<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><h3 class="label-primary" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(40, 44, 53); text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Benton Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: 0.5px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">DESCRIPTION</h3><div class="read-more--medium-down has-user-generated-content read-more js-read-more read-more--expanded js-d-read-more" dorsal-guid="3198dc48-3783-2af4-0cb8-2ec6f4ee44ac" data-xd-wired="read-more" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(69, 73, 78); font-family: 'Benton Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: 0.5px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="js-xd-read-more-toggle-view read-more__toggle-view" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="l-mar-top-3 js-xd-read-more-contents" style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(40, 44, 53); font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;">Scene Study</h2><h3 class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(40, 44, 53); font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: 400;">with Michael Burns</h3><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Fee Required</b>: $75 Early Enrollment, $100 General Enrollment</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Register -> <a href="http://bit.ly/2sznrWk" class="">http://bit.ly/2sznrWk</a></div><h4 class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(40, 44, 53); line-height: 22px;">Class Dates: Mondays 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14 </h4><h4 class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(40, 44, 53); line-height: 22px;">Final presentation:Wed. 8/6 at 7PM</h4><div class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115);">Many scene study classes are based almost entirely on "objectives." This class offers an expanded approach.</div><ul class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 2em; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; color: rgb(102, 106, 115);"><li class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learn to analyze a scene and break it into rehearsal beats</li><li class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">Learn to read “cold” with maximum contact with your partner</li><li class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">Develop dialogue as real speech, as opposed to rote inflections</li><li class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">Weave environment, sensory, relationship, and backstory elements into the scene</li><li class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;">Discover the ability to treat the unexpected moment in rehearsal or performance as a gift, rather than a nightmare</li></ul><div class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115);">Using a scene from a modern American play, students will practice with their scene partner for a final presentation. <em class="" style="padding-top: 0px;">This class will require a commitment to rehearse outside of regular class hours</em>.<em class=""> Students should come to first class with a couple of possible scenes picked out. Guidelines<a href="http://mopco.org/scene-study-requirements" target="_blank" title="Scene Study Class Info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="" style="color: rgb(2, 120, 184); text-decoration: none; padding-top: 0px;"> here:</a> Requires out-of-class rehearsal with your partner. space and time can be arranged for rehearsal at the theatre.</em></div><h3 class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(40, 44, 53); font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: 400;">Instructor: Michael Burns, Mopco Artistic Director</h3><div class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; color: rgb(102, 106, 115);">Prior to becoming known primarily for improv, Michael enjoyed a career directing and teaching in the world of scripted theatre. The techniques covered in this class are based on the work of Meisner, Morrison, Spolin, and Stanislavski.</div></div></div></div>
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