JIM CALDER

HEIGHTENED TEXT INTENSIVE

AUGUST 4TH - 15TH, 2025

SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, JULY 31ST - 11AM-4PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST - 11AM-4PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND - 1PM-5PM

MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD - OFF FOR REHEARSAL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH - 11AM-4PM

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH - 11AM-4PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH - 11AM-4PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH - 11AM - 2PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH & SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH - OFF FOR REHEARSAL

MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH - 11AM-4PM

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH - 11AM-4PM

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH - 11AM-4PM

** REHEARSAL SPACE WILL BE PROVIDED BEFORE & AFTER CLASS ON ALL CLASS DAYS

LOCATION: TBD IN MANHATTAN

LIMITED TO 16 PARTICIPANTS

TUITION: $1295

*PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE

**A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTIAL, NEED BASED & DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE

This two week workshop will provide participants the opportunity to work with games as a tool for rehearsing and performing text.  Jim Calder, head of physical acting at NYU Grad Acting, will lead a series of games and exercises that are designed to reveal habits, increase expressivity, and strengthen belief in a set of circumstances.  Jim will then connect those games to each participant's scene - enlivening the text with the experiences from class, so that each performance remains alive, engaged, and spontaneous. In this workshop, we are particularly interested in the moments “in between”. What motives a character to speak? How do actors make sharp turns in logic?

Each actor will leave the workshop with innovative tools for rehearsing and performing text. Scenes will be assigned the week prior to the workshop. If you’ve ever struggled to “get out of your head” during your scene work, this class is sure to provide participants the opportunity to follow their instincts without second guessing! Jim is well know for helping his students identify and challenge their own self imposed boundaries. Come join us and see how far you can go!