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M&C Studio

Solid/ Affordable scene study! Melissa Ortiz- Earned her BA in Music (voice) from Rollins College and an MFA in Acting from the National Theatre Conservatory.

Over the past few years she has been seen in several Shotz plays in NYC and SF. With the Denver Center Theatre Company she appeared in Richard III, and A Christmas Carol. Favorite roles include Edward in Cloud 9, Rhonda in Surf City, Echo in Eleemosynary, and Ophelia in her one woman show Assured Loss Before the Match be Played. Melissa appeared as Red in the world premier of Uncle Sam’s Satiric S

pectacular at Actors Theater of Louisville. Christian Haines- is the Founding Artistic Director of Amios is NYC, the Producing Artistic Director of AmiosSF. Former Associte Artistic Director at the Tides Theatre, Member of Actors Theatre of SF and Member of Wits End. He has developed new work for the theater with dozens of playwrights and actors. As an actor you can see his work in the Elephant Man coming up in May. He has been seen in Romeo and Juliet, Miss Julie, Death of a Salesman, Aloysius in New York, The Affair, Escape from Roosevelt Island, Bartleby the Scrivener, Cloud 9, Macbeth, King John, 5th of July, This is Our Youth, The Altruists, Murder, Woyzeck, Snake in Fridge, Richard III, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Trip to Bountiful and dozens more. Directing credits include: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tides Theatre), A Message (Arabian Shakespeare Festival), Heroes and Other Strangers (Best of Fringe NYC), Strictly Convenience (Fourfold Productions), Icarus' Mother (Actors Theatre of San Francisco) and a bunch of plays for Shotz. Ensemble creations include: Brundibar (The Actors Center), Aloyisius in New York (Amios), Woyzeck, Three Weekends in June, and Water Freezes Hexagonally or the Five Star Hotel (Wits End). As a producer his projects include: The New York Cycle Vols 1-4, longShotz NYC, Shotz, and Miss Julie (Amios), Sean Sexton and the Suicidal Superhero and Strictly Convenience (Fourfold Productions). He holds and MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory.

02/21/2020

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From my perspective: Channel 4’s series “Playing Shakespeare” is the most accessible, most useful, tutorial on how to perform Shakespeare. The best of all Sh...

06/16/2018

A really nice series of 4 videos focusing on warming up the voice. Give it a shot.

This is the first of four films demonstrating how to warm up your voice, focusing on breathing exercises. Breathing exercises are an essential start to any v...

05/26/2018

Good stuff! Give this a listen!
Ashlee Temple and Allison Watrous at 50:40
Lawrence Hecht at 1:08:41

Episode #1: Objective + Appraisal Theory of Emotion Kateri and Anne discuss one of the most important acting tools, objective, and a parallel psychological concept, appraisal theory of emotion. Guests

12/29/2017

Extended Character Workshop: This class will focus on "neutralizing" habitual behaviors so that actors can unlock physical opportunities for a wide range of characters. Using a series of fun exercises (opposite type monologues, movie scenes and air guitar), this class will help you activate your character’s physicality... without losing the truthfulness we all strive for. Best for intermediate to experienced actors. We will also delve into cold reading and script analysis.

This class is not your normal scene study class... it's fun and informative.

1/8 Bring a monologue can be anything you want. It can be short.
1/15 Opposite Type Monologue (different than your type... even opposite gender)
1/22 Opposite Type Scenes (different than your type with a partner)
1/29 Movie Monologues (you will perform this exactly as it is in the film)
2/12 Movie Scenes (you will perform this exactly as it is in the film)
2/19 Task Exercises (3 versions of the same task)
2/26 Rock Star (air guitar of your favorite artist... exactly as that artist)
3/12 Full Character (a fully realized character)

all classes 7-9pm at 5390 Miles Ave in Oakland

email: [email protected] if interested

07/24/2017

Coming soon... Open Rehearsal Performance Workshop. Message us for details.

04/06/2017

Remember to always warm up. This is relaxing and not fussy. We like all her classes as well.

Yoga For Actors is a 20 min hands free yoga practice! This session is great for those looking to warm up the body, gain awareness and to find their voice. Th...

09/01/2016

Coming up! Let us know if you wanna check this out!

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Script Analysis: Table Work featuring The Seagull

We will be exploring this seminal piece of drama using Earle Gister's (former head of Yale Drama) 5 questions: breaking down the characters, the scenes and the whole play, into logical/ playable beats. Through this process we will learn about effective table work and identify what homework can/ should be done to fully embody a character. This class is for all levels of actor. Directors and playwrights will find this type of work exceptionally helpful in honing their storytelling skills.

$30-45-60 sliding scale.
Saturday and Sunday Oct 8-9 10am-4pm.

12/18/2015

Give this a shot! Sliding scale audition workshop!

Are you applying to Grad School or a BFA program? Doing the TBA Generals? Do you feel confident in your abilities, but are unsure how to ready yourself for the stressful yet exciting experience? We've been there! We understand! We can help! Comprised of a series of group classes and one-on-one priva…

07/21/2015

Try out this class:

Extended character workshop: This class will focus on "neutralizing" habitual behaviors so that actors can unlock physical opportunities for a wide range of characters. Using a series of fun exercises (opposite type monologues, movie scenes and air guitar), this class will help you activate your character’s physicality... without losing the truthfulness we all strive for. Best for intermediate to experienced actors.

Saturdays 10am-1pm
Sept 5, 19, 26
&
Then Oct 10- Nov 7th

We are interested in helping actors find a way of working. Our teaching is based on solid, workable acting principles that open up more options for actors on their own and in rehearsal. These classes are great for actors, directors and writers!

04/10/2015

Melissa Haines: I got a kick ass MFA from one of the best Acting Schools in the nation, FOR FREE. I strongly oppose charging an arm and a leg for acting classes. I love working with actors. I’m passionate about my craft. No, it’s not free, but it’s damn near close. So, let me pay it forward. Come and take a class with me. You’ll learn something new and you’ll have a lot of fun. I promise.

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Acting classes taught by actors!!!

We are interested in helping actors find a way of working. Our teaching is based on solid, workable acting principles that open up more options for actors.

Melissa Ortiz- Earned her BA in Music (voice) from Rollins College and an MFA in Acting from the National Theatre Conservatory. Over the past few years she has been seen in several Shotz plays in NYC and SF. With the Denver Center Theatre Company she appeared in Richard III, and A Christmas Carol. Favorite roles include Edward in Cloud 9, Rhonda in Surf City, Echo in Eleemosynary, and Ophelia in her one woman show Assured Loss Before the Match be Played. Melissa appeared as Red in the world premier of Uncle Sam’s Satiric Spectacular at Actors Theater of Louisville. Christian Haines- is the Founding Artistic Director of Amios is NYC, the Producing Artistic Director of AmiosSF. Former Associte Artistic Director at the Tides Theatre, Member of Actors Theatre of SF and Member of Wits End. He has developed new work for the theater with dozens of playwrights and actors. As an actor will be seen in Straight White Men (Marin Theater Co), Seeds (Utopia), The Moonrisers (The Moonrisers) soon and has been seen in The Seagull, Jihad Jones and the Kalishnikov Babes, Value Over Replacement (TBA Award for Featured Actor), Romeo & Juliet, Miss Julie, Death of a Salesman, Aloysius in New York, The Affair, Escape from Roosevelt Island, Bartleby the Scrivener, Cloud 9, Macbeth, King John, 5th of July, This is Our Youth, The Altruists, Murder, Woyzeck, Snake in Fridge, Richard III, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Trip to Bountiful and dozens more Directing credits include: The Games Afoot, Bus Stop, Boeing Boeing (RVP), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tides Theatre), A Message (Arabian Shakespeare Festival), Heroes and Other Strangers (Best of Fringe NYC), Strictly Convenience (Fourfold Productions), Icarus' Mother (Actors Theatre of San Francisco) and a bunch of plays for Shotz. Ensemble creations include: Brundibar (The Actors Center), Aloyisius in New York (Amios), Woyzeck, Three Weekends in June, and Water Freezes Hexagonally or the Five Star Hotel (Wits End). As a producer his projects include: The New York Cycle Vols 1-4, longShotz NYC, Shotz, and Miss Julie (Amios), Sean Sexton and the Suicidal Superhero and Strictly Convenience (Fourfold Productions). He holds and MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory.