TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM   

2008 Program Faculty:

Christopher Bayes, Head of Physical Acting, Yale School of Drama
Slava Dolgachev, Artistic Director, New Theatre of Moscow
J. Michael Miller, Founder, The Actors Center
Ron Van Lieu, Chair of the Acting Program, Yale School of Drama

June Workshop: June 2-13, 2008

The goal of this two-week marathon is to expose teachers to the highest standards of the art of teaching, by reminding them of the tenets of the craft they would impart to others. Participants of the program will be introduced to some of the most interesting and respected teachers in America and abroad. While the workshop is offered as a seminar for the benefit of teachers and established actors who are starting to teach, it will be conducted essentially as an acting class. Everyone will work on their feet every day of class. Questions will be answered in “the doing.” Issues of teaching methodology will be examined through experiencing them.

The workshop is an intensive two-week immersion experience. Classes run Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 10:00pm with additional acting classes on Saturday mornings. Enrollment will be limited to fourteen (14) participants. Although there is no specific deadline, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment as it takes us a week or two to assess each application.

Admission is based on your personal understandings of the actor’s process, your background and interest in personal development. To apply, please send a copy of your teaching resume, your acting resume and a 1-2 page statement of interest as it applies to your own teaching and/or approach to the craft. Please submit all materials by April 7, 2008.

PROGRAM COST: $3,000

Sample Daily Schedule from 2006 Teacher Development Program

Monday thru Friday, June 5-9  
Rob Clare:              10am  to  1pm
Olympia Dukakis:      2pm  to  5pm
Slava Dolgachev:      6pm  to 10p

Saturday, June 10
Slava Dolgachev    10am to 1pm

Monday thru Friday, June 12-15
Rob Clare:              10am  to  1pm
Olympia Dukakis:      2pm  to  5pm
Slava Dolgachev:      6pm  to 10pm

TESTIMONIALS

Simply put, the three summers I spent in The Actors Center Teacher Development Program rank among the most important acting experiences I've had. I will never look at acting the same way. Earle, Slava and Per in their own idiosyncratic fashion profoundly affected how I look at our art form, how I think about it, how I do it, and, perhaps most importantly, how I now teach it. For any acting teacher, nascent or seasoned, serious about improving their approach toward, eye for, and understanding of the actor's work this program is de rigueur.                                                                                     

- Hugh O'Gorman, Teacher Development Participant 2003, 2004, 2005

I feel immensely fortunate to have been a part of this program—easily the best training I’ve encountered anywhere. The two weeks of exceptional teaching, vital discussion, and intensive hands-on work continue to inspire me on a daily basis, and the connections I made with the talented and dedicated theatre artists who were my classmates have been strong and surprisingly lasting. I was challenged, encouraged, and renewed.

- Amy Herzberg, Teacher Development Participant 2003 & 2004