20 January – 24 March 2025
Mondays, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
£195

This 10 week online course will teach you about how professional actors are trained, how they develop and how they work.

You will learn about the historical and theoretical context of Western actor training, about the principles underlying the relationship between the professional theatre director and the professional actor, and about the methodology and ethos of a UK drama school as exemplified in its professional actor training.

By the end of this course you will have:

* Developed your knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the craft of acting.
* Developed your knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the practical work of an actor.
* An understanding of approaches within a modern day drama school.
* Investigated an assigned topic or topics related to professional theatre practice

For further information, please contact m.ross2@rcs.ac.uk (Marlisa Ross), or visit https://www.rcs.ac.uk/courses/theatre-directing-2-the-craft-of-acting-short-courses/.