Class

Half-Day Camp: Get Into Character: Acting 101 (for ages 15 to 18)

Welcome to the Loft's Summer Youth program at Open Book! Join us for 4 days of writing and creativity!

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 in four days, participants will develop characters “from the inside out,” building their motivations, emotions, and actions layer by layer to bring to life on the page.

By the end of the course, students will have a toolkit for building characters that feel real, dynamic, and emotionally resonant. Your 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.