVENT GARDEN CAMBRIDGE (Stephen Hawking) — created pieces with disabled teens. ALL HALLOWS PROBATION CENTER — created performances with disturbed with teens.
USA
MILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE — 3 years ST VINCENT ‘S HIGH SCHOOL Head of THEATRE ARTS — 3 years USF PERFORMING ARTS and SOCIAL JUSTICE instructor — 2 years AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE ACTING /VOICE /CREATIVE ENSEMBLE — 5 years SAN FRANCISCO SHAKESPEARE Directed Teen productions at EUREKA THEATRE — 3 years SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Director Undergraduates PIRATES OF PENZANCE TOURED HIGH SCHOOLS
CURRENT
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE 17th year directing teaching and creating all ages SAN FRANCSCO ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY 16th year ACTING /VOICE /WRITING
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Adult Productions Directed
Educating Rita Willy Russell La Bête, David Hirson Henry IV, part 1 Masque of the Red Death, Edgar Allen Poe Talking Heads Alan Bennet (performed and directed) Three Tall Women Edward Albee
Adult Acting Classes
Petaluma Actors Workshop Adult Class
Terry McGovern, Instructor
Saturdays 10am-1pm — $125 per month (enrollment ongoing)
The Petaluma Actors Workshop at the Mercury is an acting class where adults can work on monologues and scenes, play improvisational games, learn stagecraft and on-camera technique and, most importantly, realize their dream of becoming an actor. Theater veterans and beginners alike are welcome.
Classes are Saturdays from 10am to 1pm at Mercury Theater, 3333 N. Petaluma Boulevard, Petaluma 94952.
Course instructor Terry McGovern is a decorated professional actor, who's appeared in every form of media entertainment—from major films to top video games. An acting teacher for over twenty-five years, Terry creates a challenging, yet comfortable environment for his students—a safe place to have fun while learning.
The Petaluma Actors Workshop at the Mercury is an ongoing class. There are no semester breaks. You can join when you're ready. The investment is only $125 a month and includes Terry's insightful critiques, a video of your work, showcases and private consultations by appointment.
ZipLine Improv
Laura Wachtel Instructor
PLEASE NOTE:
THIS CLASS’ ENROLLMENT IS FULL.
STAY TUNED FOR OTHER COURSES!
Thursdays 1pm-3pm — Sept 28-Oct 2
Continuing where the beginning classes leaves off.
Here we start cementing the principles you’ve been learning: listening, saying yes to things, dropping your agenda and staying in the moment, and so on. We start exploring the physicality of improv and what goes into creating characters.
We also go deeper into what makes for a promising scene start and why some scenes flow and others are more challenging to navigate.
This is for continuing ZipLine improv students. If you have prior experience elsewhere, please contact us for a discussion so we can make sure you get into the right class!