New beginner’s acting workshop/course starting on Nov 6th 2011

News: MISF!T^® (My Interest Stays Firmly In Theatre) is now starting its new Level 1 (Batch 24) acting course/workshop on Nov 6 2011. After the first round of selection on the 9^th of Oct, there was a sincere request from the students to start on the 6^th of Nov, because of the festival season. This is the the 10^th year of the acting workshops.

Details of the course

Level 1 is the foundation course which aims to bring out the fun of acting, make participants to shed their inhibitions, teach them stagecraft, pantomime, and character building. It is also for people without any background in acting. The objective is to make them as natural as possible.

The course is unique because it focuses on bringing out the originality, the creativity, and the attention to detail in the actor, by letting the actor create their very own concepts and execute these, in the form of numerous short plays, during the course of the training.Feedback of the alumni of MISF!T are available here:http://misfit.co.in/?cat=15

The course includes:

1. Breaking inhibitions: getting people comfortable to act, in front of an audience.
2. Characterization.
3. Voice: Understanding the components, and projection of voice.
4. Observation.
5. Listening skills.
6. Pantomime.
7. Improvisation.
8. Scene creation and Character creation.
9. Script creation.
10. Fine tuning of theatre craft.

Duration of the course

First four weeks: Training (48 hours)

Frequency – Every Saturday and Sunday between 11:00am to 6:00pm with an hour’s lunch break.

After the training is over (48 hours), there will be additional hours (maybe 1-2 weeks) of intensive training, which will include fine tuning of all the aspects of the course, while preparing for the final grading.

This course is also designed in such a way, that it will help the participant, if he or she decides to, take acting as a profession.

Depending on the outcome of the grading, there might be a professional play showcasing what the students have learnt during the course. This was done with the students of the previous batch; most of them had never acted before but made their debut in a professional play – “Just Let Them…” . The play involved not only the students of the workshop but also professional actors and senior members of MISF!T. You can see the photographs, newspaper articles, and the audience feedback by clicking here.- http://misfit.co.in/?cat=28

The course gets constantly upgraded because the ideologies are constantly evolving.

Please note punctuality and attendance are very essential.

Introducing a new aspect: There is an intention to do a short film at the end of the workshop, where the participants will get an opportunity to act in a short film, which they can later use as part of their portfolio. This film will be shot by professionals. Registration:

There are fixed days for registration – 16^th October 2011 and 30^th October 2011. There will be a brief interview before the registration. Knowledge of theatre is not necessary for the interview, it is purely for us, to get an understanding of your potentials and your reasons for joining the course.

There are only a few seats left (after the selections that happened on the 9^th of October). So please register immediately. If the remaining seats are filled on 16^th October, there won’t be another round on 30^th October. Please note, that for the previous batch, we were unable to accommodate a lot of people because they called up too late.

To fix your appointment for registration (or for further details), Call us at 9241500886 or9886035100 only between 12:00pm-2:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm(this would be the best option).

If you cannot reach us on the above numbers for any reason, then please go to the “Contact Us” page on the website, and fill in the following details:

• Name
• Phone number
• Email Address
• In the text-box title “Message”, please start with “Fixing an appointment” on the first line, and the tell us about yourself, and your interests. Also do mention if you had any prior experience in acting and theater.If you have any other inquiries, please add them to the “Message”.

We will get back to you via email with answers to your inquiries, and the date and time for your interview/registration.Please do acknowledge this email, else your appointment will be cancelled.

Venue (at present): Studio Space@ #11, 60 ft Road, 6th block, Koramangala (very close to Sony World Signal).