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Commercial Audition Technique Whether acting is your hobby or career goal, Full time, part-time, weekdays or Saturdays, June, July Learn to audition successfully for TV commercials. you deserve to study and work with the best! or August—ACTeen has a program for you! We work Students work to develop a natural delivery while Our classes are non-competitive but challenging. with beginners or professionals. Our workshops are becoming comfortable with various audition scenarios, Course materials are developed to motivate based on a natural ‘moment-to-moment’ approach to scripts, props, cue cards, partners, and improvisations. each student and identify individual problems. good acting. We apply the discipline of theatrical training All work is performed on tape with instant payback to to the intimacy and honesty of film acting. If you have Expert career guidance is offered in our analyze delivery and improve skills. Copyrighted course talent ACTeen can help you develop your craft. Commercial or Audition workshops. Topics text includes valuable information on getting started Our graduates feel we’ve really helped their include interviewing, headshots, resumes, professionally. self-confidence—a plus in any career. We show you how agents/mgrs., overall professionalism and also: Advanced Commercials/Talent Agent Showcase to do the work and how to get the work. The nation’s first film acting the business of acting. Many of our alumni Film Acting Technique I & II got their first representation through Learn the methods behind our industry showcases. We are proud to program developed for teens “moment to moment” film act- Foundations of Acting have helped the careers of hundreds of ing. Through acting exercises, Through a series of exercises deeply rooted in the successful graduates including... teachings of Sanford Meisner, cold readings, and scene and young adults scene work, and script analy- Gillian Zinser—“Ivy,” CW-TV’s 90210, work, the instructor will teach actors how to “live sis, you will explore sense The Truth Below memory, objectives, motiva- truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Katelyn Tarver—“Jo,” Nickelodeon’s Big Time tion, subtext, and character Movement for Actors Rush development. Classes meet in A workshop to develop physical grace, agility, and flexibility. Jon Seda—, , two-camera color videotape Exercises incorporate centers, yoga, mask, Alexander Close To Home, Homicide, studios, with playbacks every Technique, and Commedia del arte. class. Sophia Black-D’Elia—“Tea,” MTV’s Skins, Audition All My Children Film Scene Study Industry guest professionals co-teach audition techniques In our multi-camera studios explore the technique Daniella Alonso—Friday Night Lights, One for film, theater, monologues and commercials. An Tree Hill, My Generation and emotional depth required for successful film intimate opportunity to learn by doing. Excellent for Jamie Lynn Sigler—“Meadow,” The acting. You will be partnered on authentic scripts from students approaching professional work. feature films, TV series, and daytime dramas, selected Sopranos, Entourage, Ugly Betty Improvisation to best stimulate each student. Includes work on Danny Masterson—“Steve Hyde”, That 70’s Based on the wonderful theater games of Viola Spolin auditions and cold-readings to foster the most Show, Eight, Playing with Guns spontaneous performance. and Keith Johnstone, this course develops flexible, courageous, and spontaneous actors. Bridgett Berger—Broadway’s Jersey Boys, also: Advanced Film Scene Study Curtains, Pajama Game Film/Theater Casting Director Seminar Scriptwriting Jordana Brewster—“Mia”, Fast & Furious, Musical Theatre Audition Workshop Students learn plot development, character, dialogue, Chuck, Dark Blue conflict, etc. through improvisation and performance of Taught by a top NYC vocal coach who carefully selects Jordana Spiro—“PJ Franklin,” My Boys, finished work. Students complete written assignments solo material for students and directs them in audition Trespass, Love Bites performance skills. which are read, discussed and analyzed in class. Taught by an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Samm Levine—Freaks & Geeks, Inglorious Speech & Voice Basterds, Sydney White Shakespeare A workshop to Kimberly Williams— According to Jim, Students will explore the wonderful challenges of develop the flexi- Father of the Bride I & II bility and clarity of Shakespeare’s characters, poetry, and vocal demands, including detailed scansion work, and text analysis. Cara Buono—HBO’s , Let Me In, your speaking voice. , Speech/phonetic Singing Voice Debargo Sanyal—Made for Each Other, exercises combined A step-by-step approach to singing for beginning or Everybody’s Fine, Law & Order: CI with voice work intermediate singers. Exercises explore relaxation, breath on breath control, control, and vocal technique tailored to each student’s China Shavers—ER, Boston Public, relaxation, support, level of development. Chest, head, falsetto, legit, belting, Beginners, Sabrina the Teenage Witch For further information or an application contact: and resonance. etc. are explained, taking the “mystery” out of singing. Crystal Hunt—One Life to Live, Guiding 35 West 45th Street also: Speech II– Light, Derby Stallion Theater Rita Litton, ACTeen Director Dialects New York, N.Y. 10036 Using their voices, bodies, imagination, and intellect, as well as hundreds of national 35 W. 45th Street (6th Floor), New York, NY 10036 students tackle monologues, scenes, and exercises to explore commercial performers! (212) 391-5915 the exciting and demanding world of live theater performance. (212) 391-5915 • www.acteen.com www.acteen.com © 2011 ACTeen, Inc. History... General Information...

ACTeen was created in 1978 by successful theater and ACTeen offers Fall, Winter and Spring semesters on ACTeen is the First commercial actress Rita Litton as the first on-camera acting weekday afternoons or Saturdays. Summer Academies Film/TV On-Camera Acting curriculum for teenagers. ACTeen hold its workshops on offer several options: a late June Academy; a 4–week the sixth floor of a midtown office building located off July Academy; an August Academy; and a Summer Academy for Young Adults Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center. ACTeen has seven Saturday program. All workshops will be offered sub- air-conditioned on-camera video studios, three lounges ject to demand. Students are aged 13–15 and 16-20, Since 1978, only ACTeen has offered a special film/TV and office space. Three studios are equipped with double grouped by ability & experience. Class size is limited to acting curriculum including Film Acting Technique I or II, cameras and simultaneous editing. 8–12 students maximum. Film Scene Study, Auditioning, and Commercials. Combining PRESS... Housing theatrical discipline with spontaneous, effective on-camera ACTeen does not provide living quarters, transportation acting techniques, students learn to successfully perform both ACTeen is the recipient of Backstage Magazine’s 2010 “NY or off studio supervision for students. However mature film and theater media with skill and professionalism. Reader’s Choice Award” for “Favorite Acting Coach/ students aged 17+ enrolling in ACTeen’s Summer The Talent Agent Showcase and Film/Theater Casting Classes for Teens.” Articles about ACTeen, or Rita Litton, Academy will be furnished information regarding affordable Director Seminar offer exposure for our best alumni. have appeared in many publications including The New York dormitories and apartments in NYC, with or without Times, New York Magazine, New York Post, Seventeen, meal plans. Cosmo Girl, & Variety. Last year’s students came from in Interview and outside the United States, many recommended by NYC An interview is recommended for prospective fall, ACTive Participation in talent agents and managers (some former graduates!). winter or spring students at our NYC studios. SUMMER ACTeen’s copyrighted curriculum has been praised by ACADEMY prospects must submit a complete Train in the Heart of Professional Workshops Mari Lyn Henry, former Director of East Coast Casting for “Summer Application” after which an on-site audition is ABC-TV in her book How to be a Working Actor. scheduled. Students unable to visit NYC should request New YorkCity! All of our ACTeen workshops are small, eight to twelve STAFF... “Long Distance Application Information” found at our students maximum. You’ll work every class and receive Whether you dream of facing the lights of Broadway or Rita Litton, ACTeen’s Director, has web site. Applicants are usually informed of their individual attention. Beyond our film curriculum, choose your cinematic close up, ACTeen’s expert staff will trained hundreds of successful teens summer acceptance within two weeks. over fourteen electives, taught by experts in their fields! focus your goals! for careers in film, television and the Application/Deposit theater since 1976. A professional Please see each term’s schedule for class times, fees Our safe, convenient actress for over 20 years appearing and application requirements. Once accepted, the student midtown location (near Off-Broadway, in theaters, films, and must submit the registration form accompanied by the Times Square and the numerous commercials, Ms. Litton has tuition deposit, with BALANCE DUE BY DEADLINE. Broadway theater district) also served as a coach & casting con- Note: late tuition balances are subject to higher tuition is only a short stroll from sultant for diverse studios such as Disney, fees and must be paid by guaranteed funds. Classes fill all transportation hubs. Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Fox, in order of deposits received, so list alternate choices Visit over 58 museums, NBC, & ABC. Her writings have appeared in Back Stage, where convenient. Please note: summer terms have stroll through Central Dramatics magazine, and “The Young Performer’s Guide”. early registration discounts. Park, catch a matinee, Cancellation Policy shop Madison or Fifth Avenues. Visit Rockefeller Center, INSTRUCTORS... With the exception of the summer sessions, cancella- Lincoln Center, or the top of the Empire State Building. All the instructors at ACTeen are industry professionals tions made two weeks prior to start of term will be So much to do, and all within walking distance! with extensive performing, directing, and teaching given a full refund (less the non-refundable application credentials. They understand the demands of the business fee). No refunds given with less than two week’s ✭ ACTeen because they are in the business. Their respect for young notice or after classes have begun for any reason. actors and their ability to help each student realize his 1. Grand Central Train SUMMER ACADEMY cancellation requests must potential make them special! Terminal be received in writing, signed by a parent or guardian, and received by May 1 to receive a full refund (less 2. Rockefeller Center/ Radio City Music Hall application fee). No refunds or credits for summer students after deadline, or after classes have begun for 3. Pennsylvania Train any reason! This policy is firm (and necessary to retain Station ✭ our small class composition). 4. Port Authority Bus Make-Up Policy Station We regret that due to our limited enrollment no credit can 5. NY Public Library be given for classes missed. Occasional make-ups/audits may 6. St. Patrick’s Cathedral be possible on alternate class days or in upcoming semesters 7. Museum of Modern Art with the advance permission of the ACTeen Director. 8. Empire State Building