Studio Acting Intensive
Actors Ages 13-17
Studio Acting Intensive
Program for Ages 13-17
Dates
July 6, July 7 & July 10, 2026
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm
Register
Registration opens January 2nd.
Program Description
This 3-day program for ages 13-17 introduces students to foundational concepts for scene study, audition techniques, and physical acting. Students explore movement and improvisation in a supportive environment and learn skills for working with a scene partner. The program also includes an introduction to acting for film and television.
Through a combination of group work and individual instruction, teachers work generously with each student. Actors are assigned material and may spend time preparing outside of class. This program is instructed by Artistic Director Matthew Bretschneider. Students of all abilities and levels of experience are encouraged to join.
Curriculum Includes
Voice, movement, & physical acting
Working with a scene partner
Introduction to film & television
Audition techniques and monologue performance
Skills for scene study and script analysis
Price & Location
Price: $145
Location: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Address: 188 Valley Street, Providence, RI, 02909
Dates:
Monday July 6, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday July 7, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday July 10, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm
Instruction
Matthew Bretschneider (he/him) is Artistic Director of Studio Playground and an Adjunct Professor at Boston University. He has performed with the Huntington Theatre Company, The Flea Theater, Theatre Row, The New Ohio, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Kitchen Theatre Company, and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. Television Credits include Law & Order: SVU and The Path. Matthew received his MSW from Rhode Island College School of Social Work and received a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Matthew has taught physical theater for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Trinity Repertory Company, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island, Dean College, and Suffolk University.
COVID-19 Safey Guidelines
Please note this policy is subject to change.
Wearing a mask is optional for staff and students. Class size is limited. Staff keep daily attendance records for contact tracing, provide hand sanitizer, and encourage hand hygiene.
Any student who has a fever is advised not attend class. Students must be fever-free for at least 24 hours before returning to class.