BAFTA nominee John McEnery in rehearsal for King Lear with The Malachites, 2015 Photo by Patrick Dodds

AUDITION INTENSIVE DAY – The Citadel
Edmonton FEBRUARY 19TH , 2016
SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOPS ALBERTA

Shakespeare Workshops Alberta offers courses in classical performance run in association with Shoreditch’s (London, UK) resident 5-star Shakespeare Company, Malachite Theatre. Based on contemporary Elizabethan performance methodologies, our intensive short courses will set you on a new path with classical text, speaking Shakespeare with confidence and helping you stand out in this competitive industry. Our sessions are open to actors of all ages & skill levels wishing to improve or refresh their approach to Shakespeare.

As we dive head-long into this years Audition Season, Shakespeare Workshops Alberta are offering a One Day Audition Intensive on Shakespeare Speeches in an Audition Setting. This is a fantastic chance to discover a new way of working and get a second opinion on your audition speech!

MORNING (10am-2pm)- Building you Shakespeare Speech Tool Kit

Many companies, productions and training institutions request classical monologues at their auditions. We will spend the first half of the day exploring different techniques to help your speech stand out including choosing the best speech for the occasion, discover new tools and techniques tailored to performing set speeches from Shakespearean and other Elizabethan/Jacobean texts, and develop a comfortable and professional demeanor in an audition setting.

AFTERNOON (2:30pm-6pm)- Mock Auditions

The perfect way to prepare your speech for use in auditions! Apply your new skills in a mock audition setting where you will share a prepared speech with our expert audition panel and the rest of the participants. Working one-on-one with our panel, you will hone your speech to be audition-ready, explore new speeches, learn from the development of your peers, and discover just how easy and exciting it is to audition with Shakespeare’s texts!

AUDITION INTENSIVE DAY FEE- $100 (8 contact hours)

LOCATION– The Citadel Foote Theatre School, Edmonton

Please have your speech memorized to work on throughout the day. You may bring more than one speech though we may not have time to look at both.

Please email daniellelarose@live.ca for more information and to sign up as spaces are limited.
You can also visit our Facebook Page Shakespeare Workshops Alberta or follow us on twitter @Danielle_LaRose #ShakespeareWorkshopsAB for all updates and info.

To learn more about The Malachites’ approach, education programs, and production history in London, visit www.themalachites.co.uk

“Malachite Theatre production is giving the RSC’s Stratford production a definite run for its money” -Live Theatre, London

“This gifted company deserve West-End exposure” – British Theatre Guide

“To rival any climactic moment seen on the RSC stage”- The Stage

“A gem. Were there six stars, I would have awarded them. This is a superb production…totally engaging, highly accessible and, most of all, alive!” –Audience Club