Thursday, April 26, 2012

Studio Update! Spring Session Still Registering

Spring Schedule

Now Registering 2nd Half Spring Session

Essentials of Acting: Students will explore the fundamentals of acting through partnered scene work. Class work includes improvisation, scene analysis, character development and playing for truth. Scenes will be developed with the instructor’s guidance over the course of six weeks; some rehearsal is required outside of class time $380+GST; 1 Tuesday, 5 Saturdays after the Long Weekend

Essentials of Film: The fundamentals of on-camera technique are introduced through scene work and an exploration of the audition process. The actor works on new sides (scenes) each week, with the emphasis on crafting an authentic performance for the camera. This six-week class culminates in a simulated audition. Includes discussion on the business of acting and related topics 6 weeks $380+GST; 1 Thursday (before the Long Weekend), 5 Saturdays after the Long Weekend

TEEN Film & TV: A perfect opportunity for teens to get involved in the Film & Television industry, gaining valuable knowledge of the audition experience and on-camera technique . Students will work with the instructor on a selection of scenes from contemporary scripts, while learning to work creatively from the text. Emphasis is on making specific, informed and engaging choices to strengthen their on-camera performance. 6 weeks $275+GST

MASTER CLASS PROGRAM
Evolve your craft to  a higher level! Learn how to apply for our year round program starting this upcoming Fall by reading on!
Now Booking Auditions and Interviews!

Master Class Program is a one-year full-time acting program.  The program is intended to provide the student actor with an intense level of training under the highest caliber of professional instruction. Master Class consists of four primary streams of study:  Scene Study, Meisner Technique, Acting for Film &Television, and Voice & Movement for the Actor.
Located on Calgary’s funky and exciting 17th Avenue Strip, Company of Rogues is deeply immersed in the vibrant theatre and film communities in both, Calgary, Alberta and Vancouver, B.C. Our actors are sought after by local/regional casting directors, filmmakers and theatre companies alike. Furthermore, at Rogues all our instructors are working professionals who offer the highest quality of instruction and mentorship; providing career counseling and guidance even beyond the term of the program. Our Studio Directors, Christianne Hirt and Joe-Norman Shaw are available to provide you with more detailed information through a Master Class Interview.
Actors interested in applying for the Master Class Program should contact the Studio to arrange an interview and to set up an audition. Our full-time program runs from early September to the end of June. Students are accepted into the program through the interview/audition process during the previous spring and early summer months (May-July). However, if enrolment permits we occasionally admit students at a later date.
Please submit either a headshot and resume or a photo with an accompanying letter of interest (detailing any previous experience) via e-mail or in person to the Studio (info@corogues.com). Please include the subject heading “Master Class Audition/Interview”. Upon receipt of your application we will arrange for an audition and interview with one of our studio directors.
Master Class Interviews
The Master Class interview process is dedicated to creating a program that is right for each actor, taking into consideration individual scheduling needs and previous acting experience. We also offer a customized payment plan and our flexible scheduling allows students to remain employed during their training period- a feature unique to our program. Beyond the one-year full-time program, actors will find opportunities to continue to train with us on a course-by-course or session-by-session basis for as long as they choose to call Company of Rogues their creative home.
Master Class Auditions
For new students applying to the Master Class Program you are required to audition for one of our studio directors. Auditions consist of the presentation of one contemporary monologue of your choice, two minutes in duration. The half-hour audition will consist of the presentation of your selected piece and a working session with our director. Please bring in a hardcopy of your headshot and resume or photo and letter on interest to the audition.

ABOUT US
Rogues was founded in 1993 in Vancouver, B.C. by seasoned working professionals, Christianne Hirt and Joe-Norman Shaw - who shared a desire to establish a creative home where actors could explore their craft in an environment devoted to the highest and most demanding artistic principles. After Christianne won the lead role of Hannah in the series Lonesome Dove, the two moved to Calgary where they re-established Company of Rogues in 1996, continuing their vision to cultivate a community of first class actors.

We invite you to audit our classes and discover why Company of Rogues is the place to be.

Downstage

proudly presents
Sia
by Matthew MacKenzie
Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Alberta Playwriting Competition

FINAL WEEK: April & 25-28, 2012
8 pm nightly with a 2pm matinee April 28th
EPCOR CENTRE’s Motel

Extended student pricing to all present and past Rogues students if they identify themselves as a Rogues student at the door ($15 Wed, Thu & Sat matinee, $20 Fri & Sat night)
or visit www.downstage.ca/tickets.shtml to purchase online.

ABOUT THE PLAY: Nick, a Canadian university student, decides to spend his summer volunteering in a Liberian refugee camp in Ghana. But the Lonely Planet guidebook doesn't prepare you for nightmare scenarios. When Nick befriends a former child soldier, Abraham, he is taken hostage in a desperate bid to stop a war crimes trial from proceeding in the Hague.

Inspired by interviews that playwright Matthew MacKenzie conducted during two trips to the Buduburam refugee camp in 2004 and 2007, Sia tackles the challenging relationship between North America and West Africa through a carefully woven story of hope and atrocity.

This riveting new play from one of Canada's most exciting young playwrights was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 Alberta Playwriting Competition (sponsored by Alberta Playwrights Network), where the jury praised this engrossing and heartbreaking play for being "honest, hard-hitting and on the mark".

Downstage's production of Sia is directed by Artistic Producer Simon Mallett and features Edward Ogum as Abraham, Joe Perry as Nick and Monice Peter as Sia. Design is by Neil Fleming, T. Erin Gruber and Andrew Blizzard. Brooklyn Ritchie is the Stage Manager and Tuled Giovanazzi is the Production Manager.

Congradulations to our
2012 Emerge Participants!

A big Congrats goes out to our 2012 Emerge Participants
Sophia Lauchlin
Tiffany Cuffley
Cliff Likness
Wendy Froberg