Why Writers Should Take ACTING Classes

It’s no wonder that some of the greatest writers began their careers as actors.

The art of writing and acting have always been profoundly intertwined. Great writers tend to have an instinctual understanding of the actor’s craft: the ability to create a character, to play with and against text, and to shape a journey over the course of a play or movie.

Similarly, great actors need an instinctive understanding of a writer’s craft: the ability to cultivate a compelling arc for a character, by exploring the dramatic structure and the conscious and unconscious desires that lie underneath the text.

Dramatic writing could not exist without acting. And acting could not exist without dramatic writing.

Yet strangely, these interrelated fields are often taught as if they were separate disciplines, with actors receiving little training in writing, and writers receiving even less training in acting.

Experience your characters from the other side of the page.

As any of you who have taken my classes know, for precisely this reason I’ve always integrated acting concepts into my writing classes.  By learning to see your characters through an actor’s eyes, you develop an intuitive understanding of structure, character, dialogue, action and the kinds of specific choices that make your writing jump off the page.

Now, I’m offering a brand new ACTING CLASS, designed especially for writers:

ACTING FOR WRITERS
An Acting Class With A Writing Twist 

Nov 9 – Dec 7, 2011
(No Class Nov 23)
Wednesdays, 7pm-10pm
15 W 28th St,  NYC
Cost $300
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Deepen Your Craft By Learning A New One

Whether you’ve always dreamed of being on the stage or screen, or are looking for a fun new way to improve your writing, this class will forever transform you as both a writer and an actor.

Under the guidance of acclaimed director Isabel Milenski, you’ll not only learn how an actor approaches a play or screenplay, you’ll experience what it’s like to physically inhabit a character, and experience the world through their eyes.

Translate Your Experiences Back To The Page

In addition to learning the craft of acting, you’ll learn to translate those lessons back to your writing, with special writing exercises that grow directly out of the work you’re doing in class.  

Use them as a writer to shape your character’s journey, enhance your dialogue and action, and create the unforgettable moments that demand the attention of actors, directors and producers.  

Or take things one step further and start writing that dream role for yourself.

No experience is required. Only a desire to explore and create.

You will love this class or your money back.  Sign Up Today!

ACTING FOR WRITERS
An Acting Class With A Writing Twist 

Nov 9 – Dec 7, 2011
(No Class Nov 23)
Wednesdays, 7pm-10pm
15 W 28th St, NYC
Cost $300
LEARN MORE