The Actor's Process
Some actors run on instinct alone - and are left faltering once they hit an obstacle and can't 'find' their character'.
But there is another way.
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The actor's job is to portray a character using the script and their own ideas - and then refine and play that character under the director's guidance.
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To do this, you need technique - a process you can use to nail down your ideas and create something that's faithful to the script.
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This course will teach you how to do just that - how to mine a script for clues, then how to translate those clues into a full-bodied character for stage or screen.
WHEN: 6pm - 9:30pm, Tuesday nights, 11 February through to 1 April.
VENUE: Studio 1, Perform Australia, 2A Barker St, Griffith ACT 2603
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PERFORMANCE OUTCOME: In-studio monologue and scene performance
COST: $950 (includes accreditation)
Develop an acting process you can use every time.
Every time you come to a new role as an actor, you need to be able to pick up your script, read it closely, make notations, put in some thought, and then bring your character to life on stage or screen. It's a process.
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In The Actor's Process, we teach you a tried and tested method of doing this - a script analysis technique that will empower you to move forward as an actor with confidence.
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Here's just a little of what you'll cover:
​How scripts work
​You'll learn to examine scripts inside out - scripts will become so much more to you than words on a page! As a blueprint for performance, you'll begin to notice the conventions of different types of scripts and how to read a script as an actor approaching a professional role.
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Understand "given circumstances"
Learn the language actors use around 'given circumstances', and how that's a key tool for developing your character from a script. Learn how to find your character's given circumstances, and how to translate these ideas into a living, breathing character for stage or screen.
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Apply your knowledge in performance
You'll apply your knowledge to both a monologue and a scene performance, embodying the characters you've developed through a thorough script analysis process. Your tutor will work with you over a number of weeks to refine your performance, which you'll present to family and friends during the course.​
About your tutor
Rachel Robertson
Rachel Robertson hails from Scotland and is an experienced theatre practitioner having performed in and directed many works. In her home country she has worked with Storyboard Theatre, New Celts Productions, and The Abbey Players among others. Most recently in Canberra she has appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream as Puck with The Q in Queanbeyan. For Perform Australia she directed Abra Cadaver at The Mill Theatre in 2024.
Reasons to do this course
1 / Get a head start on your acting year.
If you're looking to audition for roles this year, this course will help you develop your own process as an actor - a technique that you can apply every time you come to a new script. You'll be able to approach every acting challenge with the confidence that you know where to start and how to prepare yourself for the role ahead.
2 / This course is accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority.
Perform Australia is a registered training organisation (RTO 40859), which means we are able to issue qualifications. 'The Actor's Process' is one subject within the 10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting, with the unit of study being NAT10915002 Use text to create character.
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When you join this course, you can opt to enrol as an accredited student, complete the assessments, and at the end, receive a Statement of Attainment for the unit.
If you prefer to do 'The Actor's Process' for leisure, that's ok too - but you'll still need to make sure you attend all the required rehearsals and performances as part of your commitment to the course.
3 / Your tutor is amazing.
Rachel knows what she's talking about. She's an experienced theatre practitioner and she'll both work you hard, and have a laugh!
Ready to enrol?
YES, I'D LIKE TO ENROL!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENROLMENT IN THIS COURSE
1. I understand that by signing up to this course I am expected to commit to all scheduled classes, rehearsals and performances.
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2. I will notify Perform Australia by phone or email if I am sick or unable to attend a class. I understand I will not be able to attend a class if I am experiencing any signs or symptoms of COVID-19.
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3. I agree to pay all my fees before the course begins, unless arranged otherwise with the Perform Australia office (phone 1300 908 905).
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4. If a tutor is unable to attend a lesson, I understand Perform Australia may provide a substitute teacher.
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5. If, due to unforeseen circumstance the course needs to be postponed, Perform Australia will make every effort to contact me in advance to ask whether I would like a refund, or to transfer my enrolment to a new course date.
6. If I withdraw from the course after it has started, I understand I am not entitled to a refund.
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7. If I enrol into a course, but do not show up to any classes, I am not entitled to a refund.
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8. I understand that if the course is cancelled by Perform Australia, Perform Australia will arrange a refund for me.