SUMMER / FALL FOUNDATION CLASS
Mondays 6:45pm-9:45pm
$400
$100 non-refundable security deposit
$300 at 1st class or $150 at 1st class & $150 at 4th class.
Foundation Class information:
A New Session of Foundation work will begin Monday Evening July 14th from 6:45–9:45pm. This class does fill up quickly.
Complete dates.
7/14, 21, 28, 8/4, 11, 18, 25, 9/1, 22, 29. private sessions during the weeks of 9/8 & 9/15
8 Students only
Class will be held at the IFCC. An Arts Building in North Portland but just. Located at 5340 N. Interstate between N. Alberta and N. Killingsworth.
10 weeks, 1 day/week, 2.5–3 hours—$400 $100 non-refundable security deposit
then, either $300 at 1st class or $150 at 1st class & $150 at 4th class.
Commitment must be for 10 weeks.
Class will consist of:
relaxation
talking/listening, repetition exercises
open scenes
independent activities
objectives
simple scene work
I call this class a Foundation Class. Based in Sanford Meisner’s methods, the Class is an exploration of the fundamentals of how we as Actors communicate through behavior. First, a simple relaxation technique is learned which you will be able to do on your own in about 15 minutes. Then, Simple Talking and Listening, employing Repeat Exercises; Working through Open Scenes-focusing on not only what is said but how it is said, Listening!; Constructing Independent Activities; moving through Obstacles and Objectives; and then onto simple scene work, beginning with a creative read-through, breaking down the first few beats and putting the scene on its feet.
This class is for Film, Television, or Stage. What we as Actors strive for is to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances. I believe this work opens us up to that in a powerful way.
Sincerely,
Michael Mendelson
mvmendelson@aol.com
If you have any questions please send me an email.
I’m also available for Private Coaching/Monologue work. Please contact me for rates.
I have students accepted for Fall 2007 & 2008 admission to Tisch School for the Arts, PCPA Actors Conservatory, Western Oregon University, and the University of Houston graduate program. Let’s get started now.
I received my BFA from Wayne State University and my MFA from The University of Washington-Professional Actor’s Training Program under Jack Clay. While in New York City I studied with Tanya Berezin, founding member of Circle Repertory Theatre and Artistic Director of Circle Repertory Theatre after Marshall Mason till they closed their doors. Tanya is a celebrated Actress herself honored with an Obie for her work in Lanford Wilson’s ‘The Mound Builders’ and currently teaches herself in Los Angeles. I have worked all across the country and now Portland is my home. I am committed to this community and the highest standards I can bring to the stage through the craft of Acting. I am a proud member of Actors Equity Association.
