Intimacy Active Analysis in Rehearsal Class

Welcome to Intimacy and Active Analysis in Rehearsal

Mondays, 6-9pm, 10-weeks

$450

Starts Sept. 16

Remember those rehearsal processes where everyone seemed in sync, and you felt free to try bold choices? Welcome to Intimacy and Active Analysis in Rehearsal, a workshop for anyone who wants to create a collaborative work environment for any production.

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Over 10 weeks, actors will rehearse a theoretical production of a play selected by the participants from a list provided by the instructors. Actors will choose one role to focus on throughout the class. (And yes, more than one actor can work on the same role!)

Each session will begin with a group intimacy discussion followed by intimacy and/or analysis work on the play. Actors will devise etudes to portray off-stage scenes and psychological aspects of their characters in real time and improvise etudes to test their analysis of their scenes. Actors will also receive outside reading and self-discovery homework to enhance their growth. The lessons learned here can be taken into any rehearsal process, giving actors the ability to work independently under any director.

In this workshop, you will be able to:

Create space to be your most authentic self in every environment.
Fast-track a rapport with your fellow artists and build a like-minded company to create earth-shattering performances.
Make bold, creative choices using measurable tools that test them in a judgment-free environment.
Learn intimacy practices based on psychology and rehearsal methods used at the Moscow Art Theatre.

In addition, actors will receive two private sessions with Intimacy Coach Mara Lee Gilbert.

Class is limited to 10 actors and runs for 10 weeks, Mondays 6-9pm, Sept 16 - Nov 18, 2024
Cost: $450

Payment plan available. Email info@brazenlighttheater.org to learn more.

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By registering for class with Brazen Light Theater Company, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will abide by the Policies, Terms, and Conditions, including cancelation and COVID policies, detailed at the following link: https://www.brazenlighttheater.org/terms-policies-and-conditions

Hear from Our Students

Alyssa May Gold

(How I Learned to Drive on Broadway; Arcardia on Broadway; Taking Woodstock; Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood)

"After only two group sessions there was a shift. And the two private sessions where I was able to actually feel my body and its instincts and what it was trying to tell me were absolutely crucial in overcoming some of the most powerful mental blocks I had, and really trusting myself and taking up space. I’ve had four in person auditions since these sessions and I carried the embodiment of my instincts with me. I carried the ability to breathe in a room with a group of people and trust that I have something to offer. Again, I don’t think it’s unrelated that I did not get a single in person callback in 2 years and since doing this work I’ve had 3."

Mark Koenig

(Smash, 30 Rock, Marry Me)

“[Brazen Light] provided an environment that reminded me that I can hold space for myself, not only as a human being in this industry, but I can hold space for myself in my own creative process.”

Deb Radloff

(The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

“There was something really special about the work happening at Brazen Light where you could see a lot of us, myself included, coming from that, ‘Is this question a trap?’ There really was no wrong answer which I appreciated during the work.”

About the instructors

Mara Lee Gilbert

Mara is a New York-based, award-winning actor, filmmaker, writer, and coach. She has a Master's Degree in Forensic Psychology and worked for many years with incarcerated and institutionalized populations. As part of her Master's program, she helped run a three-month drama therapy program with inmates at Bayview Women’s Correctional Facility. As well, she ran the first ever drama therapy group inside the notorious Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center for the Criminally Insane.

Ryan Cupello

Ryan is a New York City-based actor, director, producer. He holds an MFA from the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. He has studied at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and the Ludwik Solski State Theatre School in Kraków, Poland. He has performed professionally in NYC, Boston, Moscow, and in the National Tours of Fiddler on the Roof and Dirty Dancing. He has produced and directed in Boston, Buffalo, and NYC.

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