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Workshop by Haque Centre of Acting & Creativity (HCAC)

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In the scene study class, you will also be able to work on characters in scenes that you may never be cast in by the industry. Dive right in and challenge yourself to by stepping into the shoes of an iconic character like Blanche du Bois or Willy Loman.

Basic Meisner technique and the Shurtleff guideposts for breaking down a scene will be taught to so that you will have a broader range of options in your acting palette when you are embracing a character and/or analysing a scene.Through this opportunity to closely work and rework scenes, actors will be able to identify their strengths and weaknesses and find fresh new ways to grapple with challenging scenes.

A collaborative forum free from professional expectations, this 8 week workshop series is a perfect platform for anyone who wants to try their hand at acting or challenge their acting prowess.

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CURRENT CHALLENGES

No avenue to work on specific characters and archetypes
Your acting skills have reached a plateau and might even be stagnating
Unable to flesh out a character to its full potential

LEARNING OBJECTIVES & OUTCOME

Expand your acting repertoire
Effectively break down scenes and characters
Understand the basics of creating characters
Achieve mastery of your character type
Discover dormant areas of your talent
Create authentic characters

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Warren Baumgart is a professional director and a theatre arts educator. Before moving to Singapore, he was a director for over 23 years in the US working in Chicago, Phoenix, San Diego, and New York City. Early in his career (1980), Warren had the privilege of working for a couple of years with a young new theater company in Chicago called Steppenwolf. During that time Warren worked with Gary Sinise, John Malkovich, Joan Allen, John Mahoney, Glenne Headly, Gary Cole, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, Martha Lavey and Laurie Metcalf. Warren began his directing career as assistant director to Laurie Metcalf for the play Big Mama featuring a young John Malkovich in the lead role. In 1989 Warren received a Joseph Jefferson Citation for Best Directing (Chicago) for his production of Alan Browne's Beirut. Warren was the Artistic Director for Imagination Theater, a touring educational theater company in Chicago, for over 15 years. In New York City Warren was the Artistic Director for City Lights Youth Theater Company and has directed and produced numerous plays and musicals on Broadway in which all actors were inner city youth. Warren has a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from Arizona State University. Warren also has extensive training in the Sanford Meisner technique from David Mamet’s St. Nicholas School of Theater Arts, and the Lois Hall Studio, both in Chicago. Warren has also trained with the Steppenwolf Theater Co., Victory Gardens Theater Training Center, Kyle Donnelly’s The Actor’s Center, and Jane Brody’s Audition Center. He also teaches theatre arts to teenagers at the Canadian International School in Singapore. Warren is also the director for the Theatre Incubator for Teenagers at HCAC.

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Super Early Bird Offer: $450 (Register by 26 July)
Early Bird Offer: $510 (Register by 10 Aug)

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Founded by Kamil Haque in 2013, the Haque Centre of Acting & Creativity (HCAC) is an acting school. HCAC is one of the companies under Method Metropolis, an umbrella group focusing on arts, entertainment, and education.

HCAC, is the home of Method Acting in Asia. It is the first professional acting school in English in Singapore. Regardless of your background, training and experience, the training caters to actors and non-actors from as young as 13 years old. The multi-approach training includes acting fundamentals, techniques and specific skill sets of the actor’s craft to add depth and breadth to your method of acting.

Located on the edge of the Little India Arts Belt in Singapore, the HCAC studio is nestled in a conservation shop house - A creative home and safe haven for students to hone their craft, build a network and free their talent.

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