Adult Acting
Term 4 Dates 2024 - Tuesday 15th October – Tuesday 3rd of December
7:30pm - 9:30pm @ The Court Theatre, Addington
Price: $190 (8 classes)
Bookings are closed. Email education@courttheatre.org.nz to enquire about the waitlist for 2025
Term 4: Beyond sound and fury - befriending the nervous system
This course offers an opportunity for hobbyists, emerging artists and working professionals alike to deepen their performance practice.
In Term Four, students will explore the brain-body connection and the way their nervous system impacts their capacity to deliver on stage. Participants will engage with familiar exercises and activities in novel ways, and develop new appreciation for the way drama games develop transferable skills that immediately improve what they bring to an audition, a performance space or a rehearsal room. Students will work in pairs and groups as well as have the opportunity to work individually to demonstrate their learning and masterclass items that they may wish to use for auditions.
About the Teaching Artist - john bayne
John Bayne has extensive training and experience, having performed with musical theatre companies across Canterbury while training as a Speech and Language Pathologist at the University of Canterbury. After touring Australasia with Pop-up Globe, John honed his acting technique at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. He has also served as the tour manager for the New Zealand Opera's Opera in Schools programme, where he contributed to the artistic development of New Zealand’s emerging talents. Additionally, John is an active member of the New Zealand Opera Christchurch chorus and has also worked as an assistant stage manager for the company.
His previous roles include acting, swinging, and vocal coaching at Pop-up Globe, with notable credits in productions such as Henry V, As You Like It, Measure for Measure, and Hamlet. He was also the assistant director for Luminaires' production of Heathers the Musical and frequently works with emerging theatre companies to provide foundational training in vocal production and acting technique.
Bookings are closed. Email education@courttheatre.org.nz to enquire about the waitlist for 2025