Registration Info Adult Acting Beginning ADULT ACTING (BEGINNING) TUESDAY - 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM OKORO H. JOHNSON INSTRUCTOR This class is designed to acquaint the student with the basic principles and technique of acting. The basic theory of the class assumes that the actor must know his or her craft and understands how to use techniques to enhance and develop natural talent. The class begins with two necessary ingredients of any art; imagination and sensitivity. The student is introduced to the Stanislavsky technique of acting. There is a Drama Student "Showcase of Scenes" performed by this class at the end of the Spring session. Adult Acting Advanced ADULT ACTING (ADVANCED) WEDNESDAY - 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM OKORO H. JOHNSON INSTRUCTOR This class utilizes the workshop technique in which students are encouraged to work on their individual faults and acting problems while further developing the principles of character study and development and oral interpretation. Concepts of the Stanislavsky technique that began in beginning drama are further pursued. Scene study is the basic format of this class. Lighting Beginning LIGHTING (BEGINNING) MONDAY - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM DARRYL GOODMAN INSTRUCTOR This class is designed to introduce the students to the principles and skills of stage lighting. The students will learn the basics in stage lighting design; elements of electricity, stage lighting equipment and lighting control systems. Lighting Advanced LIGHTING (ADVANCED) WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM DARRYL GOODMAN, INSTRUCTOR This class is designed to introduce the students to the principles and skills of stage lighting. The students will learn the basics in stage lighting design; elements of electricity, stage lighting equipment and lighting control systems. Playwriting PLAYWRIGHTING WORKSHOP TUESDAY - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MARYLENE WHITEHEAD INSTRUCTOR Many people have the desire to write plays. Plays are not derivative of television sitcoms. There is a particular craft that enables writers to develop meaningful characters, credible situations, how to "tell your story" effectively. This workshop introduces the student to character, story, scene and script development. Through a series of writing exercises, we explore the structure, movement and premise that make up a play. The objective of this workshop is for each student to complete a one-act play by class end. Notebook and pen are required. This workshop is designed to advance the playwright's skills in the development of a working script. From of this process, scenes from the "most promising plays" are featured in a special Playwrighting Workshop Showcase at the end of the session. From there, those works with "production potential" are placed in our Playwrights Speak Reader's Theater format for further development and possible Mainstage production. Maylene Whitehead is a member of eta's PDI (Playwrights Discovery/Development Initiative), a process institutionalized for developing a body of Black literature for the theater. Ms. Whitehead is the author of eta's award-winning musical, "This Far By Faith." Sound SOUND TUESDAY - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM DARRYL GOODMAN, INSTRUCTOR This class is designed to introduce the students to the principles and function of stage sound equipment.