Pr-act-ise: Acting Workshops

Come for your weekly acting practise; a gymnasium for the actor.

Like all skills, regular practise keeps you progressing, confident, excited and engaged.

There will be redirection, discussion and exploration to see how far we can take a scene. Acting each week with a scene partner and using the same text each session, you will be given the opportunity to perform, hone your skills, and explore areas that you wish to improve.

For Curious Actors

For those doing it for the love of acting, or for those curious to take it a bit further; open to all.

Here we will look into the basics of professional acting, and spend time putting them into practice. We will look into the standard “toolbox” used by all actors, and begin to unpack what these approaches do and why they help. You will experience using them in a scene and combine them together to bring a scene to life.

Tuesdays: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th March

19:15 - 21:45 (2.5h)

12 Places

£20 per session; all 4 sessions for £70, select the first session below to book

Sessions: You can sign up to any number, they are each distinct and work as stand alone sessions. If you are signed up to more that one, we can carry your work forward to the next, and build on what you have already discovered; there is also opportunity to work on the scene between sessions.

You will be emailed the scene we’ll be working on before the start of the sessions for you to become familiar with it and do some initial learning and prep. If you are thinking of signing up but maybe plan to commit nearer the time, please do get in touch to receive the scene (whether you end up booking or not) so that you will also have the time to prepare.

We also offer workshops for Experienced Actors, running on Mondays.

About us:

Jacob Ward is bringing together his fascination with acting, his twelve years experience as a professional actor and director, and his extensive research to facilitate these sessions. He studied at the Oxford School of Drama and has performed at theatres such as: Soho Theatre, Newcastle Theatre Royal, Hull Truck and Theatre@41.

Odyssey-Works is a new, York based venture looking to support and create live, performance-based events in the North. We do this through learning, opportunity to practice, ideation, experimentation, and collaboration. Past productions include: War of the Roses on location in York (York Creatives, Viridian FX).

Any questions: contact@odyssey-works.co.uk

If you cannot make these dates but are interested in taking part in future, please email to express your interest so we can keep you updated.

If the session you want to attend is sold out please let us know and we can add you to a waiting list should a place become available.