Masterclass for actors: Un-type yourself

Kursbeskrivelsen er på engelsk, da kurset arbeidsspråk er engelsk.

We are proud to announce that Kirk Baltz will be coming to Norway to conduct this masterclass for professional actors looking for a tune up!

It’s easy to lose a sense of our playful, spontaneous selves. To get caught up in old habits and patterns that make us who we think we SHOULD be.
So: “WHAT’S MY TYPE?”

What if we smashed this question and broke all patterns and fully embraced our PLAYFUL feminine and/or masculine energy?

Kirk Baltz’s teaching is Method and Meisner-based, using repetition, movement, sensory work, improvisation, writing, script analysis and varying exercises. The masterclasses are taught in a warm, truthful, humoristic, and direct manner.

Kirk encourages artists to fully be who they are while realizing their full potential. Kirk’s work can also help participants with practicing the differences between acting on stage, on camera and in a casting office.

In the workshop we’ll be working with the play “Four-dogs-and-a-bone” by John Patrick Shanley. Click the title to download the play.

Preparations – from Kirk
«We’ll be working with the play “Four-dogs-and-a-bone” by John Patrick Shanley. It’s a fun romp. Give it a good read and bring a printed copy to class – it ain’t that massive. I’d like each of you to pull a monologue from the play that runs no more than 60-90 seconds.
BUT… pick a character you would never play. Go full on against type casting. If you’re an older dude (like myself)…yes, embrace your inner Brenda or Collette and go for it! If you’re a true ingénue or an actress who’s been around…go for Bradley or Victor! Be who and what you need to be to become your chosen character.
Get makeup, props, wardrobe, a wig if ya like and jump in all the way!
Your monologue may be lines pieced together from a scene or a full monologue already in the play.
The more you let go and commit the more we will collectively rise to new heights. Your monologue will be shot in a playful self tape style with class assistance on your own phone.
Our 4 days together will be rooted in building TRUST within ourselves and of those around us.»

-Kirk

Questions about the workshop
Feel free to reach out to Kirk with any questions you may have about the workshop, at kirk@kirkbaltz.com.

Working language
This workshop will be conducted in English.