This class will cover:

• the basic principles of consent and boundaries for auditions, the rehearsal room, and the show run
• models for how to balance self-advocacy and personal responsibility when navigating the stories and characters actors embody
• fundamental knowledge about trust, power, safety and the “body/brain/heart” responses to performed intimacy on stage
• tips and tricks for communicating with directors and stage managers about performed intimacy
• opportunities to implement theory work through exercises that include physical touch, “clinical”, prescribed choreography, and emotional intention
• choreographic “language” tools to further your own vocabulary in rehearsals and deepen your process as an actor