Class

Get into Character: Acting 101 for Writers Ages 12 to 14

Drawing on fundamental techniques of Method Acting, students learn to build great characters piece by piece. Each session focuses on one of Stanislavski’s key principles, guiding students to create authentic heroes from “the inside out.” Step into your protagonist’s shoes; walk away with a proven system for creating memorable characters.

Students will learn to create realistic and compelling characters by exploring their interior lives through Konstantin Stanislavski’s groundbreaking approach to acting. Over four engaging sessions, participants will develop characters “from the inside out,” building their motivations, emotions, and actions layer by layer to bring to life on the page.
Explore the Magic If, a powerful tool for putting students in their characters’ shoes. We’ll also learn to identify scene-level objectives and understand how these small, specific goals work toward achieving a character’s super-objective—the driving force behind their story.
By the end of the course, students will walk away a toolkit for building characters that feel real, dynamic, and emotionally resonant. Characters who grow and evolve from the beginning to the end of the story.
Whether for novels and stories, film, or creative nonfiction, this course equips young storytellers with a proven system for bringing memorable characters to life.

Email [email protected] at least two to three weeks in advance if you have any accessibility requests for this class. This class takes place in-person, at the Loft at Open Book. Please see the Loft’s website for the most up to date information about the Loft’s COVID policies