Master Scene Study
The Scene Study Experience:
Discovering what is behind the words is a collaborative effort that starts with you and the author. Deborah Aquila is offering a weekly Scene Study class. This class will help actors discover and identify the themes at work in the scripts and plays. We will explore the big story themes which are the foundation of character development and interpretation. Get ready to investigate the world of the character in intensive sessions. Strict attention will be paid to specificity in all areas of preparation of the circumstances of a scene and script, character backstory, and emotionally relevant sense memory work to feed the scene at hand.
Students will work, individually, with instructor Deborah Aquila as she guides investigation into the world of character building in safe, yet challenging sessions.
Teaching Assistant: Kaylee Kaneshiro
*All new students must email submission materials to be approved for class. Please send materials to officeadmin@theaquilastudio.com.
Please see the next available session below.
Class Dates for 2024: Saturdays, 1:00-6:00pm, HYBRID CLASSES: THE OPTION FOR IN-PERSON OR ZOOM
Jan 20 - Mar 2 (no class Feb 10)
Mar 9 - April 13 (full inquire for waitlist)
May 11 - Jun 22 (no class May 25)
July 13 - Aug 17
Aug 24 - Oct 5 (no class Aug 31)
Oct 19 - Dec 7 (no class Nov 9 & Nov 30)
*Class dates are subject to change to either IN PERSON or DIGITAL pursuant to California State Guidelines of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
You MUST submit your materials to be accepted into class.
Please send headshot, resume, demo reel or self tapes to officeadmin@theaquilastudio.com.
Master Scene Study - $500 online/$600 in-person - 6-week course
MASTER SCENE STUDY with Deborah Aquila
We start with the themes, the big ideas, in the scripts we explore in class. From there we build the world, the backstory and the emotional core of the character.
From this foundation, we will connect the backstory you create for your character to what will activate your emotional engine. Factoring in “time and place” and the five pillars of script analysis, we will work on specific emotional sense memory work and imagery. It’s about craft.
Our courses/intensives are a learning experience. It is not an audition or employment opportunity. When the course/intensive is over, the instructor teaching this course/intensive will not be taking home, nor be given access to your headshot, resume, or any of your other promotional materials.As we are an educational institution, the use of the studio and faculty’s names and likenesses for any professional or personal purposes without our permission is strictly prohibited.