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." - Ben Guillory.
Three ten-week sessions are held each year. The workshops meet Monday evenings at The Raven Playhouse in North Hollywood.

• Session I: January 16th - March 26th
• Session II: May 14 - July 23
• Session III: September 10 - November 19

The Robey Theatre Company's first session of Advance Scene Study 2012 begins Monday, January 16th, 2012 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 March 26th, 2012.

The process begins with a 7pm Orientation at the Raven Playhouse. You'll meet 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 January 9th, 2012 to secure a seat. Make checks payable to Robey Theatre Company
• » The full balance is due on or before February 12th, 2012.
• » Robey accepts 16 actors per session.
• » Please check your schedule before you make the commitment as it affects others working with you.

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During the course of the past five years, the Robey Theatre Playwright Program has refined itself. The program's curriculum thoroughly addresses the various needs and skill levels of each participant. In each workshop, we will demonstrate and practice 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. There is a maximum of 16 writers.

• Session I: Robey has an adjusted January - March schedule, see below for details
• Session I with Dylan Southard: January 28 - March 31
• Session I with Aaron Henne: March 3 - March 31
• Session II: May 19 - July 21
• Session III: September 1 - November 3

Congratulations to Robey Playwrights Program instructor Aaron Henne who has been invited and has the rare opportunity to direct a play he's penned, Mesmeric Revelation at a Berkeley California theatre during the months of January and February.

Aaron Henne will again conduct the 10am-1pm session and the 2pm-5pm session. Robey welcomes Aaron back and anticipates a full energized and nurturing atmosphere that is proven to work well for the playwrights' creative process. Aaron's knowledge and experience adds a greatly appreciated layer to the workshop's process.

• Aaron's 2012 Playwrights Lab Session I fee will be $150
• Aaron's 2012 Playwrights Lab Session I schedule will be:

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 adds to the process and Robey welcomes and looks forward to his continued participation.

Playwrights assigned to the below dates with Dylan for the 2-5pm sessions will also meet with Aaron from 10am-2pm when his session resumes on March 3rd.

• Dylan's 2012 Playwrights Lab Session I fee will be $175
• Dylas's 2012 Playwrights Lab Session I schedule will be:

APPLICANTS PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

• » A statement of your 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.

INFORMATION QUICK CHECKLIST

• » Application Deadline: All materials and applications must be postmarked no later than January 20th, 2012.
• » Notification of acceptance into the Playwrights Program will be by January 25th, 2012.

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 #####-->
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The Bank of America Student Leaders Program 2012

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation's Student Leaders® Program is accepting applications for the 2012 program. If you are a student with a passion for improving your community, we would like to help you turn that passion into action. We are looking for leaders who are high school juniors and seniors. As a Student Leader, you will participate in:

• »     A summer 2012 eight-week paid summer internship with selected nonprofit organizations.
• »     A week-long all-expense paid Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., July 15-20, 2012. Conducted in partnership with the Close Up Foundation.

»     Please note the application deadline of January 25, 2012

Drama Workshop

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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