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SUMMARY:Montessori School of Lake Forest Acting Club
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a budding actor in the family? Turn your child’s love of make-believe play into a passion for the arts. Through theater games and improvisation\, your budding actor will explore her creative side\, build confidence\, and develop spontaneity – while enhancing social and motor skills. Students learn and practice skills such as listening\, sharing the stage\, hitting a mark\, enunciation\, voice projection and creating a character. \nThis club meets at Montessori School of Lake Forest is only for MSLF students. If you are not a student at MSLF\, please check out the classes offered at Gorton Center. \nDAY: Fridays\nTIME/AGES:\n3:15-4:15 – ages 4-6\n4:30-5:30 – ages 7+\nPROGRAM DATES: 7 classes – 1/19\, 1/26\, 2/2\, 2/9\, 2/23\, 3/8\, 3/22\nCOST: $140 \nInstructor: Madison Kisst \n \nMadison Kisst is an actor\, director\, and theatre teacher. She has taught for professional theater companies across the country and for the undergraduate acting program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Madison has extensive training in physical and classical theatre\, voice and movement\, and devising. As an actor\, some of her credits include: American Repertory Theater\, Lyric Repertory Company\, The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville\, Utah Shakespeare Festival\, Idaho Shakespeare Festival\, Nevada Conservatory Theater\, and Santa Cruz Shakespeare. She has her BA in Theatre Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Performance.
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LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Acting for Ages 5 to 8
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a budding actor in the family? Turn your child’s love of make-believe play into a passion for the arts. Through theater games\, improvisation\, performing fairy tales and performing children’s books\, your budding actor will explore her creative side\, build confidence\, and develop spontaneity – while enhancing social and motor skills. Students learn and practice skills such as listening\, sharing the stage\, hitting a mark\, enunciation\, voice projection and creating a character. Ages 5 – 8  \n \n  \nJeremy Kruse\, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio\, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series\, 2017). Jeremy is a professional actor\, published playwright\, award-winning screenwriter\, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting\, Comedic Improvisation\, Sketch Comedy Writing\, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately\, one on one. www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com  \n \n  \n  \nInstructor\, Madison Kisst: Madison Kisst is an actor and physical theatre teacher. She has taught for professional theater companies across the country and for the undergraduate acting program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Madison has extensive training in physical and classical theatre\, voice and movement\, and devising. She has her BA in Theatre Arts and Masters of Fine Arts in Performance. 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/acting-for-ages-5-to-8/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Method Acting - Thursdays: Acting Technique
DESCRIPTION:Learn Method acting technique while doing acting exercises and improvisations. This class is for people of all experience levels and is intended for anyone looking for a creative outlet and a fun time. Previous classes have included first-timers and actors who have agents\, audition regularly\, and work regularly as professional actors. Jeremy focuses on where you are in your creative development and works to take you to the next level. \nImmediately following this class is a one hour scene study class for $100. Use the skills explored and progressed here while working on scripted work. \n8 Classes\nJan 25 – March 14\n$400 \nAbout our Artistic Director: \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJeremy Kruse\, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio\, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series\, 2017). The book was published in Korean and Chinese in 2022. Jeremy is a professional actor\, published playwright\, award-winning screenwriter\, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting\, Comedic Improvisation\, Sketch Comedy Writing\, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately\, one-on-one\, at  www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com 
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LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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