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Drama Masks


  • Instructor: Tess Degen bio: https://www.littletonma.org/people/tess-degen


  • https://www.tessdegen.com/


  • Youth




  • Learn to warm up and use your body for stage. Whether you are a novice or veteran young actor, you need skills that carry you through the demanding work on the stage. While it may seem that actors are natural at their craft, it takes in fact years of study in areas of movement, voice, text analysis and harnessing your concentration. We will use some Improv and very short scenes to practice.


     


    Working with the actor is all about specificity. Learning to be in your body and have utter control of all facets of performing is a daunting task at best. Bringing this to every performance requires a practice skills set equivalent of an athlete. We start by warming up the large muscle groups to music, this is derived from Lynn Simonson signature 10 minute warm up. It is thorough and organic. After this, movement of spine with humming starts the process toward vocal warm up. Using Estill voice model, the class will run through sirening and pitch range increase to different vocal qualities for character development.We then can go into short improv games or work on scenes that the students bring or even monologues. The Alexander Technique will be introduced in the last part of the class. This class has been part of the curriculum of the summer program at Greater Boston Stage for the past 5 years. 




  • Adult


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    This workshop is for adults (16+) who wish to increase their awareness around presentation and/or stage. Whether you conduct story time at a library or give Ted talks, you will benefit from the basic skill set of the actor.
    Learning how to use and harness the power of voice and body for your speech or presentation is learn-able and fun. When you receive instruction on how to engage your body to become more fully present, you will own the room. Overcome stage fright, anxiety to speak in public and feel more connected and grounded in your body. 





SUMMER LEAP:
Littleton On Stage Summer Intensive
Come join us for a Theater Summer Intensive at Littleton Parks And Rec. This two week program will immerse your elementary and middle schooler into the world of the theater and the skills of the actor. Morning classes will include Voice, Singing, Dance, Improv and Acting classes and the afternoon is spent in rehearsal for a final performance for family and friends on the last day of the program. Actors will be grouped according to age and skillsets and will audition for solo parts in song, dance and/or scenes. No prior experience is necessary and not all actors need to sing for the final performance. Theater is a place for learning how to be authentic in relationships and conversation, speak in front of a crowd and move with confidence, agility and precision. Our mission is to bring out the best in your child in performance, to foster love for the arts and to carry the skills into community, school and life.

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