ADVANCED SCENE STUDY

Ben Guillory, Robey's Artistic Producing Director, provides scene study for actors serious about taking their craft to the next level. Actors spend much of their time looking for work in Los Angeles - the workshop is where one prepares to do the work. - Bennet Guillory Three twelve-week sessions are held each year. The workshops meet Monday evenings at The Raven Playhouse in NoHo.
Session III: September 13th - November 22nd, 2010

The Robey Theatre Company's third session of Advance Scene Study 2010 begins Monday, September 13, 2010 at the Raven Playhouse located at 5233 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood (Magnolia is the cross street). Workshop time is 7-10pm. The workshop ends Monday November 22, 2010.

Robey is pleased to announce that Harry Lennix will again join Ben Guillory in orchestrating the workshop and conducting three Shakespeare Master classes during this session bringing the total number of workshop sessions to Eleven.

The process begins Monday September 13, 2010 with a 7pm Orientation at the Raven Playhouse. You'll meet Harry, the other actors; match scene and scene partners. Actors will work out the rehearsal schedule and questions will be answered about scene presentation, etc.

PLEASE NOTE

• » It's extremely important that actors attend this orientation!
• » The cost is $500.00. A payment of $250.00 is required on August 30, 2010 to secure a seat
• » The full balance is due on or before October 11, 2010.
• » Robey accepts 16 actors per session.
• » Please check your schedule before you make the commitment as it affects others working with you.

WORKSHOP DATES SESSION III beginning September 13th

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PLAYWRIGHTS LAB

The Robey Theatre Playwright Program has, during the course of the past three years, created and refined itself. The program's curriculum will address the various needs and skill levels of each participant. Each workshop will demonstrate and practice using the nuts and bolts (the how-to) of playwriting. It will be craft-intensive. The Instructor will demonstrate the nature of character, dialogue, conflict and resolution, and their relationships to one another. Writers will practice scene construction with material based on their own personal experiences. Actors will read the drafts of plays in the workshop when appropriate. There will be a good deal of flexibility and a great deal of personal attention to the creation of individual processes of working and the development of craft technique. The third session begins Saturday, September 18, 2010 and will meet every Saturday through November 20th . There is a maximum of 12 writers.

Aaron Henne will again conduct the 10am-1pm session. Robey welcomes Aaron back and anticipate a very energized, full and nurturing atmosphere that is proven to work well for the playwrights' creative process. Aaron's knowledge and experience will be a greatly appreciated layer to the workshop's process.

Dylan Southard will also join us once again to guide the afternoon work. He will conduct a 2-5pm session, which will focus on a re-examination of plays to clarify the more advanced aspects of playwriting: style, tone, premise, etc. Reworked plays will also receive in-house readings by actors when appropriate. Some of these plays will receive a public reading. His experience has certainly added to the process and Robey welcomes and looks forward to his continued participation.

APPLICANTS PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

• » A statement of interest in the Theatre and why you want to write for the Theatre (not TV or Movies).
• » A statement of the goals you have set for yourself to achieve as a playwright.
• » A statement of the goals you have set for yourself to achieve from this program.
• » Submit a sample of your writing ability of no more than 8 pages. It may be pages from a script, a short story, a novel, or non-fiction. No Poetry, Please!
• » Note: If you are submitting as a sample of your writing the specific script or project you propose to pursue during your time with The Playwrights Program, please submit the entire play.
• » Submit a resume and / or personal history or vita.
• » Your name, mailing address, home phone number; business address and business phone number.

» PLEASE NOTE: Do not send your only copy of materials, as no application materials will be returned to the applicant.

INFORMATION QUICK CHECKLIST

• » Application Deadline: All materials and applications must be postmarked no later than September 1, 2010.
• » Notification of acceptance into the Playwrights Program will be by September 7, 2010.
• » The Playwrights Program commences Saturday, September 18, 2010.
• » The Playwrights Program meets every Saturday 10am to 1pm and two-sessions at 2pm to 5pm.

There is a $250 fee due on September 10, 2010 securing a seat for participants in this program.

Please check your calendars to ensure the resources and commitment of the Robey Theatre Company, Aaron Henne and Dylan Southard are used efficiently. It is important that attendance be consistent in order to gain maximum rewards.

The sessions will take place at:
The Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S. Spring St., 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90013

WORKSHOP DATES SESSION III beginning September 18th

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EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

Drama workshop curriculum is available to participating classrooms offering middle and high school aged youth the chance to appreciate reading, writing and thinking in a whole new way. The outreach program designs and distributes supplemental classroom activities that offer teachers a way to introduce themes the plays uncover.

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