Joshua Waterstone
Director, Actor, Producer for Theatre and Film
Teaching and Workshops
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Acting and Directing
* Directing 1 explores the practice and methodology of directing through silent scenes, Text Exercises, 5 minute scenes and culminating in 10 min plays.
Applicable techniques for both Theatre and Film
* Acting 1 & 2 These courses provide an applied study of the actor's craft. Topics include role analysis, training the voice, and body concentration, discipline, and self-evaluation. Training in the fundamentals of Stanislavski, Meisner, Spolin and Bogart techniques.
Improvisation
* Improvisation Uses theatre games and Viola Spolin technique to train actors in acting without a script. Can be applied for actor training as well as short and long form improvisation. Explore Who, What and Where.
Also pulls from the work of Paul Sills.
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Stage Combat, Movement, Yoga
* Stage Combat teaches safety and techniques for illusions of violence. Topics explored include Hand-to-Hand, Rapier and Dagger, Quarter Staff, Falls and Rolls.
* Yoga Training the body in classical yoga technique and practice. Iyengar, Jiva Mukti, Hatha, Ashtanga styles explore.
Certified 200 hour classical yoga teacher
*Movement for the Actor Working with a mixture of yoga training, clowning, gymnastics and combat. A training in movement for the stage and screen.
Additional Classes and Workshops
Joshua has taught an age range from elementary school to the collegiate level
Other Classes include:
Introductions to Theatre
Musical Theatre Appreciation
Theatre in Literature
Shakespeare
Film Classes
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