TRAINING FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS

Cheryl Moore Brinkley is well known as one of the foremost acting, voice & speech and performance coaches in the Twin Cities Metro area. She offers individual lessons and coaching in her home studio in Brooklyn Center, or group classes at JOULE in Downtown MPLS. Cheryl will also custom design a class or workshop geared to the needs of your group or artistic project.
All training is for adults, 18 and over.

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Classes (that means a group!) in On-Camera Technique and Voice & Speech are offered several times a year in different venues.  Class descriptions and details are posted here when enrollment begins. 

CLASSES for ACTORS
For adult actors who feel the need to refresh skills, fill in some training gaps, or make a serious beginning.

TV ACTING TECHNIQUE -- NOW ENROLLING!
Number of classes: Six, 2.25 hour classes
When: Tuesday Evenings, 6:30--8:45pm
Oct. 18th thru Nov. 22, 2011
Where: The fabulous, new JOULE Suite, 1200 Washington Ave., S., MPLS, MN (Near the Guthrie -- free parking lot).
Cost: $275.00

GAIN SKILLS! Intensive, 6-session, on-camera class with practical how-to's and solid techniques that enable adult actors to "give it so the lens can get it." You won't simply be critiqued on what you need to improve -- you'll be taught HOW to really do it. Course uses commercial copy, but skills learned are applicable any time you work in front of a camera (Yes, even your headshots will improve!).
Syllabus includes: Confidence, Relating-to-Camera Techniques, Framing & Prop-handling, Bite 'n Smiles, PSA, 2-person Scene, and Unscripted Auditions. DON'T head for either coast without this class! Enrollment limited to 8 students, so everyone is guaranteed to work on-camera several times every session with immediate feedback. Required: Some previous acting training or experience.
If interested, call Cheryl, 612-210-9754, 9:00am--8:00pm, for a brief phone interview to determine if this class is right for you and to enroll. First class attendance is essential.

Voice & Speech Fundamentals
"Mend your speech a little, lest you may mar your fortunes."--Wm. Shakespeare

Number of classes: Eight, 2-hour classes
When: Tuesday Evenings, 6:30—8:30, Feb. 27th -- April 24th, 2012
Where: JOULE, 1200 Washington Ave., S., Suite 270, Minneapolis, MN
Cost:  $300.00 – B. VOCAL Workbook and Practice CD included.

Why not learn how to really play that instrument you were born in? A fun, basic, spoken voice class for everyone: actors, performers, broadcasters, singers, speakers, presenters, trainers, teachers, leaders, anyone who speaks!, covering: Awareness and Confidence, Warm-ups and Breath Support, Healthy Voice Production for Projection and Resonance, Diction and Articulation, Standard American Pronunciation, Projection, Flexibility and Expression. Come and let it out! No previous training or experience needed. First class attendance essential.            612-210-9754        

Individual Coaching

Sliding scale, hourly fees for:

• Auditions, Monologues and Role Preparation
• Spoken Voice and Dialects
• On-camera Skills
• Script Interpretation Coaching
• Media Appearances

Don't want to wait for a public class offering? You could opt to...

Create A Custom Class!

You gather a group of peers and provide a space; I'll design and teach the class you want for as few or as many sessions as you want at an economical rate. Contact me for details. Scene study? Audition skills? Voice? It's your class. Work with me, people!

Resources

Must-Have Book: The Acting Biz (Career Guide to the Twin Cities), by Beth Chaplin:

www.ActingTwinCities.com  

Theatre Bookstore: http://www.playbyplaybooks.com/

Improv Classes:  www.bravenewworkshop.com 

Singing Instruction links: http://stephenhoutz.com/resume-TeachingArtist.html , www.MelissaHart.net

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