NOW REGISTERING FOR
WINTER 22
ADULT ACTING &
AUDITIONING CLASSES!
9/07/22 - 10/26/22
NOW REGISTERING FOR
FALL 22
ACTING and AUDITIONING CLASSES!
18 Years old and UP
COST PER FALL Session:
$275 per 8 week session
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT EXP 8/15/22
SAVE $50 OFF 1 CLASS
(DISCOUNT CODE EARLY50)
OR
SAVE $125 OFF OF 2 CLASSES
(DISCOUNT CODE EARLY125)
VERY LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!
ALL CLASSES BEGIN WEDNESDAY 9/07/22
ACTING FOR THE STAGE, ACTING FOR LIFE – 8 weeks
Wednesdays 5:30pm to 7pm
(Taught by Carla Stockton)
Whether you seek to pursue acting on the professional stage or in an amateur production, acting lessons are essential to your preparation. But acting can benefit anyone who seeks to be a better parent, better teacher, better co-worker, better friend.
Candidates with acting skills are sought after by
· Medical and Law Schools
· Insurance companies
· Law Firms, Hospitals, Brokerages
· Real Estate Companies
Whatever you seek, you will find that our 8-week session of acting classes* are fun, collaborative, interactive, creative. They will include but will not be limited to:
· improvisations, role plays, and other theater games
· theater history, including introduction to varied acting techniques
· Scene study and monologues
Class size is limited. Register early to reserve your place.
*Suitable for novice actors as well as for those who have had some previous training.
AUDITIONING FOR STAGE and SCREEN – 8 weeks
Wednesdays 7:15pm to 8:45pm
(Taught By Carla Stockton)
Whether you want to be a star or a bit player, perform in a Broadway musical or play an extra role in a film, you must audition.
We can help you build specific skills that will make you confident in your acting. Confidence is the main ingredient in a successful audition.
In this class, we will work on preparing you to ace any audition by practicing:
· Cold reading
- · Sides preparation
· Monologue delivery
· Physical presence
· How to dress
At the close of the eight-week session, participants will receive a list of casting agencies and auditors that might help them get a start in the business.
Class Size Is Limited.
Register Early to reserve your spot.
All participants must be fully vaccinated!
MEET YOUR COACH
Carla Stockton
Carla Stockton is a very familiar presence to New Haven’s educational theater community. From 1987-2003, she directed multiple student programs including the Amity Summer Theater, Sonnets and Songs, and the All in One Ensemble, which she co-directed with beloved music director Louis Negri, Ph.D. She directed three productions at Guilford High School, headed the North Haven and East Haven theater programs, and taught acting for the New England Academy of Theater as well as for her own company Bagel Fish Productions.
Many of Stockton’s students, people whose names are familiar in area communities, have gone on to professional careers in the theater and film. Eric Santagata, of Branford, who played Sweeny Todd for the All in One Ensemble production of the eponymous play, is now a successful Broadway Actor, Director and Choreographer, Jesse Gabbard of North Haven, is currently enjoying a career as actor and stunt man in Hollywood. Nicholas Borisjuk, who worked with Stockton for over 8 years in all of the programs she directed, is now a mega-successful theatrical sound man, whose work is one of the contributing factors responsible for the success of plays such as Beautiful and Hamilton on Broadway AND on tour. Stephanie Madonna, of East Haven, had a very successful career as a Broadway Stage Manager before she changed careers and became a physical therapist and mom. There are many others, among them NHAOPA’s own artistic director Billy DiCrosta, who starred in six productions Stockton directed.
Stockton often writes about drama, and her work – including interviews with multiply decorated playwrights and screenwriters David Henry Hwang (M Butterfly, Flower Drum Song, Aladdin, Tarzan, et al) Robert Schenkkan (All the Way, Hacksaw Ridge, The Quiet American, et al), JT Rogers (Oslo, Blood and Gifts, et al) Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls or the African Mean Girls), and others. – has been featured in publications such as Moment Magazine, The Toast, The Guardian, Guernica and others, and her translation of King Gordogan, by Croatian surrealist playwright Radovan Ivsic, has been produced in several university venues. Stockton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University, a Master’s degree from Arizona State University, and an M.F.A. from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
Carla Stockton is a very familiar presence to New Haven’s educational theater community. From 1987-2003, she directed multiple student programs including the Amity Summer Theater, Sonnets and Songs, and the All in One Ensemble, which she co-directed with beloved music director Louis Negri, Ph.D. She directed three productions at Guilford High School, headed the North Haven and East Haven theater programs, and taught acting for the New England Academy of Theater as well as for her own company Bagel Fish Productions.
Many of Stockton’s students, people whose names are familiar in area communities, have gone on to professional careers in the theater and film. Eric Santagata, of Branford, who played Sweeny Todd for the All in One Ensemble production of the eponymous play, is now a successful Broadway Actor, Director and Choreographer, Jesse Gabbard of North Haven, is currently enjoying a career as actor and stunt man in Hollywood. Nicholas Borisjuk, who worked with Stockton for over 8 years in all of the programs she directed, is now a mega-successful theatrical sound man, whose work is one of the contributing factors responsible for the success of plays such as Beautiful and Hamilton on Broadway AND on tour. Stephanie Madonna, of East Haven, had a very successful career as a Broadway Stage Manager before she changed careers and became a physical therapist and mom. There are many others, among them NHAOPA’s own artistic director Billy DiCrosta, who starred in six productions Stockton directed.
Stockton often writes about drama, and her work – including interviews with multiply decorated playwrights and screenwriters David Henry Hwang (M Butterfly, Flower Drum Song, Aladdin, Tarzan, et al) Robert Schenkkan (All the Way, Hacksaw Ridge, The Quiet American, et al), JT Rogers (Oslo, Blood and Gifts, et al) Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls or the African Mean Girls), and others. – has been featured in publications such as Moment Magazine, The Toast, The Guardian, Guernica and others, and her translation of King Gordogan, by Croatian surrealist playwright Radovan Ivsic, has been produced in several university venues. Stockton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University, a Master’s degree from Arizona State University, and an M.F.A. from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.