Theater

Tears, nudity, alcohol, and what to do with your eyes. Sir Michael Caine provides an acting masterclass to the BBC's Mark Lawson.

Casting directors are impressed by a professional resume, a pristine head shot and positive energy. Impress the casting directors at an audition with advice from an experienced stage and screen performer in this free video on acting.

Acting agents look for actors with confidence, actors who are characters and actors who have experience. Find out how extracurricular activities can fuel interest in an actor with advice from a professional actor in this free video on acting.

A 3d sketchup model of an ancient Greek theatre.

An introduction to ancient theatre which is part of an online history of theatre class at Columbia Gorge Community College.

This video presents a quick and easy discussion of the evolution of Greek theater, explaining the transformation of musical chorus to acting performance.

The first in a series of short acting tutorials by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course. Acting tips. Acting Lessons. Acting Classes. Acting Advice.

ahe second in a series of short acting tutorials by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course. Acting tips. Acting classes. Acting Lessons. Acting Advice.

The third in a series of short acting tutorials by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course. Acting tips. Acting Lessons. Acting Classes. Acting Advice.

The fourth in a series of short acting tutorials by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course & the book "Focus on Acting". Acting tips. Acting Lessons. Acting Classes. Acting Advice.

A short video reply to Smeffland's question on Focus on Acting 1 by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course. Acting tips. Acting classes. Acting Lessons. Acting Advice.

A short look at cold reading, part of acting tutorials by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course. Acting tips. Acting Lessons. Acting Classes. Acting Advice.

A look at investing in the moment of the scene rather than in external outcomes. Part of acting tutorials by Robert Carne, writer of the Home Acting Course. Acting tips. Acting Lessons. Acting Classes. Acting Advice.

This simple, yet very effective, acting homework is designed to help exercise and broaden your expressive emotional range.

On the origins of Western theater and ancient Greek theatre

On developments in classical Greek tragedy

On developments in ancient Greek comedy

On the development from Greek to Roman theater buildings

On the two oldest remaining theatres in Europe after the Romans, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza and in Sabbioneta, both in Nothern Italy

On the origins of the proscenium arch and spectacle plays in Renaissance theatre

On spectatacle plays in the 17th century and the oldest remaining theatre with a permanent proscenium arch: Farnese Theatre (Teatro Farnese) in Parma, Italy

Theatre for everyone

Learn an alternative for formating your play from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Learn some ideas for producing your own characters from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Learn how to format your play the right way from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Structuring your play writing process can help even experienced writers. Learn some steps for writing from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Structuring your play writing process can help even experienced writers. Learn some steps for writing from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Learn how to structure a play correctly from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Learn some tips on understanding stage directions from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Gimmicks and hooks are a great way to keep your audience always interested. Learn some tips on using gimmicks from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

The characters, the setting and the conflicts are all important when writing a story. Learn some tips for your story from our writing expert in this free video clip.

Learn how to write with good dialog from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Learn some key points on writing with a partner from our play writing expert in this free video clip.

Four types of theatre stages are described and illustrated in this video.

Through our expanding knowledge of human behavior, The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is able to train actors to use both their physical and emotional expression in order to do ultimate justice to their own talent and artistic voice.

An introduction to medieval theatre. Part of the online history of theatre class at Columbia Gorge Community College.

An introduction to modern theatre. Part of an online history of theatre class at Columbia Gorge Community

This series was developed by master theater educators Bob and Marti Fowler. The lessons in this series will help turn your students into valuable theater technicians who know what to do and how to do it.

This program helps the student understand what sound is, how sound reinforcement and sound effects are used in the theater, and how to choose and use microphones, how to work audio systems, and how to troubleshoot common audio issues like feedback, mics cutting out, and other common problems.

Explore how to build your program through audience input, play selection, and how to involve different areas of your school. Walk through the process of doing a budget, making a program, doing PR for your shows, and how to safely house manage on performance nights.

This clip from the Practical Technical Theater program "Lighting Design" gives reasons to use stage lighting, types of lighting instruments, color theory, and special effects are all covered in the early part of the program. Then a lighting design for a small production is analyzed, and a design for a large professional theater is discussed and analyzed. The final project is to read and analyze the lighting for a script, and then do cue sheet, hanging plot, instrument schedule, patching schedule, and channel hook-up sheets

Production concept, styles, common tricks used when designing sets, script analysis, and how to work with the director and other designers is explored. Besides a written test, everything needed to design and build a model set is included in this program.

An introduction to renaissance theatre. Part of an online history of theatre class at Columbia Gorge Community College.

Join the creative team from Northwestern University's fall production of Rent—director Dominic Missimi, sound designer Joshua Horvath, and music director Ryan Nelson—for a journey through techniques and tools singers use to manipulate their natural voices.

The structure of the Theatre of Dionysus is presented in the course assignment.

An acting class from the renowned actress