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ADULT CLASSES

Jump into on camera training with working professionals at The Factory.

Advanced Classes may require pre-requisites or special permission

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AUDITION FOR
FILM & TELEVISION

Chris Freihofer, CSA

Professional Actor & Casting Director

Mondays 6:30p-10:00p 

$495 for 6 Week Session 

10 Student Limit

Beginning March 20, 2023

 

Auditions are the to gateways jobs. Improve your chances by learning techniques from a seasoned film & TV actor and Oklahoma’s only CSA-member casting director.

 

Audition in class each week, get professional feedback, and learn the dos and don'ts of the audition room.

Learn to identify and tackle the biggest obstacle in the audition room (your nerves), while also not falling into making the same mistakes made by hundreds not only in the room but also in self tapes.

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Leesa Neidel

Professional Actor

Sundays  5:00-8:00 pm

$395 for 6-Week Session

12-Student Limit

Beginning March 19, 2023

(No class March 26 or April 9. Class scheduled to end May 6, weather permitting)

The class that got it all started at The Actor Factory. Learn the technique of working as an actor in front of the camera: the differences between stage and film, the subtleties of the lens, and debunk the myth that you just have to "make it smaller."

 

Each week covers the nuts and bolts mechanics of on-camera acting through scene work and monologues, and features students in front of the camera each week for exercises and critique. 

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ACTING TECHNIQUE
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Leesa Neidel or Elizabeth Townsend

Professional Actors

Sundays

2:00-4:00 pm

with Leesa Neidel

Beginning March 19, 2023

(No class March 26 or April 9. Class scheduled to end May 6, weather permitting)

          or

Thursdays,

2:00-4:00 pm or 7:00-9:00 pm

with Elizabeth Townsend

Beginning March 30, 2023

$295 for 6 Week Session

12- Student Limit

No cameras, no microphones, just acting technique through monologues and scene work each week. 

 

Great for new actors wanting to get their feet wet, learning the basics of scene study, building characters and making interesting choices.

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IMPROV FOR ACTORS

Madison Niederhauser

Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm

$250 for 6-week class 

14-Student Limit, Ages 18+ 

Beginning March 29, 2023

 

Let's face it. The better you are at improvisation, the more free you are to create on set, and the better film and stage actor you will be.

This is not a comedy class. This class is designed for the on-camera actor, encouraging free thinking and creativity on set and in the audition room. What happens when the director doesn't say cut?  Or asks you to "just go with it" or "use your own words" or says "let's see what happens after what's written"?

This amazing class, led by The Factory's newest instructor, will give you the power and confidence you need.

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CHEKHOV TECHNIQUE

Elizabeth Ann Townsend

Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm

$295 for 6-week class 

14- Student Limit, Ages 18+ 

Beginning March 27, 2023

 

It’s hard to play emotional scenes take after take in film, and night after night in theater. Learning the Michael Chekhov Technique of “Psychological Gesture” will probably help.

 

Elizabeth Townsend is a professional actor and instructor who his nationally certified to teach this technique. 

She will gently take students through this helpful process that enables actors to perform emotional scenes easier and safer.

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ADVANCED CLASS
 
ALBA METHOD

Elizabeth Townsend

Professional Actor

Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm

$295 for 6-Week Session

12-Student Limit

Beginning Soon

FOR INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED ACTORS ONLY

The only class of its kind in Oklahoma.

You’re an actor about to shoot a scene and you need to cry. But you’re not feeling it. What do you do?

 

When you learn the Alba Method your needed emotional state is just a
breath away. Alba Method is a safe, purely physical alternative to psychological techniques such as emotional memory, for releasing, maintaining, and controlling
emotional states.

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ADVANCED CLASS
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Leesa Neidel

Professional Actor

Wednesdays 7:00-10:00 pm

$350 for 6 Week Session

10 Student Limit 

Eligibility Requirements

Beginning March 8, 2023

(No class March 15)

An ongoing, continued study class for those who have successfully completed Acting for Camera. 

 

Continue your study of On-Camera Acting with Leesa Neidel, accomplished film and television actor as well as a gifted instructor. Delve into longer scene study, while honing your craft for the lens. 

 

Dig deeper, get pushed harder and keep learning, while working in a mock on-set environment.

 

REQUIREMENTS: Those who have completed Acting for Camera at The Actor Factory or have principal credits in SAG-AFTRA production are invited to apply for this class.

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ADVANCED CLASS
SCENE STUDY

Alissa Branch

Professional Actor & Acting Professor

TBD

$295 for 6 Week Session

12- Student Limit

Eligibility Requirements

Returning Soon

An advanced scene and character study class led by one of the original and most-beloved Actor Factory instructors.

 

Delve into breaking down scenes and creating unforgettable characters.

 

Great for intermediate and advanced actors, even seasoned professionals looking to stay sharp.

REQUIREMENTS:  Those who have successfully completed Acting Technique at The Actor Factory are invited to apply for this class.

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ADVANCED CLASS
FRIDAY MORNING ADVANCED AUDITIONING

Chris Freihofer

Casting Director & Actor

Fridays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$350 for 6 Week Session

12 Student Limit 

Eligibility Requirements

Beginning April 7, 2023

An ongoing, continued study class for those who have successfully completed Audition for Film & Television.

 

Continue your study of Auditioning with film and television casting director Chris Freihofer, owner of The Actor Factory. Dig deeper, get pushed harder and keep learning.

 

REQUIREMENTS: Those who have completed Audition for Film & Television at The Actor Factory are invited to apply for this class.  As this is an ongoing class, new seating is very limited.

This class is purely educational. It is not an audition.

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