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New Hampshire Theatre Project's SoloStage Workshops

Comedy is a fundamental tool for processing experience.

January 6, 2021

New Hampshire Theatre Project

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SoloStage Workshops are designed for professional and personal skill building for adults. Workshop descriptions and registration can be found on the NHTP website at: nhtheatreproject.org/adultprograms


The Double-Walker: Acting with Pixies & Trolls
Saturday, Jan 16

9.30am to 12.00pm ONLINE
Taught by Peter Josephson

$50 - Limited to 12 participants

This workshop will explore the work of an actor as they develop and represent characters from a single perspective. Designed for professional performers and community actors who want to explore new techniques for their approach to character. REGISTER NOW


Digging for Gold: Mining Personal Experience for Stories

Saturday, Jan 30

9.30am to 12.00pm ONLINE
Taught by Genevieve Aichele

$50 - Limited to 12 participants

Explore techniques from traditional folktales, docu-drama and applied theatre to transform your personal tales into stories that are both entertaining and inspiring. This workshop is designed for public speakers, storytellers, teachers, writers, and those who want to share highlights from their lives with family and friends. REGISTER NOW


What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier: A Comedy Writing Workshop

Saturday, Feb 20

9.30am to 12.00pm ONLINE
Taught by Stephanie Lazenby

$50 - Limited to 12 participants

Comedy is a fundamental tool for processing experience. When we share our pain through comedy, the writer creates portals for connection with an audience. Participants will explore their true stories through writing exercises and the opportunity to have their work read aloud. REGISTER NOW


Screen Time: Acting and Presenting on Camera
Saturday, Feb 27
9.30am to 12.00pm ONLINE
Taught by Catherine Stewart
$50 - Limited to 12 participants

Whether for personal or professional reasons we are all finding ourselves "on camera" these days. Explore techniques and skills used by screen actors to help you present effectively in virtual and recorded settings. This workshop is designed for professionals in many of the fields that now deliver their services and programs on virtual platforms. REGISTER NOW


How to Human: Theatre Class for the Curiously Creative

Saturday, March 20
9.30am to 12.00pm - IN-PERSON
Taught by Gemma Soldati

$50 - Limited to 8 participants

A very physical exploration, with lots of games and improvisation, to help us discover what we may have lost or forgotten on our journey to become “good.” REGISTER NOW


SoloStage: NHTP is supporting three artists for six months as they develop new performances through a series of workshops, open rehearsals, and work-in-progress performances. Details and tickets to upcoming SoloStage performances can be found at: nhtheatreproject.org/onstagenow

Since 1988, New Hampshire Theatre Project has been providing nurturing professional environments for youth, artists and community members to be inspired and transformed through the art of theatre. NH Theatre Project is located at 959 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH

959 Islington St #3, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-6644


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