The Politics of Acting (Andre DeShields)
BSTC Master Theatre Class
Acting and Playwrighting Instruction
Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 7:00PM
Black Spectrum Theatre Co., Inc.
177-01 Baisley Blvd.
Queens,
NY
11430
Online Zoom Sessions
Choose the number of courses you wish to take. One, a package of three, or the entire 13-week course! SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL OCTOBER 1st: USE CODE "EARLYBIRD" TO REGISTER FOR A SINGLE SEMINAR FOR ONLY $10!
A 13-week course including scene study, character analysis, and so much more!
Week 1, Oct. 8th: "Challenges of Writing a 10-minute Play". Guest star teacher Richard Wesley, associate professor as NYU Tisch School of the Arts and screenwriter of "Uptown Saturday Night", "Let's Do it Again", and "Native Son".
Week 2, Oct. 15th: "How an Actor Prepares". Guest star teacher Tonya Pinkins, television, theatre, and film actress and Tony Award winner Best Featured Actress for "Jelly's Last Jam".
Week 3, Oct. 29th: "The Politics of Acting". Guest star teacher Andre DeShields, actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer and Tony Award winner Best Featured Actor for "Hades Town".
Follow-up 10-week Zoom sessions taught by actress and author Beverly Burchett.
The Politics of Acting, instructed by special guest star teacher Andre DeShields. Mr. DeShields is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. He won numerous AUDELCO Awards in several categories, including for Directing, Acting, and Choreography. He has also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast of Ain't Misbehavin', He is the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for his performance as Hermes in "Hadestown", a role which he originated.
