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A group class where our instructor will help determine what areas of voice over you should pursue professionally, and what training path is best suited for you. Our Investigate Voice Over Class is the first step in your voice over education. In this interactive, three-hour long class you will work in a small group setting with one of our instructors...

This class will help students understand the fundamentals of building your voice over business, and where to best invest your time and money. Voice over can be a fun and lucrative business, but success in this industry isn’t all about raw talent. Great acting skills and superb vocal technique are certainly at the core of a successful career in...

This performance-based class will give students the fundamental building blocks of voice over technique and help students to understand what producers are listening for when they hire students. In the modern voice over industry, the most sought after performances are those that just sound natural. Often, you’ll see breakdowns asking for “conversational...

NOT SURE IMPROV IS FOR YOU? WELL, GIVE US A FEW HOURS AND WE’LL SHOW YOU IT IS! Our intro is a fun, supportive introduction for anyone to learn the fundamentals of improvisation with our unique character-based approach. Discover the basic tools, rules, and philosophy of improv through fun, focused games & drills - even through your computer...

In this class, students will continue to work with The Barrow Group tools via scene study and monologues to gain a deeper and more precise understanding and use of the tools. Students also begin the process of self evaluation. Prerequisites: Beginner I and II

Improv and Stand-Up Comedy help students discover their best selves building self confidence, creative writing, critical thinking and public speaking. Each session starts with Improvisation, playing games that are a ton of fun while teaching valuable life skills. These are the same games we play with corporate groups to develop better leaders, team...

This six week lab is an excellent start or refresher for the beginner adult actor. Explore acting exercises and techniques to develop your basic understanding of how to deliver a compelling and truthful performance.  Students will be introduced to fundamentals of the Atlantic Technique through the exploration of scenes or monologues. Improve...

An introduction to Practical Aesthetics, the Atlantic Technique. Learn how to analyze a scene, play the action truthfully, and maintain an emotional connection to your scene partner. Together this results in strong and compelling performance choices. Exercises will be drawn from Script Analysis and Moment Lab, two fundamental classes in the Atlantic...

Everyone works in every class, starting from the first session where actors cold read a monologue. Students are taught how to analyze a scene, make strong and interesting choices, take direction, and audition effectively. The six-week course culminates in an audition workshop before an industry casting director. This class is a perfect refresher course...

What does it mean to be expressive?  How can we stimulate our voices to be alive to the complexity of our inner emotions and responsive to the multi-layered nuance of our thoughts?  And how can that connection actively play out through the text? This is a workshop designed for performers, public speakers, and those who would like to feel...

Appropriate For: Casual Learners, Aspiring Professionals, and Working Professionals A successful voice actor once said that he spent 80% of his time getting work, and only 20% of his time actually in his booth recording and editing. The era of easily securing an agent and then sitting at home waiting for the phone to ring is past – every voice actor...

This class builds on the skills in Level 2 of fearless playing, strong/specific choices, and ability to attack the stage as fearless artist. Now, we will challenge ourselves with advanced improv techniques, such as how to find the "edge" in every scene (and take it from good to great), exploring the role of the individual role in an ensemble, living...

This class continues the exploration of The Barrow Group tools via scene study. Students will work on multiple scenes of their choice with a partner. The next class in the intermediate scene study progression is Intermediate Scene Study Intensive III: Self Assessment Pre-requisite: Intermediate Scene Study I Students should prepare a scene for...

This class will help students understand how their voice works, and teach you techniques to keep your vocal instrument healthy and in tip-top condition. As a professional voice over artist, your voice EVERYTHING; your product, your brand, and your livelihood. Clients are hiring you for your sound and expecting you to be able to deliver. You use your...

This class will help students think like a working voice actor and know how to behave like a professional, so clients keep calling you back in for more jobs rather than blacklisting you. Finally! After all of the hard work honing your performance skills/techniques and effectively marketing yourself, you’ve started to send out auditions and have...