HAVE you always wanted to be on the stage? Then your chance to fulfil that dream or learn more acting skills has arrived. Maleny Players are now offering adult acting classes for anyone over 17 years old to enjoy. The weekly classes run in school term time and commence on Tuesday 18 April 2023 from 6.00pm – 7.30pm and every Tuesday evening thereafter, at the Playhouse Maleny Showgrounds.
The classes will be taught by Darren Hayden, who trained at NIDA and Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London (BA Hons Acting).
Darren (inset) currently runs the Maleny Youth Theatre.
The training will consist of three blocks:
Acting Skills 1 – Fundamentals: This block of classes focuses on the basics of Acting in a fun, collaborative and supporting environment.
Acting Skills 2 – Building a character: This training block further develops and explores the skills and techniques necessary to construct a character, as part of a safe, supportive ensemble. Actors will be introduced to further physical and vocal techniques to assist with developing their own process for characterization.
Acting Skills 3 – Performance : Building
