Worforce Development & Community Education - Spring 2020

Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 43 LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Acting & Playwriting Workshops at the Axial Theatre A collaboration between Westchester Community College and the Axial Theatre These classes are offered through a collaboration with Howard Meyer’s Acting Program, a division of Axial Theatre, a professional theatre company dedicated to building community through education and engaging people of all ages in the creative process. Classes will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church Community House, 8 Sunnyside Road in Pleasantville. For more information on classes, please go to HMActing.org. Playwriting Workshop Learn how to develop a play scene by scene. Students will bring scenes each week and exchange work with fellow students. Gradually, a project will develop for each playwright: scenes, one-minute plays, one-act plays, and full-lengths. CE-THEAT 2002, 6 Tues., 7:00-9:00 pm, $265. D Gill. Sec. A: Jan. 7-Feb. 11. #15220 Sec. B: Feb. 18-Mar. 24. #15221 Sec. C: Apr. 7-May 12. #15222 Basic Acting Technique for Adults We lay the foundation of the actor’s craft with a range of exercises developed by master teachers, Sanford Meisner and Lee Strasberg. The exercises help develop the actor’s use of senses and imagination and are practiced individually and in groups. Monologues and scenes are integrated as new exercises continue to be introduced. Choose 6 or 12 sessions. CE-THEAT 2001, 6 Wed., 7:30-10:30 pm, $245. R Jones. Sec. A: Jan. 8-Feb. 12. #15223 Sec. B: Apr. 8-May 13 (skip 4/29). #15224 CE-THEAT 2000, 12 Wed., 7:30-10:30 pm, $395. R Jones. Sec. A: Jan.8-Mar. 25. #15225 Sec. B: Apr. 8-June 24 (skip 4/29). #15226 Intermediate Technique and Scene Study for Adults Start each class with a relaxation exercise that creates a sensitive awareness of the body and opens up your imagination. Learn how to build a believable character by taking risks and making choices. Refine your technique on stage in scenes and monologues. (Only offered for 12 weeks) CE-THEAT 2029, 12 Tues., 7:30-10:30 pm, $395. R Jones. Sec. A: Jan. 7-Mar. 24. #15227 Sec. B: Apr. 7-June 30 (skip 4/28). #15228 MUSIC Guitar Workshop Learn to read music and play a melody together with a bass line. Discover shortcuts that can save you time. Bring a guitar to class. If questions about type of guitar, please contact the instructor at 914-235-5676. 10 sessions. J Lorusso. Beginning: CE-MUSIC 2001, Thurs., Feb. 6- Apr. 9, 7:30-9:30 pm, AAB-104, $210 (+ $45 for Book 1 payable to instructor). #15643 Intermediate: CE-MUSIC 2015, Mon., Feb. 3-Apr. 6, 7:00-9:00 pm, AAB-104, $210 (+ $55 for Book 2 payable to instructor). #15644 Advanced: CE-MUSIC 2081, Tues., Feb. 4- Apr. 7, 7:00-9:00 pm, AAB-104, $210 (+ $55 materials fee for Book 3, payable to instructor). #15645 Guitar is Fun Always wanted to learn to play the guitar? The Intermediate class is designed for those who have taken the Beginning class. Learn more chords and strumming techniques. In the Advanced classes, we will learn combination strums, fingerpicking, and more chords, with possible note reading in first position and barre chords if there is time. Students must bring their own guitar to class. 7 Tues., KNC-3. $80. D Moran. Intermediate: CE-MUSIC 2058VA, Feb. 18-Mar. 31, 1:30-2:30 pm. #15118 Advanced: CE-MUSIC 2066VA, Apr. 7-May 19, 1:30-2:30 pm. #15122 Advanced Part 2: CE-MUSIC 2083VA Sec. A: Feb. 18-Mar. 31, 2:30-3:30 pm. #15119 Sec. B: Apr. 7-May 19, 2:30-3:30 pm. #15120 WHERE REQUIRED, TEXTBOOKS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE BOOKSTORE AT 914-347-3858 OR ORDERED ONLINE AT WWW.SUNYWCC.BNCOLLEGE.COM