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JOIN AUDIOBOOK LEGENDS, JOHNNY HELLER & PAUL RUBEN FOR A ONE-DAY AUDIOBOOK ACTING INTENSIVE WORKSHOP IN NYC AT OPEN JAR STUDIOS/(or John Marshall Media -TBD!) 10AM-5PM. LUNCH INCLUDED. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.

 

This workshop is for experienced and emerging narrators. The primary focus is on acting – finding the core of each story, each scene, each sentence from the perspective of what is actable and how best to engage the listener in sharing the author’s story.

To that end, the workshop will include discussions, lectures, Q&A and directed readings.

And, of course, lunch! Actors gotta eat!

 

(If we meet at Open Jar Studios, it’s at 1601 Broadway (48th & Broadway). If we meet at John Marshall Media, it’s 630 9th Ave, Suite 1108 (45th and 9th). We will let you know in plenty of time to walk an extra few blocks!

 

 

FICTION

1. 1. JOB OF THE  STORYTELLER (NON-DIALOGUE) 1ST PERSON & 3RD PERSON
   2. SIGNIFICANT MOVING PARTS – ACTING OVER VOICING (AKA: PRESENTING); DISCOVERY; THE STAKES; HERE AND NOW; POINT OF VIEW…
   3. CHARACTER CHOICES & CHARACTER MAINTENANCE – (WHAT DOES THE TEXT SAY?)
      * ACCENTS * OPPOSITE GENDER  *OPTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CHARACTERS: SUBTLE CHANGES *TAKING THE CHARACTERS SERIOUSLY *SEEING THE SCENE/CREATING THE SCENE
   4. SCRIPT PREP

NON-FICTION

1. JOB OF THE NON-FICTION NARRATOR BASED ON TEXT/GENRE/CLUES
2. EXPECTATIONS OF THE LISTENER/GOAL OF NARRATOR
3. SCRIPT PREP
4. USE OF CHARACTER – IS IT EVER CALLED FOR?

SELF-DIRECTION

1. WHAT TO KNOW
2. WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU KNOW
3. ERASING BAD HABITS/CREATING GOOD HABITS
4. SELF DIRECTION DIRECTIONS TO GET YOU CONNECTED AND BACK ON TRACK

WE WILL DO DIRECTED READINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EVERY ACTOR SHOULD BRING A FEW PAGES OF WHATEVER GENRE YOU LIKE FOR THE READINGS. 1-3 PAGES IS FINE.