The Acting Studio @ Footlighters
The Acting Studio at Redlands Footlighters offers a series of acting classes (or “rounds”) designed to help local actors refine their performance skills and build confidence. Actors with minimal experience are welcome, as well as advanced actors who want to refine their craft. For adults (18 or older).
For questions or more information: suzy@redlandsfootlighters.org
Round A: Acting Foundations | July 1-29, Saturdays, 9am-12pm
Coursework includes an introduction to Linklater voice work, basic audition skills, and acting techniques from Michael Chekhov, Stanislavski, Uta Hagen, Lewis Palter, and others. Special workshop on stage combat basics included.
Round B: Acting Techniques (Intermediate) | September 2-30, Saturdays, 12-3pm
Building on coursework in Round A, students will deepen character development through exercises and challenging scene work. Special workshop on intermediate-level stage combat included.
Instructor: Suzy Pearce
Suzy Pearce is an alumna of CalArts, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. She had the pleasure of being the Theatre Director at Jurupa Valley High School for nine years, where she directed students in such plays as Proof, The Kentucky Cycle, Lend Me a Tenor, an all-female version of Macbeth, as well as musicals such as Beauty and the Beast, among others. Suzy has been acting in the Inland Empire for the last four-and-a-half years, playing such roles as Mrs. Gibbs from Our Town (Footlighters), Bella from Lost in Yonkers (Footlighters), and Mary Mallon from Typhoid Mary (Loma Linda University).
Improv School Redlands
“You don’t have to be CRAZY to do improv with us…we can train you!”
Improv School Redlands was founded in 2019 by Ali Rafter through the Redlands Footlighters Theatre. Ali is a multi-award winning actress who earned her degree from UCLA‘s prestigious School of Theater Film and Television. She has been performing improv for more than 30 years, studying with groups including The Groundlings, Impro, Tastes Like Burning Improv. She has taught and coached acting classes for over a decade.