Saturday June 13th
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Workshop Details

Instructor Bio:

Keland Scher has been teaching for 10 years and recently completed two year as a full time Assistant Professor in Theatre and Movement in Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. He has worked as a professional actor on Shakespeare, classical pieces, original devised ensemble creations and contemporary pieces, improvisational theatre, buffoon, and clown work for such companies as the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival, The Alliance Theater (Atlanta), Out of Hand Theater (Atlanta),and the Big Apple Circus (New York), and for First Folio (Chicago). He has taught for York University (Toronto), Cirque du Soleil (Atlanta and New York), Emory University (Atlanta), and the Big Apple Circus (New York). Keland professionally coached, choreographed and directed theatre for the past 6 years. He received his MFA in acting as well as a diploma in the teaching of movement for actors from York University. He also has a certification in embodied developmental yoga from the School for Body-Mind Centering® (Amherst, MA). He has studied with such prominent artists as Bill Irwin, Avner Eisenberg (Celebration Barn), Kenny Raskin (Cirque du Soleil), Jeff Wirth, and Mike Kennard (Mump & Smoot).

Reviews:

"The crowd-pleaser is Keland Scher, a professional circus clown and Shakespeare festival veteran (try to find another one of those!) In addition to playing Puck, Scher works the crowd during the pre-show and intermission. Scher is impossible to dislike as Puck. He manages to make Shakespearean English as clear to the ear as coffee-house chat."

- The Knoxville News-Sentinel

"A Clowning Puck sets the scene with pre-show juggling and audience participation shenanigans. He is the show's mascot of sorts, and he wields Shakespeare's language as well as he tosses flame-tipped sticks."

-Knoxville's Weekly Voice

Saturday June 13th
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Through the experience of imagination, creativity, innocence, and play the actor will discover his or her sense of gravity and levity, range of breath, physical awareness, and emotional connection. Experience the pleasure of the clown nose and the freedom and joy in the unknown. Playing in the unknown is how the magical, fantastic space between audience and actor is created. This workshop will be very physical involving group games and partner clowning exploration.

Ages 7 - Adult Welcome

Cost: $30 advance, $50 at the door

Call 574-538-7398 to reserve your spot!

This allows us to give you more personalized and professional training in acting techniques that will help you land the film or stage audition, ready you for university level acting classes, or give you the confidence you need when making presentations at work.

You'll see your time on stage as well but we choose plays that have challenging roles for every actor and limit our class sizes accordingly. We perform scenes at the end of every acting session to an invited audience of family and friends and we have a holiday scholarship fundraiser performance each year, allowing our students the opportunity to perform in a full length production.

Most of our students are interested in a career in the performance arts but we also accept students who just want to take a class for fun.

No matter what you're looking for, you'll find the class you need. Give your creativity a voice on our stage!

Laura Gouin, Director
(574)538-7398

To register contact:

Laura Gouin

Fee: $30/hour

*Limited availability.

Contact laura@centerstageacademy.com to arrange for private sessions.