Darlinghurst Theatre
Beginners Courses & Opportunities

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Level One - The Monologue  
Level One is a drama course designed for adult beginners of all ages and will build on your strengths and encourage your individuality. You will develop fundamental acting skills & class time is spent 'doing' and 'experiencing'. We will encourage your individual performance in our classes as well as your ability to work within a group; both necessary and vital for performance in theatre, TV or film. With 36 hours tuition & two teachers per class, this course is the best value beginners course in Sydney.
 
 Next Start Dates Tuesday 25th June 2013
*One place has just become available
Thursday 4th July 2013
*Early-bird rate of $420 before 20th June
Wednesday 31st July 2013
*Early-bird rate of $420 before 3rd July
 

Focus - Voice & Movement
- Ensemble Work
- Improvisation
- Imagination & Performance
- Developing Performance Confidence
- Script Work
 
Outcome At the conclusion of the course you will perform a monologue taken from a modern play to an audience of family, friends & fellow students on our theatre stage.  
Max. Students 24  
Next Start Date
4th July 2013 - Thursday nights  
Duration 12 weeks, one night per week, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
 
Classes Held At
'Baroda Room' @ the Rex Centre
58a Macleay St, Kings Cross
 
Performance Thursday 19th September 8pm (Week 12 of course)  
 Performance Venue
Darlinghurst Theatre
19 Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Point
Admission $15/$10 Darlo Drama Members
Start time 8pm
 
Course Fee $450 - Works out to $37.50 per class
*A $100 Deposit will secure your place in this course
*Early-bird rate $420 before 20th June if paid in full

 
$420 - If you recommend a friend to a Level One Course
 
Director Deb Jones
 
Or call 02 9331 3107 ext. 2  
To ask a question about this course  
For alternate dates if the above date is not suitable  
To download an outline for the course
 
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Level Two - The Dialogue  

Level Two is an investigation into naturalistic acting & drama techniques that will make your performances more convincing. These techniques will enable you to interpret dialogue, making the most of your script in order to complement your fellow performers on stage as well as engage your audience. The development of characters is also explored during classes.

 Focus - Playing an action or objective
- Obstacles & relationships
- Given circumstances & beats
- Subtext
- Characterisation & movement
- Engagement of partner & audience
 
Outcome This course culminates in a performance of scenes to an audience of family, friends & fellow students on our theatre stage.  
Max. Students 16  
Next Start Date
25th June 2013 - Tueday nights
 
Duration 12 weeks, one night per week, 6.30pm - 9.30pm - 36 hours tuition  
Classes Held At 'Fitzroy Room' @ the Rex Centre
58a Macleay St, Kings Cross
 
Performance
Tuesday 10th September 8pm (Week 12 of course)  
 Performance Venue
Darlinghurst Theatre
19 Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Point
Admission $15/$10 Darlo Drama Members
Start time 2pm
 
Course Fee $540 - Works out to $45 per class
*A $100 Deposit will secure your place in this course
*Early-Bird Rate of $500 before 27th May - Save $40

 
$500 - If you recommend a friend to a Level One Course  
Director Amanda Stephens-Lee  
Or call 02 9331 3107 ext. 2
 
To ask a question about this course
 
For alternate dates if the above date is not suitable  
To download an outline for the course  

Level Three - From Page To Stage  

The main focus of Level Three is the production of a series of excerpts from several plays performed on our theatre stage to an audience. Open to people who have completed Levels One & Two with Darlo Drama or similar courses elsewhere, Level Three gives you a fundamental understanding & experience of the processes involved in staging plays, from rehearsal & interpretation to performance. Working as an ensemble, blocking & script analysis is also developed in this course. 
*We endeavour to use scripts that have equal roles but there is no guarantee of the size of the role you will be cast in.

Focus - Taking direction
- Play structure
- Script analysis
- Working as an ensemble
- Stage work & blocking
 
Outcome The public performance of a series of excerpts from plays.  
Max. Students 12
 
Next Start Date 25th June - Tueday nights
 
Duration 12 weeks, one night per week, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
*36 hours tuition
plus Performance
 
 Rehearsal
Venue
Rex Centre
58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross

 
Performance
Tech Rehearsal (10am) & Performance (2pm) - Saturday 7th September
 
Performance Venue
Darlinghurst Theatre
19 Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Point
Admission $20/$15 Darlo Drama Members
Start time 1pm
 
Course Fee $640
*A $100 deposit will secure your place in this course
 
$600 - If you recommend a friend to a Level One Course  
Director Kate Bookallil  
Or call 02 9331 3107 ext. 2
 
To ask a question about this course  
For alternate dates if the above date is not suitable  
To download an outline for the course  

 
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