Class Length: 4 Weeks
Time/Dates: 7pm-9pm, Thursday evenings starting 4/9/20
Registration: $97
Pre-Requisites: Previous vocal training or theater experience will be helpful in this course, but is not required. This course will be run similarly to a professional theater course (rather than a comedy class, though some application and scene work will be required), so students should be prepared to move and vocalize as they might in this type of training.
COURSE SUMMARY
Participants will explore iconic dialects spoken throughout the country! By the end of this class, students will learn the foundations to multiple dialects - ranging from Boston/NYC, Appalachian, Texas, Minnesota and more. Students will learn skills for efficiently analyzing and acquiring a new dialect quickly, as well as get ample chances to improv and act using these new speech skills.
Highlights of this course include:
Acting in accent
Exploring character through voice and speech
Skill building for actors and performers
Tentative Schedule:
Wk1 - New England (Boston / NYC)
Wk2 - The South (Kentucky to Texas)
Wk3 - The North and West (Minnesota and California)
Wk4 - Application & Performance (monologues, scenes, etc.)
This course will run for four consecutive Thursdays from 7-9pm, beginning April 9th. Acting, performance, improv or voice/speech experience recommended, but not required.
Please note: this is a skills based class that will be conducted like a professional acting or theater course. While there will certainly be comedy elements to the class, students should be prepared for instruction that focuses on understanding your instrument, which may include movement, vocalization or breathing techniques.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Colton is so excited to be back teaching with Hashtag Comedy! He is a Columbus theatre native and proud graduate of the American Repertory Theater Institute at Harvard University where he studied voice, speech, and acting. His teaching credits include Hashtag Comedy (obviously), Ohio State, Capital University, and Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Over the past year, he has worked as a production dialect, voice and speech coach throughout central Ohio. Favorite coaching credits include: Matilda the Musical, Billy Elliot (Weathervane Playhouse), Disney’s Newsies (Gallery Players), and The Winter's Tale (Tecumseh Drama) Like his FB page (Colton Weiss - Voice, Speech & Dialect Coach) and visit coltonweiss.com for more details. Thank you to Sarah and the entire Hashtag company for the continued opportunity!