Thursday, January 20
3:00-6:00 pm PST / 6:00-9:00 pm EST

*This class is specifically for Blind & Low Vision Actors

For Adults and Teens 16 & Up.

Only 12 spots available.

This exciting and rigorous 3- hour masterclass explores the fundamental tools of the craft of acting that can help set the actor free. Actors will be assigned partners and use open scenes to apply these tools—both in the preparation: examining given circumstances, dynamic choices, and character point of view—and in the doing: work truthfully off of one another in the moment to spontaneously bring the scene to life.

Master Teacher: Pamela Sabaugh
Pamela is a renowned actor and teacher and the first legally blind woman in the United States to earn an M.F.A. in Acting. She has been working professionally on stage and screen for the nearly 20 years.
This is the first time Access Acting Academy has had the privilege to offer a class taught by Pamela.

Be sure to sign up for the WAIT LIST if this class fills up (which it will). The 1st 4 people on the waitlist will be offered AUDIT spots in the class, which you can watch and listen, but not work. We will also notify you if more spots open up or another free intensive is offered.

Fridays, 10:00-1:00 PST / 1:00-4:00 pm EST
July 16-August 20
6 Weeks
Total 18 hours

This class is specifically for Blind & Low Vision Individuals over the age of 18.

This class is taught by Stage & Screen Actor & AAA’s Executive Director, Marilee Talkington

This class is great for actors at every level. Using dynamic exercises drawn from some of the most effective and innovative classical acting and devising techniques, we explore and cultivate your imagination, self-confidence, inner-creative engine, and willingness to take creative risks. We will then move to monologues, which you will choose during your 6 weeks, and expand your ability to connect to text, to character, and to your audience in a grounded, authentic, and spontaneous way.

Course content will include some out of class homework and memorization of a monologue of your choice.

Tuesdays, 3:00-4:30 pm PST / 6:00-7:30 pm EST
July 13 - August 17
6 Weeks

This class is open to All Performers with Disabilities over 18 yrs old.

This class will focus on guiding actors towards gaining an awareness of their voice and developing the skills to expand the possibilities of their voice. It will celebrate the individuality of every voice, and it will help actors explore and hone what their voice is called to say. The class will delve into topics including vocal empowerment, the voice/body connection, breath, resonance, articulation and more. It will provide actors with a vocal warm up that they can use and adapt for any performance context. This class is for actors with any level of training, including none.

Note: “Voice” in this context refers to the spoken voice and not the singing voice.

Instructor: Sammi Grant