Rotate Theatre Acting Workshop: Monologues & Solos
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Oct 22 - Dec 17, Sundays 5:30-8:00pm
- No sessions 11/26 and 12/3
- Optional: Dec 19 - Bonus virtual session with Writing Workshop participants.
- Optional: Jan 13 - Performance in Rotate's winter show, Stage Test.
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Location: UW South Madison Partnership
- 2238 South Park St, Madison, WI
- Free surface parking and space is on ground level. Bus stop on the corner.
- Single-occupancy gender-neutral restroom and low-fragrance soap available.
- Age: Adult
- Experience Level: Recommended for those with a theatre background. Performers of underrepresented demographics (LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, women, etc) who are exploring new material or who feel out-of-practice are especially encouraged to participate.
- Facilitators: Cyra K. Polizzi with directors Breahan Eve Pautsch and Richard Paro.
- COVID Precautions: If experiencing symptoms or known exposure, participants are asked to test negative before arrival and a mask is recommended.
- Cost: Free*
- Registration: Sign up for the waitlist! (The fall 2023 series is currently full. If slots open up, folks on the waitlist will be notified via email.)
Rotate Theatre Acting Workshop: Monologues & Solos is a consent-conscious workshop series inviting artists to embrace curiosity, collaboration, and multidirectional learning while rehearsing monologues and/or solo musical numbers.
Each week consists of a highly modifiable warm-up and an acting game, followed by an opportunity for each participant to play with a short piece with the help of Rotate directors and the other participants, and concludes with a closing activity. Participants have the option of cold-reading a new piece each week, exploring one piece over the course of the series, or anything in between. Those working on songs, may rehearse a capella or provide a recorded backing track.
Participants in the fall 2023 series are invited (but not required!) to perform a piece in Rotate Theatre's winter show, Stage Test: An Evening of Works in Development, on January 13 at the MYArts building in Madison, WI.
Rotate Theatre's fall programming includes a virtual Writing Workshop on Tuesdays running in tandem with the Acting Workshop.
Please join our Mailing List to be notified about future opportunities or email RotateTheatre@gmail.com for more information or access-related questions or requests.
*Rotate Theatre Company, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is able to offer this opportunity to artists free of charge because of support from our community -- Make a donation today! A donation of $300 covers the workshop series for one local artist.