URBAN THEATRE MOVEMENT
TAKES YOUR ASS TO SCHOOL!!!
THE URBAN PLAYGROUND
ACTING SERIES
“WHERE OUR ACTORS GET DIRTY”
Classes begin: Sept. 12th
Working on the Role on Monday - 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Working on Self on Tuesday - 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Taught by: Richard Martinez
Working on Self on Tuesday - 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Taught by: Richard Martinez
Location: Your Theatre, 634 S. Carondelet St. Los Angeles, CA 90057
Price for both classes: $200
Price for one class: $175
Price for one class: $175
Working on Self: In this class we will focus on the actors connection to self. We will work on developing the imagination, body, voice, intellect, and emotional availability of each actor. The goal will be to heighten the actors instincts/impulses, presence, awareness, and openness to build a stronger connection to their acting partners and establish a solid foundation of technique. (Tues: 7:30pm – 11:00pm)
Working on the Role: In this class we will focus on the actors work on a role. We will work on the actors connection to the circumstances, text, and character through scene study. The goal will be to strengthen the actors ability to “live truthfully under imaginary circumstances,” meet the demands of a given text, and make strong creative character choices. (Mon: 7:30pm – 11:00pm)
The Instructor:
Richard Martinez is an acting teacher passionate about bringing out the very best in an actor by giving students the tools to be creative and confident in their acting. He holds an M.F.A. in Directing from UCLA where he was awarded the Gilbert Cates Award for Directing, the George Burns and Gracie Allen Award for Comedy Directing and the Florence Theil Herrcher Award in Theatre as well as a B.F.A in Acting from Texas State University. He has studied with Anne Bogart from the acclaimed SITI Company, renowned voice teacher Catherine Fitzmaurice, and John Barton at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In Los Angeles, he has worked with Neil LaBute on his production of Fat Pig at the Geffen Playhouse, worked closely with Jose Luis Valenzuela at LATC and directed Urban Theatre Movement’s production of MASSACRE (Sing To Your Children) by Jose Rivera. Actors he has coached have appeared on True Blood, CSI, The Forgotten, national commercials and regional theaters across the country.
Richard Martinez is an acting teacher passionate about bringing out the very best in an actor by giving students the tools to be creative and confident in their acting. He holds an M.F.A. in Directing from UCLA where he was awarded the Gilbert Cates Award for Directing, the George Burns and Gracie Allen Award for Comedy Directing and the Florence Theil Herrcher Award in Theatre as well as a B.F.A in Acting from Texas State University. He has studied with Anne Bogart from the acclaimed SITI Company, renowned voice teacher Catherine Fitzmaurice, and John Barton at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In Los Angeles, he has worked with Neil LaBute on his production of Fat Pig at the Geffen Playhouse, worked closely with Jose Luis Valenzuela at LATC and directed Urban Theatre Movement’s production of MASSACRE (Sing To Your Children) by Jose Rivera. Actors he has coached have appeared on True Blood, CSI, The Forgotten, national commercials and regional theaters across the country.
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PLEASE EMAIL: AUDREY CAIN @ audrey.utm@gmail.com
