From The Studio of the Moving Dock Theatre Company

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The Studio of The Moving Dock Theatre Company
The Chicago Studio Specializing in the
Michael Chekhov Acting Technique
Fall Workshops

“The beauty of his approach is that he offers a direct route to the actor’s
creativity by the simplest means.” Simon Callow in his forward to Chekhov’s
book, To The Actor.

Weekly Workshops – Six-Week Sessions
Wednesdays, September 12 - October 17    7-9:30 PM
Tuesdays, November 6 - December 11      7-9:30 PM

Weekly focus on your acting, working with essential elements of the actor’s
body, the qualities, action, and gestures. Actors new to the Chekhov Technique
learn how it works while actors continuing their study hone their skills and
deepen their awareness. Actors will work on characters they want to develop as
we explore the many tools Chekhov designed for characterization.

For many actors, Michael Chekhov’s approach to the actor’s art is a
revelation. It validates their natural instinct towards their own creativity, gives
them practical tools for the realization of their abilities, and presents an
approach that serves them well in workshop and rehearsal.

What is it like to take a Chekhov workshop? You are on your feet, exploring
your mind/body connections and tapping your imaginations. You are in process,
guided by the directions of the teacher. Only in this way can an actor
understand acting. You are not asked to perform, you are asked to act on the impulses
of the points of focus that are the elements of the technique, learning how to
be aware of the energies that make up human experience. Very soon, these
essential elements seem to become for you character choices and actions.

Fee: $225

Weekend Intensive Workshops
September 29&30
November 10&11
December 8&9

Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm

The basic concepts of the Chekhov Technique are explored in these two-day
intensives. We start by working with Chekhov’s ideas on preparing the actor’s
body and awareness and then continue to develop the actor’s creative process –
the tools for characterization such as Qualities, Centers, Imaginary Body, and
the Psychological Gesture. Each actor works on a character of his/her
choice. All the explorations are done in an ensemble environment, supporting the
individual actor’s explorations in a way that moves easily to interaction,
demonstrating Chekhov’s ideas on rehearsing. Actors new to the Chekhov Technique
are welcome as are those continuing their work on the art of the actor.

Fee: $200

Individual Coaching

Individualized attention on character development or audition monologues.
Fee: $35 per hour session

The Studio of The Moving Dock
Fine Arts    Building 410 S. Michigan Ave. | Suite 720 | Chicago IL 60605 |
312.427.5490 | www.movingdock.org | classes@movingdock.org

Instructor for the Workshop -

Dawn Arnold is an actress, director, and teacher of theatre. She is the
founder and Artistic Director of The Moving Dock Theatre Company, which is
dedicated to the actor’s creative process, bringing the ideals and techniques of
Michael Chekhov into their ensemble-creating. With The Moving Dock she has
directed/devised Einstein’s Dreams, Celestial Mechanics - or the Questionable
Attraction of Entities, Savage/Love, Galway Bay, Ocean Sea and The Quiltmaker’s Gift.
Prior to devoting all her time to The Moving Dock, she was on the faculty of
Roosevelt University's Theatre Conservatory for eleven years. She is now a
Certified Master Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique. She teaches workshops
in the Chekhov Technique in the Studio of The Moving Dock Theatre Company, with
the Michael Chekhov Association, and for colleges and theatre companies.

The Moving Dock Theatre Company’s Studio is in the historic landmark Fine
Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago. Two blocks south of The Art
Institute and just across from the famous Buckingham Fountain, this area is
convenient, safe, and right in the middle of Chicago life.

There are many hotels in the area. Use The Art Institute as a reference point
for distance. There is also Hostelling International Chicago a few blocks
away and we have an agreement with Roosevelt University’s dormitory.

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