Sideshow is excited to launch its first installment of the Sideshow Actor Workshop Series, designed to fit the acting needs of Chicago-based artists without breaking the bank. We love playing as much as you do, and recognize the need to brush up on certain skills to stay competitive, revived, and artistically fulfilled in the Windy City.

This winter and sping, take the opportunity to work in a room full of ambitious, talented and driven actors like yourself, and learn and grow together with one or both of our exciting class offerings!

 

Register and pay online safe and securely using PayPal on this page. This will automatically enroll you for your classes and secure your spot. You can also pay by phone by calling Sideshow at (773) 809-4782.

Classes must be paid for in full, and no refunds are are available after January 23 for Audition A La Carte, and after March 8 for the Collaboratory.

 

Polish and perfect your next audition piece in our three-part workshop, and YOU decide which sections of the workshop will most benefit your needs. In the first workshop, learn how to best prepare for graduate school and other similar auditions from Richard Warner, Head of Acting in the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia. Next, get to work on an audition piece in class with personalized feedback specific to your performance. Watch others being critiqued and learn not only by listening, but by doing! Finally, tackle the challenges of Cold Reading with in-class practice tailored to your needs! Participate in all three sections, or pick and choose based on your strengths and interests.
Each session costs only $30, or you can attend all three parts for only $80!

Audition A La Carte will be held on Saturdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 from 12–3pm.

Audition A La Carte PART 1 (February 6, 2010): A rousing round-table discussion and Q&A digging deep into what types of audition pieces are best for a variety of situations, from preparing for a graduate school audition, to auditioning for a new work, or a collaborative production. Pick the brain of Richard Warner, professor and Head of Acting at University of Virginia, whose knowledge ranges from graduate school to professional acting.

Audition A La Carte PART 2 (February 13th or 20th, 2010): Participate in one day of dedicated time, focus, analysis, and deconstruction of your monologue of choice with direct feedback from your instructors and your fellow classmates. A dedicated 30 minutes or more will be given to each participant, with the goal of making new discoveries and ultimately improving your audition piece. Also learn from watching your peers craft their monologues, because observation can also reveal new discoveries! Bring in any monologue, preferably memorized!

Audition A La Carte PART 3 (February 27th, 2010): Spend the entire workshop getting on stage and practicing cold readings from a wide range of different sides. Receive feedback, tips and advice on how to best approach cold readings, ranging from famous texts to new, original works. Be prepared to be on your feet yet again!

Select sessions

PART 1 - February 6, 2010 $30.00 PART 2 - February 13, 2010 $30.00 PART 2 - February 20, 2010 $30.00 PART 3 - February 27, 2010 $30.00 ALL THREE PARTS (We will contact you to schedule PART 2) $80.00

 

Empower your artistic vision with this six week introductory class, exploring how the actor uses his or her distinctive skill set for collaboration and developing original work. Get hands-on experience learning how to devise work, starting with exploring solo performance, then branching out with partner and group collaboration. Experience firsthand different methods, approaches and processes for devising original works, and leave with the right skills, ideas, and seeds to develop future work outside the classroom.
This six week session will only cost you $180!

Collaboratory will meet Mondays, March 22, 29, and April 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 7–10pm.

 

All Workshops will be held at the Theatre Momentum Studio at 1800 West Cornelia Avenue. The Theatre Momentum Studio is easily accessible by the CTA, located two blocks from the Addison Brown Line Stop. Exit the Addison Brown line stop and walk south on Ravenswood Avenue. Entrance to the Studio is located on Ravenswood. You can also hop on the 152 Addison, 11 Lincoln Avenue, or 50 Damen buses. If you are driving, there are free parking spots located at the Studio, or free street parking is available.

 

 

Richard Warner is the Director of the Acting Program at the University of Virginia, where he has taught acting, directing and devising work for over 20 years. Mr. Warner has acted for longer, appearing regionally in over eighty roles at such theatres as the Manhattan Theatre Club, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, Olney Theatre, Heritage Repertory Theatre, and Hippodrome State Theater. He is the author of five entries in Theatrical Directors: A Biographical Dictionary.

Karie Miller is Sideshow's Outreach Coordinator and an artistic associate of the company. Ms. Miller received her MFA in Acting from the University of Virginia where she focused on community outreach, original works, collaboration, arts education, political theatre, and theatre for civic engagement. Karie has been performing and collaborating with theatrical ventures of all kinds throughout the Southeast.