Invest in your craft. Join us for an all-day, in-depth and intensive actor's workshop featuring:
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. EMOTIONAL MAPPING - $85 Early | $100 Regular | $115 Late
Using Alba Emoting & Emotional Recall, actors will join each other in a safe place to strengthen their connection with their own emotional buttons. Learn the difference between working from the inside out vs. outside in, and learn what technique works best for you with each specific emotion. Be prepared to get all up in your feelings in this super intense session that is more about openness than skill. Do not be late! Door closes and class begins promptly. No one can watch. Everyone must participate. This class is limited to 15 people, so register early to make the cut!
12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. LUNCH
12:30 - 2 p.m. AUTHENTIC CASTING - $50 Early | $65 Regular | $80 Late
Gone are the days of actors putting aside their own wishes for their careers to adhere to stereotypical casting types. Learn the three parts of Authentic Casting to show up in a way that benefits casting and keeps actors grounded in the roles they truly want to play. Learn what characteristics you naturally walk in the room with and which ones you are missing to play your dream types.
2:15 - 4:15 p.m. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING - $65 Early | $80 Regular | $95 Late
Be in charge of the first impression you aren’t in the room for. Use marketing tips and tricks to show up online as the talented professional you are. Designed to give the actor practical tools to confidently audition and maintain control over their online presence in an organic and consistent way.
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. DINNER
4:45 - 7:15 p.m. SCRIPT ANALYSIS + MEMORIZATION TECHNIQUES - $70 Early | $85 Regular | $100 Late
Script Analysis & Memorization is the #1 skill for an actor. Learn a system for breaking down a script that will allow you to free yourself from the how of creating a character and live in the doing. Walk away with a Four-step Process for script analysis and added tricks and tips for digging deeper into character work when needed. Students will receive a script to practice the technique as we learn. Class ends with a performance of workshopped scripts.
Attend one, two, three or all four sessions! Lunch and dinner is provided for those registering for all four sessions. Be sure to register between May 3 and May 17 to receive Early Bird pricing!
Sharpen your skills as a performer and learn how to navigate the industry like a pro! We look forward to seeing you.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: By way of New York City and Atlanta, and coming to RVA, JAZELLE FOSTER is an actor, acting coach & media and marketing specialist… in short, a storyteller. As a working actor, she is known mostly for her reoccurring role in ABC’s What Would You Do?! with John Quinones, commercial work for brands such as Olay, Target, AT&T & Uber, and co-lead in the feature film God’s Compass alongside actors Karen Abercrombie & T.C. Stallings. Jazelle has taught hundreds of actors around New York City in top acting schools including T. Schreiber, Denise Simon Studio and Actor’s Connection, and online as well via her Youtube channel where she teaches 130k actors & parents the ins and out of starting an acting career. Her young women’s program, Worthy By Design, is focused on building self-esteem through devised theater and performance. Alongside her acting efforts, Jazelle is the founder of Creatives Meet Marketing a digital marketing agency that manages & consults with creatives & companies such as The Acting Institute with Larry Silverberg, Denise Simon Coaching, Actor Class, The Honee Pot & T. Schreiber Studio. They believe if marketing is draining your creativity... you're doing it wrong. They offer you permission to let your business be an extension of your artistic expression.
This event is produced in partnership with the Richmond 48 Hour Film Project.