THE "ACTORS LAB"
Ages 18 & Up
Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm
Spring Semester
4/10/24 - 06/19/24
$375 per semester
Embark upon a thrilling journey of personal development through creative exploration this spring!
Whether you are a seasoned acting pro who's looking to brush up on your skills or a newbie who's been longing to act we've got you covered!
The NHAOPA "Actor's Lab" is a thrilling journey of creative exploration.
In this dynamic class, you'll delve into a carefully crafted cross-section of acting techniques and practices that center on play and freeing yourself of the critical voice that holds you back from your potential. You will explore your body, voice, emotional reservoir, and other unique personal attributes as tools you can utilize on and off the stage.
The emphasis for spring session is on comedic and dramatic improvisation (Viola Spolin approach), movement and physicality (Viewpoints, Laban, LeCoq), scene work (Meisner, Hagen), and audition techniques for stage and screen.. The course is appropriate for both new and existing Actors Lab students.
Don't miss this opportunity to expand your horizons and unleash your creative potential. Join NHAOPA Adult Acting Coach Lara Morton for an unforgettable experience in the world of adult acting.
“ I am blown away by how quickly my peers are advancing in skill (I seriously can't stop smiling when watching everyone perform.) I am kicking myself I didn't do this years ago, it's shocking how amazing I feel since starting this class.” - Caroline H. (Actor’s Lab Winter Session)
Are you ready to PLAY?!
Sign up now and let your talent shine!.
Ages 18 & Up
Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm
Spring Semester
4/10/24 - 06/19/24
$375 per semester
Embark upon a thrilling journey of personal development through creative exploration this spring!
Whether you are a seasoned acting pro who's looking to brush up on your skills or a newbie who's been longing to act we've got you covered!
The NHAOPA "Actor's Lab" is a thrilling journey of creative exploration.
In this dynamic class, you'll delve into a carefully crafted cross-section of acting techniques and practices that center on play and freeing yourself of the critical voice that holds you back from your potential. You will explore your body, voice, emotional reservoir, and other unique personal attributes as tools you can utilize on and off the stage.
The emphasis for spring session is on comedic and dramatic improvisation (Viola Spolin approach), movement and physicality (Viewpoints, Laban, LeCoq), scene work (Meisner, Hagen), and audition techniques for stage and screen.. The course is appropriate for both new and existing Actors Lab students.
Don't miss this opportunity to expand your horizons and unleash your creative potential. Join NHAOPA Adult Acting Coach Lara Morton for an unforgettable experience in the world of adult acting.
“ I am blown away by how quickly my peers are advancing in skill (I seriously can't stop smiling when watching everyone perform.) I am kicking myself I didn't do this years ago, it's shocking how amazing I feel since starting this class.” - Caroline H. (Actor’s Lab Winter Session)
Are you ready to PLAY?!
Sign up now and let your talent shine!.
MEET YOUR COACH
Lara Morton, comes to NHAOPA with a wealth of experience in teaching/coaching, directing, producing, playwriting and acting. She co-founded FUSE Theatre of CT in 2019, after working professionally in educational and community outreach theatre since 1994. Previous educational theatre positions include Artistic Director/Playwright-in-Residence for the Yale-based Open End Theatre, Program and Education Director for Young Audiences of CT (Arts for Learning), and Assistant Director/Program Facilitator of the Mental Health Association Players (Binghamton, NY), where her decades-long relationship with improv began. She has been teaching and directing through her company Handful Productions for the past decade, turning out long-term creative projects such as SATB Cabaret and ‘Focus Teen Improv, and co-founded FUSE Theatre of CT in 2019. As a playwright, she has been honored with several professional staged readings in Manhattan (Epic Theatre Ensemble’s Sunshine Series of New Works, 2011) and New Jersey (Speranza Theatre’s Fall Festival, 2013), and her one-woman touring educational piece about CT State Heroine Prudence Crandall, “The Prudence Crandall Story,” has been gracing Connecticut school stages since 1998. As a performer, Lara has appeared in numerous musicals and Shakespeare plays in CT. She also works as a professional voice actor (@elizabeth_morton_voiceactor), face painter (@facepaintingbylara), and is employed by the Yale School of Medicine as a Simulated Patient actor.
Recent directing and/or producing projects include FUSE Theatre of CT’s ‘Falsettos’ (2023), ‘Songs For A New World’ (2023), Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.” (2020), “Lost Girl” (2022) and the acclaimed pandemic tour-de-force “A Midsummer Night’s Dream - The Rewired Musical” (Winner: Best Feature-length Comedy at Legacy Theatre Film Festival), which has become a tool for English and Theatre Arts educators across the country on YouTube.
NHAOPA audiences may recognize Lara for her indelible turn as “Mrs. Gloop” in ‘the Broadway on Main production of Willy Wonka’ (2023), and the Stage Manager of summer 2023’s three NHAOPA camp productions.