Performing Folk Tales (ages 8-12)

ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category

Arts & DIY

Note: This is a multi-session event series. By purchasing the event package, you acknowledge that you can attend all event dates included below.
Event Overview

Learn acting through the performing of folk tales!  In this class, students will stretch their imaginations, build confidence, expand their creativity, and collaborate with fellow acting students to create a performance of several folk tales.  This experience is designed to be both fun and educational!  Students will share their work with family and friends on the final day of class.


10 Class Sessions
10:00am-11:30pm
Saturdays, September 9th-November 18th (no class on October 28th)


For more information see our full class list.


What you can expect from this experience:

Minimum age

All ages welcome

Prerequisites

All levels of experience are welcome!

What You Can Expect From This Experience
  • High-quality educational opportunities in the art of acting
  • Develop transferable skills that will last a lifetime
  • Cultivate your acting artistry
Cancellation Policy
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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST

Audra Blaser (Director and Educator):

is an educator, actress, and director, who has sustained a continuous curiosity and passion for the craft of acting for over thirty years. Originally from Pittsburgh, Blaser received her training at Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious School of Drama, earning a BFA in Acting/Music Theatre. She additionally holds an MA in Theatre History and Criticism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. As an educator, Blaser has served as an instructor of Acting at the University of Colorado at Boulder as well as an Adjunct Lecturer of Acting at Northwestern University.

In tandem with her teaching, Blaser is a professional actress who spent many years in New York City working in film, television, and theater. Her film credits include Bandidas (with Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz), Wedding Daze (with Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher), Suburban Girl (with Alec Baldwin), and A Novel Romance (with Steve Guttenberg), while television credits include Law & Order (NBC), The Book of Daniel (NBC), Rules of Engagement (CBS), 3 lbs. (CBS), Sherri (Lifetime), and the lead in the TBS show Lovebites, produced by Paul Reiser. She has also appeared in numerous national commercial campaigns, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Samsung, Sunsilk, and Miller Light, and has performed in theater productions across the US, most notably Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in New York. Blaser is a longstanding member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.

As an instructor of acting, Blaser finds great joy in teaching students of all ages and levels of experience. She is a private acting coach, working with professional actors from around the country, and concurrently a teacher of children and nonprofessionals, who may only use their exposure to acting to lead a more creative, bolder life. Her other acting teaching credentials include Boulder Valley School District, Colorado Shakespeare Festival School of Theater, Poetry Pals, Dream Big Performing Arts, and Skyline Studios.

Audra lives in Chicago with her husband, Vijay, and dog, Truman.

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