Our adult acting classes are designed to develop a variety of theatrical skills and prepare participants for the stage in a safe and nurturing environment. We offer classes for all experience levels, taught by local theatre professionals. We hope you’ll join us!
Class Sessions
Adult classes are offered in four six-week sessions throughout the year, meeting once a week. Adult classes explore various topics for all skill levels and meet on Sunday evenings.
Over the summer, we offer a selection of one-week adult intensives, held nightly at RLT Monday – Thursday.
Take advantage of early registration for Session 3 and Session 4 classes. Prices will increase January 1, 2025.
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Session 1
September 15 – October 20
Actor’s Studio: Beginning Acting
This class is designed for adults who want to give acting a try, or revisit the basics in order to improve their technique! Students will participate in lively theatre games and exercises designed to free up the voice and body, stimulate creativity, promote self-confidence, and teach the building blocks of acting.
Actor’s Studio: Acting for the Camera
This class is designed for students that want to give acting for the camera a try. Whether you are interested in perfecting your video auditions or interested in acting for film and television, this class is for you. Come and learn techniques that will help you deliver great acting on camera.
Actor’s Studio: Intermediate & Advanced Acting
This class is great for students that have taken a session of Actor’s Studio. Actors will explore techniques that take them deeper into the art of acting. Students will participate in exercises and scene work, developing comfort and confidence, building connection with others, and engaging with the building blocks of acting.
Session 2
November 3 – December 15 (No class on 12/1)
Actor’s Studio: IMPROV
Discover the world of improvisation and how the skills involved connect and transfer to other areas of your life. In this class you will build skills such as spontaneity, listening, and collaborating with others as you create and act out scenes without an established script.
Actor’s Studio: Beginning and Intermediate Acting
Beginning and Intermediate actors will explore techniques that take them deeper into the art of acting. Students will participate in exercises and acting scenes, developing comfort and confidence, building connection with others, and engaging with the building blocks of acting.
Actor’s Studio: Scene Work (FULL)
Plays require teamwork at every level and it is critical for actors to know how to engage with other actors and characters to tell the story of a scene/play. In this class, participants will dive deep into a contemporary scene with one or more partners. Students will employ all their previous acting experience (Prerequisite: prior acting classes or stage experience) to explore, rehearse and perform an assigned scene. Participants will fully explore the process of working with a partner and a director to successfully take a scene from the page to the stage!
Session 3
January 12 – February 16
Registration fee: $170 / $145 (before 1/1/2025)
Actor’s Studio: Character Development – (FULL)
Students will use scenes and/or monologues to develop an approach for developing a detailed, multi-faceted character as an actor. Students will explore different ways into creating a character from the initial steps of text analysis all the way through fully embodying the character on stage.
Actor’s Studio: Musical Theatre Audition
Students will learn everything that’s needed to know from pre-audition to showcase their talent to land the role. Students will receive knowledge on selecting the right audition song, learning the song, and selecting 16 – 20 bars of that song that will show vocal range and ability. In addition to perfecting the right audition song, students will learn audition etiquette.
Actor’s Studio: Intermediate Acting (Character Development)
Intermediate actors will explore techniques that take them deeper into the art of acting. Students will participate in character development exercises that will allow them to develop and create detailed, multi-faceted characters. Using an analysis of a monologue and/or scene, students will fully embody their character.
Session 4
March 2 – April 6
Registration fee: $170 / $145 (before 1/1/2025)
Actor’s Studio: Acting 101
This class is designed for adults who want to give acting a try, or revisit the basics in order to improve their technique! Students will participate in lively theatre games and exercises designed to free up the voice and body, stimulate creativity, promote self-confidence, and teach the building blocks of acting.
Actor’s Studio: Meisner Acting Technique
This is an introduction to the acting technique pioneered by Sanford Meisner. This course is meant to acquaint the student with preliminary Meisner training techniques that will impart a truthful immediacy to acting work. Students will go through a number of Meisner exercises, leading to monologue and scene work. The emphasis is on acting in the moment, playing off one’s partner, and trusting your impulses! You should come out of this course with a new perspective on acting technique, and less stage fright!
Actor’s Studio: Perfecting Your Monologue
Auditions can be stressful, but they are the primary way actors get cast in productions. This class will give you skills to manage the stress and help you build confidence in performing for an audition. With focus on how to deliver a memorable monologue, participants will walk away with a better understanding of what directors look for in performers and the confidence to know they can give their best audition every time.
Please contact Education@nullRaleighLittleTheatre.org if you have any issues with enrollment!
Adult Summer Intensives
Our adult summer intensives happen in July. These classes are designed for adults who want to give acting a try or build on their skills to improve their technique. It’s a great introduction to our adult classes without the multi-week commitment!
Scholarships
Financial assistance is available adult classes. Whether your household would benefit from full tuition coverage or partial assistance, we want you to have what you need. Visit our Scholarships page to learn more about the easy two-step application process!
If you’d like to make a donation to our education scholarship fund, click here to donate online, designating it for the RLT Scholarship Fund.
Accessibility & Inclusion
RLT is committed to making our education programs accessible and engaging for all students. Please note any specific accommodations you need on the registration form when signing up for class. RLT staff will then follow up to discuss your needs and our capacity for support. Accommodations that we have experience providing include: wheelchair accessible class spaces, large print materials, setting up a visit to RLT before class begins, making fidgets available to support student listening, supporting students to take a break when needed and designing activities to accommodate sensory sensitivities or needs. If there is something that would make a difference for our teaching artists to know ahead of time regarding engagement and support for you, please share it with us before class begins. You can contact us at Education@nullRaleighLittleTheatre.org with any questions or concerns regarding accessibility.
Refund Policy for Classes
All classes must be paid in full at registration. There is a $2.49 non refundable Course Storm fee per registration. There is a refund fee of 7.75% of registration. Refunds minus the fee ($2.49 + 7.75%), will only be made if the student officially withdraws 2 weeks before the start of a class.
To officially withdraw from a class or camp, please email Education@nullRaleighLittleTheatre.org.
If you withdraw from class less than 2 weeks prior to a class or camp, there are no refunds. But you can receive class credit in the amount of the class registration. If a class is canceled due to low enrollment, you will have the option to switch into another class or receive a full refund.
End of Session Class Sharings
Each RLT class culminates with a sharing of student work. In our adult classes, teaching artists and students will decide together if they would like to open this sharing to family and friends or if the class prefers to keep it closed and only share their work with other classmates.
COVID-19 Health and Safety
Masks will be optional for students, teaching artists, and teaching assistants for both indoor and outdoor classes. Masks will remain optional unless COVID-19 case numbers rise to put Wake County in the red (high) level, as defined by the CDC. Students, teaching artists, and teaching assistants will be notified upon arrival if masks are required. Regardless of mask requirements, the refund policy still applies.