National Institute of Dramatic Art

THE ACTOR

For 18 years + selected by audition.

Work with specialist NIDA tutors and industry guests to develop your acting skills.

NIDA Open Program congratulates The Actor 2007 graduate Brynn Loosemore who has recently secured a supporting role in Steven Spielberg's new mini-series shooting in Queensland The Pacific.  Brynn made an impressive Macbeth in last year's The Actor end of year play production.

This course introduces you to the essentials of acting: improvisation, voice, movement, acting, stage and screen presence, openness and the ability to convey character development, sub-text and relationships in scene work. You will gain experience in communicating to an audience in a theatre venue. Each term concludes with a practical presentation of your work.

TERM 1: Acting skills, voice, movement, improvisation, characterisation

TERM 2: Scene work from contemporary and classic texts

TERM 3: Devising a performance

TERM 4: Performance project

Saturdays 11.00am - 5.00pm

DATES

Term 1 Sat 9 Feb - Sat 5 Apr (8 weeks)
Term 2 Sat 3 May - Sat 21 June (8 weeks)
Term 3 Sat 19 Jul - Sat 6 Sep (8 weeks)
Term 4 Sat 11 Oct - Sat 6 Dec (9 weeks)

FEES

The total course cost for 2008 is $3975 including GST.   These fees are payable over 5 instalments of $775.

Fees must be paid in advance. There is no refund of fees once the term commences.

APPLICATIONS

Entry to The Actor is by audition only.    All applicants are given an audition.  Applications are due by 28 November 2007.

AUDITION TIMES:
Saturday 8 December 10:00 am Code 07P031
Saturday 8 December 2:00 pm Code 07P032

AUDITION COST:
$22

Complete an application form and send it to NIDA Open Program with the application fee, your resume, a passport size photograph and a paragraph explaining why you would like to do this course.

For information contact NIDA Open Program
Ph: 02 9697 7626
Email: contact form

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Part time Courses 2008  PDF
Application Form  PDF

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