Programs for the Public
Mo`olelo is pleased to offer acting, playwriting, producing and other classes and individual coaching to the general public.
To register for any of our classes or for general inquiries, please email samantha@moolelo.net or call 858-761-1719. Please provide your name, address, phone number, email address and which class you’re interested in. You will be contacted with more details or to confirm.
Consensus Organizing for Theater Workshop: Building a Diverse and Robust Audience
Instructor: Seema Sueko (read more about the instructor here)
Date: Monday, May 20, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Course Fee: $25
Registration: To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
*Payment in full is required to hold your spot. You may mail a check payable to “Mo`olelo” to P.O. Box 710564; San Diego, CA 92171-0564, or pay with a credit card over the phone.
Description:
Mo`olelo’s last three productions achieved 108%, 101% and 90% audience capacity respectively, 43% of the audience was under the age of 45; 20% self-identified as African American, 19% self-identified as Latino/a, and over 50 different ethnic groups were served. We achieved these numbers through a process we’ve codified called Consensus Organizing (CO) for Theater. We would like to share these community organizing strategies so that all arts practitioners have the tools to engage diverse and robust audiences. In this workshop you will learn about Mo`olelo’s Consensus Organizing for Theater process, have time to brainstorm and test the CO process on your own projects, and leave with outreach tools to apply to your own work. The CO process crosses the traditional departmental silos found in arts organizations and produces positive results in areas of Development/Fundraising, Education, Marketing, and Dramaturgy/Artistic Content. This workshop is perfect for arts administrators who work in those areas as well as artists, board members, and representatives from non-arts organizations who are interested in incorporating an arts component in their work.
Callbacks: Cold Readings / Hot Choices Workshop
Instructor: Colleen Kelly (read more about the instructor here)
Date: Monday, June 10, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Course Fee: $75
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due June 10. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Description:
This 4-hour workshop, especially appropriate for Actors and Directors, will provide practical tools needed for confident, successful callbacks and cold readings. Participants will practice: on-your-feet text analysis, spotting clues to character, making quick, compelling choices, active listening and playing with a partner.
PAST 2013 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Writing for Stage & Screen
Instructor: Stephen Metcalfe (read more about the instructor here)
Dates: Every other Tuesday, April 2 – June 11, 2013 from 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Course Fee: $300 ($275 for members of AASD, AEA, AFTRA, SAG or TCG)
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due April 2. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Class Size: 7 – 10 Students
Description:
Over those course of 12 weeks, this class will help students “start from scratch” by exploring the basic elements of writing for the stage and screen. Each week individuals will create brand new original work to be read, discussed and provided feedback. The class will concentrate on story and scene structure, character building, dialogue, dramatic tension, themes and theatricality.
Solo Show
Instructor: Jennifer Barclay (read more about the instructor here)
Dates: Mondays Feb. 25, Mar. 4 and Mar. 11, 2013 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Course Fee: $150 ($125 for members of AASD, AEA, AFTRA, SAG or TCG)
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due January 28. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Class Size: 3 – 6 Students
Description:
In this class, you will begin to develop the script and performance for a one-person play. Your play may be autobiographical, biographical or fictional. It may have one character, or many– all of which you will play yourself. A solo show is a fantastic opportunity to not only stretch yourself as an actor, but to also take charge of your own material and opportunities in a way that actors rarely get to do. Class time will be a combination of writing exercises, performance exercises, and in-depth workshopping of each of your plays. We will go back and forth between the writing and performance processes of your plays, so that the plays will develop from your physicalized actor’s instincts as well as your research, analysis and writing. Out of class opportunities will include reading of suggested solo performance texts and viewing recommended solo performance on video. This will help to give particpants a sense of the breadth of possibilities available in solo performance, and we will have in-class discussions of these texts and videos.
2013 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION WORKSHOPS:
Owning Your Vocal Instrument: A Workshop For Actors & Presenters
Instructor: Jan Gist (read more about the instructor here)
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Course Fee: $100; or New Year’s Resolution Package: 3 workshops for $250 or 4 workshops for $300
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due January 27. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Class Size: 6 – 12 Students
Description:
Start the New Year by building your vocal instrument. Whether you are an actor or a person who speaks in public, one of your most important tools is your voice. In this 4-hour workshop, participants will experience a combination of exercises and approaches for breath support and tone placement, awareness of the acoustic demands of the performance space along with podium and microphone work. The course will also help participants to vocally express intention, opinion, and imagery, with dynamic commitment through to the end of each thought. Participants will leave the workshop with tools and exercises to continue to improve your voice skills.
Shakespeare Boot Camp
Instructor: Ray Chambers (read more about the instructor here)
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Workshop Fee: $100; or New Year’s Resolution Package: 3 workshops for $250 or 4 workshops for $300
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due February 2, 2013. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Class Size: 6 – 12 Students
Description:
Get your Shakespearean text in top physical shape for the New Year. In this 4 hour workshop, the instructor will cover the basics of Shakespearean verse and how it works, provide approaches on how to quickly apply verse scansion, triage difficult lines and discuss the preparation that directors expect from actors when auditioning or performing Shakespeare. This class is appropriate for beginning to advanced level students.
Mastering Your Audition
Instructor: Justin Waldman (read more about the instructor here)
Date: Monday, February 11th, 2013 from 6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Workshop Fee: $100; or New Year’s Resolution Package: 3 workshops for $250 or 4 workshops for $300
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due February 11. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Class Size: 6 – 12 Students
Description:
Sharpen your audition in the New Year with Justin Waldman, Associate Producer at The Old Globe, as he gives you tips on how to nail your next audition. Get the inside view into what the director and producer is thinking behind the table as well as gain useful techniques for preparing for your audition. Bring your own audition monologue to polish.
Conditioning and Physical Characterization for Actors
Instructor: Brian Byrnes (read more about the instructor here)
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Venue: Mo`olelo @ The 10th Avenue Theatre, 3rd Floor Gallery, 930 10th Ave, San Diego CA, 92101
Workshop Fee: $ 100; or New Year’s Resolution Package: 3 workshops for $250 or 4 workshops for $300
Registration: A 20% nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot in the class. The balance is due February 9. To register, please call 858-761-1719 or email samantha@moolelo.net.
Class Size: 6 – 12 Students
Description:
Reconnect with your body this New Year. This 4 hour workshop is an opportunity to re-connect with a strong warm-up for actors, physical work to increase full-body awareness, connection to breath, balance, core strength, and fluidity as well as work through a Physical Characterization process for actors. For the last part of the workshop, students will work with a monologue or two of their own. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes as you will be on your feet and the floor in this full-body workshop. This workshop is appropriate for beginning to advanced level students.
