Theater Training, San Francisco Bay Area

Cutting-edge Theater Training with foolsFURY

EXPAND your expressive range RELEASE unwanted physical and vocal habits DEVELOP a greater awareness of your body, time and space UNLOCK your fullest potential for performance success

Upcoming Training Programs:
FURY FACTORY WORKSHOP & LECTURE SERIES: FOOLSFURY INTENSIVE: THE VITAL ACT DIRECTING WORKSHOP WITH BEN YALOM foolsFURY Cancellation Policy

Training for all FoolsFURY is dedicated to providing unique, cutting-edge theater training opportunities to the public. Each year we offer a series of courses taught by the foolsFURY ensemble, and other master teachers from around the world. These explorations expand theater makers’ repertoires, help access the body and voice as a powerful storytelling tool, and unlock new areas of creativity.

Why all the fuss about training? Our credo: on some level every moment of every play should be viewed in the same heightened manner as a musical number in a Broadway show, or an elegant modern dance. Every line of dialogue, every pause, the sound of every foot hitting the floor is the performer’s song. Every movement, every gesture, and every exit and entrance is part of an intricate choreography. Attention and focus are what make stellar theatrical experiences. Rigor, focus, and exploration are what makes brilliant performers.

Past Workshops: In recent years we have taught at universities across the country, as well as at the La Mama director’s symposium in Umbria, Italy. We have also been proud to host such stellar teachers as Mary Overlie, the SITI Company, Stephen Wangh, Michael Lugering, Ron Campbell, and more, teaching diverse techniques including Viewpoints, Suzuki, LeCoq and Grotowski.

Please join us for one of our upcoming trainings – stretch your physical skills and your creative horizons.

For more of our philosophy on training for theater-makers, read this article.

For more information on upcoming programs, please contact foolsFURY’s Education Director, Debórah Eliezer

FOOLSFURY INTENSIVE: THE VITAL ACT

July 12-22, 2010

A two-week intensive for continuing students will move beyond our basic training, teaching cutting-edge techniques in contemporary theater, and helping you harness them for your own work. Our exploration will stretch your notions of how stories can be told on stage, and allow you to unlock new areas of creativity in your bodies and minds. The program brings together many of the styles and forms which we have carefully integrated into our powerful and liberating approach to creation, including Viewpoints, Suzuki, Buffoonery, structured improvisation, vocal training, writing exercises, and more.

Pre-requisite:

To enroll you must take the Introduction to Physical and Vocal Techniques course OR have taken previous workshops in the Viewpoints and Suzuki techniques (such as the foolsFURY-hosted workshops with the SITI company, or the foolsFURY summer intensive in previous years). For questions about these requirements, please contact Debórah Eliezer, deborahe@foolsfury.org

Details: 9 classes July 12-22, Mon-Fri July 12-16 & Mon-Thurs July 19-22
Hours: 10:30 – 2:30 pm
Location: Dennis Gallagher Arts Pavilion, 66 Page St, San Francisco, 94102
Tuition: Early Bird Discount: $425 before June 12th, Regular Tuition: $450 Continuing Students: $410 code: VITAL

REGISTRATION: www.brownpapertickets.org, or by check made to foolsFURY Theater.

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DIRECTING WORKSHOP WITH BEN YALOM

A rare opportunity to work with foolsFURY artistic director Ben Yalom. This course will provide techniques, strategies, and insights into creating truly innovative theater. We will explore ways of expanding your artistic vision for a piece, and learn to use tools such as the Viewpoints in conveying narrative and creating structure. We will dissect traditional notions of directing, discard those that don’t serve, and look at innovative models to approach creation. Each student will direct a short piece, and be coached through the process. A public presentation of the work will be held on the final class day.

4 Saturdays, 6 hr sessions, 24 hours of class time, culminating in performance.
Limited class size of 8 directors.
Receive personal attention and individual feedback throughout the process.

Tuition: $600 includes rehearsal space & performance venue
Location: TBA
Dates: November – December 2010
Application requests, CVs and questions: ben@foolsfury.org

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foolsFURY Theater Refund/Cancellation Policy:
Student registration is the main source of income for training programs. One student’s registration can often make a considerable difference in our ability to offer a workshop or class. We strongly emphasize registering early for all our classes to ensure our programs aren’t cancelled due to low enrollment.

Non-Refundable Deposit:
Classes and workshops are subject to a $75 deposit which goes toward the full balance of the class or workshop.
Student Withdrawal:
Students withdrawing from a class or workshop more than seven days before the first day will receive the balance less the $75 non-refundable deposit.
Students withdrawing less than seven days before the first day will receive 50% of the total balance less the $75 non-refundable deposit.
Class Cancellation:
In the event that foolsFURY Theater cancels a class due to low enrollment, students will receive a full tuition refund within 30 days, or the option of putting their balance towards another upcoming workshop any time in the future.