TABLE/WORK
TABLE/READ is built on the belief that exceptional storytelling is a unifying force in our world. The plays we select to feature are often constructed with complex language, interesting structure, and a focus on deeply human emotion.
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In order for actors to succesfully grapple with this kind of work -- and really, any work they take on -- consistent and rigorous skill building and honing is crucial.
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TABLE/WORK is our answer to the lack of this kind of career-spanning training in the Twin Cities. We aim to build a community of like-minded theater artists who want to push themselves in their capacity for exceptional storytelling through acting, text, and technique courses.
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Lead by TABLE/WORK artistic director Grant Sorenson and a cohort of teaching artists, TABLE/WORK will fill a void in professional-level training for actors, performers, and makers.
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Information about first TABLE/WORK offering is below!
EXPLODING THE TEXT: SHAKESPEARE
Led by TABLE/READ director Grant Sorenson
A two-session intensive for actors working with Shakespeare's text. This workshop strips away reverence and replaces it with urgency, risk, and power, treating language as a public act and the actor as its detonator. Over the course of two four-hour sessions, actors will engage with classical text in visceral and immediate exploration, focusing on developing one complete monologue.
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EXPLODING THE TEXT will be offered on a Monday cadence (2/9 and 2/16, 6-10pm) and a Sunday cadence (2/15 and 2/22, 2-6pm). Tuition ranges from $120-$160; some subsidized tuitions are available for actors historically underrepresented in classical theatre.