Advance registration is required for all classes and they will be held at the Peter Kirk Community Center.

Actors will have fun exploring Shakespeare in a playful and exciting setting.  Nicknamed “Don’t Be Afraid, It’s Only Shakespeare”, the instructor will introduce actors to both the fundamental “rules” of understanding text and the deeper clues that the text can reveal. Learn how the text provides greater understanding of the language and the complex characters that the Bard gives us to play. Advance registration required. Classes held at the Peter Kirk Community Center.

Instructor:  Molly Lyons, Director of Seattle’s Green Wood Studio since 1994, is an accomplished international actor, director, teacher and playwright with over 30 years of experience in the professional theatre. Her training includes: The Royal Shakespeare Co., Shakespeare & Co., The London Shakespeare Workout. 

What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?
Instructor will provide a brief overview of Shakespeare text, Elizabethan theatre, its acting techniques and how it is all relevant for TODAY’S actors. What is Iambic Pentameter and why would I want to speak that way? Molly will discuss playing poetry and answer your questions. Actors will leave excited about acting Shakespeare.
Fri Sept 18 6:30-9:30pm  Resident $30 / Non-Resident $36 

Arise Fair Sun and Kill the Envious Moon
I. Morning Workout: This 2-hour session is based on some of the world's premiere   Shakespeare companies. This lively workout of Shakespeare's repertoire includes a great variety of exercises all performed in a FUN, no pressure, supportive, playtime atmosphere where you will get a revitalizing workout with the Bard. Exercises include physical and vocal warm-ups, clues for discovering the character, interactive text explorations. This is an effective tool to build an actor's confidence and awareness. 
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for ease of movement.
Sat - Sept 19 - 10-12pm  Resident $20 / Non-Resident $24

II.  All Day Workshop:  In addition to the morning workout, actors will need one memorized piece with 10-16 lines of verse to work on. Great opportunity to explore a Sonnet, there is over 150 from which to choose.
Sat - Sept 19 - 10-5pm  Resident $70 / Non-Resident $84

For Stony Limits Cannot Hold Love Out and What Love Can do that Dares Love Attempt
I.  Morning Workout:  See description above.
Sun - Sept 20 - 10-12pm  Resident $20 / Non-Resident $24

II.  All Day Workshop:  For actors who want to work in classical theater or enliven all work with text, classical or contemporary. Explore the master of creating a character, breathe life into your classical work, perfect and make your audition pieces ALIVE.  Study the classic approach to language and the inherent music that exists in the written word. Following the Morning Workout move into a vigorous exploration of text and character. This advanced session will propel any actor’s work with verse, language or character. Have at least two pieces, 10-16 lines that you can explore in-depth. 
Prerequisite:  Arise Fair Sun and Kill the Envious Moon             
Sun - Sept 20 - 10-5pm  Resident $70 / Non-Resident $84

Entire Shakespeare Series
3 classes:  What Light, Arise Fair Sun, For Stony Limits Cannot Hold Love Out.. . . .
Fri, Sat & Sun - Sept 18-20 – See Times above  Resident $153 / Non-Resident $184

Advance registration is required for all classes and they will be held at the Peter Kirk Community Center.

Actors of all skill levels will learn how and prepare for professional auditioning.

Instructor:  Molly Lyons, Director of Seattle’s Green Wood Studio since 1994, has performed & taught in film, television, voice-over and theatre throughout the country & internationally.  She has worked as talent scout, casting director and director so brings experience from both sides of the casting table.

So You Wanna be in Show Biz?
Learn the essentials for starting and building an acting career. This workshop is appropriate for amateur, semi-professional or professional actors. Molly Lyons is a professional actor and will teach you all about the business side of being an artist. 
Bring your questions     Handouts are provided     
Fri - Oct 2 - 6:30-9:30pm  Resident $30 / Non-Resident $36           

Acting for Auditions I    Acting for auditions is vastly different from acting in a play. To be successful you must learn how to market yourself and this is the last thing actor’s work on. This 2-part workshop focuses on giving actors their most uniquely powerful audition package; reversing the power structure, owning the audition and discovering joy in the audition experience. Molly will give each participant simple, direct tools to get immediate insight to creating the character which can then be applied to any text.  Actor’s will develop their entire audition presentation; from preparation through entrance, through performance and through the exit. 
Sat - Oct 3 - 10-4pm  Resident $60 / Non-Resident $72         

Acting for Auditions II   
Actor’s will develop their entire audition presentation; from preparation to the entrance, through the performance and through the exit.  Each actor may work on up to two pieces and the day will be spent working on the audition.
Instructor can provide guidelines for selecting pieces upon registration or assistance in selecting great pieces with early registration.
Prerequisite: Acting for Auditions I       
Sat & Sun - Oct 3 & 4 - 10-4pm  Resident $120 / Non-Resident $144             

Building Your Repertoire
As a casting director and director, Molly rarely encounters actors with enough material, appropriate material or monologues that really showcase their unique gifts.  When a director asks for a different monologue, you must be ready. Most actors are ill prepared and lack sufficient material. Actors will be provided the necessary material and coaching to build their repertoire so that the basics are covered. What is “contrasting” and how can your repertoire reflect that?  Advance registration is required so the instructor can research and provide monologues for the participants.  Actors will get a new monologue every class, resulting in a well-rounded repertoire of 4 pieces.  
4 classes Saturdays October 10-31   10-2pm   Resident $160 / Non-Resident $192