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Magic Mastery Workshop

ActorsGym — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:05:34 -0500

Professional magician Sean Masterson introduces kids to the art of magic. Children work on their finger dexterity as they learn amazing magic tricks. Sean leads his apprentice magicians step by step and encourages them to use their imaginations to create their own presentational touches. The children leave with confidence in their magical powers!

Ages 7-12
Saturday, November 8th
Workshop: 2:30-4:30pm
$40
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SAFD Actor Combatant Workshop

ActorsGym — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:59:18 -0500

A rare opportunity to test for SAFD (Society of American Fight Directors) Actor-Combatant status without incurring the expense and hassle of an extended trip out of town. In this intensive workshop, studnets get the hours of experience required for testing while learning safe and effective methods that emphasize acting the fight. Subject matter will include unarmed, rapier and dagger, and knife techniques. Students completing the course will have the opportunity to perform a skills proficiency test fight for an SAFD adjudicator. Class meets twice weekly. more...

DCA Theater Incubator Showcase: Infusion Theater

dcatheater — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:46:13 -0500

FREE, reservations encouraged. Visit www.dcatheater.org

Through the month of September, InFusion Theatre Company will work on its first annual play development series. Since 2006, the company has sought out new plays and organically “infused” them with other elements of entertainment such as music, dance, and film. By combining different forms of entertainment, their exciting and thought-provoking productions give voice to new works and look at older works in new ways.
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Dynamics of Nature: An Introduction to the Stylistic Teachings of Jacques LeCoq

ActorsGym — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:59:01 -0500

This workshop is based on, but not limited to, ideas and techniques from the Jacques LeCoq School in Paris, France. The focus for this workshop is the fundamental analysis of movement through the Dynamics of Nature and exploring the Neutral Mask. Alden Moore, a graduate of the LeCoq School and currently teaching movement theatre at the University of Illinois, offers this unique opportunity in physical theatre study.

Please visit www.actorsgymnasium.com for registration information.

Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear

Redmoon_Theater — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:39:21 -0500

Through puppetry, projected animation, original music, and performance, this exquisite production raises issues surrounding genetic modification in a fun and whimsical setting, suitable for children and adults alike. more...

Unlocking Shakespeare Acting Workshop

guyroberts — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:58:19 -0500

Register now and Unlock the Power of Shakespeare with this dynamic Acting Shakespeare weekend intensive workshop led by the Award-winning Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Festival, Guy Roberts in Chicago July 25-27.

Unlocking Shakespeare

www.unlockingshakespeare.com

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Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge

dcatheater — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:38 -0500

BackStage Theatre Company presents the swashbuckling thriller at the Chicago Cultural Center Storefront Theater June 12 – July 20, 2008

BackStage Theatre Company, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, brings its own spin to the swashbuckling thriller in Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge. Originally performed by Chicago’s own Organic Theatre, the full-out, stunt-filled tale of murder, betrayal, and revenge comes to the Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street, from June 12 to July 20, 2008.
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BOYS & GIRLS

dcatheater — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:27:48 -0500

Theatre Seven presents two provocative one-act plays about vicious battles within the sexes at the Chicago Cultural Center Studio Theater May 16 – June 15

Theatre Seven of Chicago, in conjunction with Chicago DCA Theater, presents two explosive one-act plays about the battles within the sexes in Boys & Girls. The evening includes Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone, a highly theatrical sizzler that blows the lid off modern masculinity, and The Shallow End, Wendy MacLeod’s story of four teenage girls dealing with old friendships, new bodies, and the bridge to adulthood over the course of one summer at the city pool. The plays, directed by Margot Bordelon and Meghan Beals McCarthy, come to the Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, from May 16 – June 15, 2008.
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