Josh McConville
Character Development and Scene Work
A four week theatre Masterclass
Course Outline | Course Outcomes | Session Details | Apply Now
Course Overview
Multi-award winning Australian theatre mainstay Josh McConville is running a specialist Theatre intensive at the studio. It’s fantastic to be able to welcome the practical and hands on experience of such a gifted actor to our community for what will be a truly unique experience for those actors wanting to seek knowledge from contemporaries at the top of their game.
The perception of a character actor is changing. Instead of playing types, the best character actors play no ‘type’ at all, to disappear into roles completely while at the same time understanding the techniques required to do so, imbuing their performances with something memorable; they are the chameleons in the truest sense of that word.
Throughout this 4 week workshop we will explore and practice the necessary methods of crafting multi layered characters that can be used in the professional industry.
Course Outline
In this course the actor will learn, examine, and practice the strategies to craft complex characters through a combination of techniques and instincts. The class will be broken into components consisting of:
- Text analysis
- Voice and breath
- Movement
- Entry Points
- Improvisation
- Personalisation
Course Outcomes
This class is designed for the actor to create a ‘tool kit’ of strategies, exercises, and techniques to break habitual behaviour and craft believable characters for film and theatre:
- How to break down a script
- How to find all the clues you need to know about your character in the text
- Physicalising language to allow your instincts to emerge
- Learning to trust your intuitive physical impulses
- A stronger understanding of your body in the space
- An approach to connecting the voice to the physical
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Stagecraft discipline
Session Details
When: 3 x Tuesday Nights and 1 Sunday eve
Dates: Tuesday 2nd April – Sunday 28th April, 2019
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Venue: 18 City Rd, Chippendale, NSW 2008
Cost: $275.00 incl GST (10% off for members)
Participants: 12-14 Maximum
Session Details
Payment Information
How To Pay & Instalment Option: The easiest way to pay is by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) using the bank details on the invoice (please quote the invoice number in the transfer information), or by simply clicking the ‘pay online’ link also on the invoice (bank fees apply). You will be email an invoice upon acceptance into the program. Payment is due no later than the due date stated on the invoice, however if you would like to pay in instalments please call or email the office to arrange the dates and amounts you will pay. Please note full payment of the course is due by the time the course finishes. You can start payment instalments at anytime upon receipt of the invoice.
About Josh McConville
Josh graduated from The National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2008. Since graduating he has worked extensively in theatre, his credits include Cloud Nine, All My Sons, Midsummer Nights Dream, Loot, Arcadia, Hay Fever, After Dinner, Cyrano De Bergerac with Richard Roxburgh, Noises Off (for which he won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor)…
Apply For The Course
Please send an expression of interest including your C.V. to courses@thehubstudio.com.au or use the below form. Please note the course is by invitation only. If accepted we shall send out an application form with all the course information. Notification for acceptance will be made no later than one week before course commencement.
If offered your place will only be held once payment is received in full. Failure to do so will forfeit your place on the course. For more information or queries please don’t hesitate to call on (02) 9212 0522 or alternatively email us on the above address.
Course Application Form
IMPORTANT INFO!! We are experiencing some unusual issues with our forms from time to time. If your form isn't sending through please email the same information, including your CV and Headshot via email to courses@thehubstudio.com.au and we'll get back to you asap. OR call 02 9212 0522.
Contact Us
For further questions or queries please contact us directly during 10am – 5pm / Monday – Friday on the below details:
- Office: (02) 9212 0522
- Email: courses@thehubstudio.com.au
- Address: 18 City Rd, Chippendale NSW 2008
Our office and studio is located across from Victoria Park and the Broadway Shopping Centre in Sydney’s Chippendale. For best parking and travel options please click here.
Further Questions
The HubStudio prides itself on helping professional actors to facilitate their training journey. If you would like more information about this course, or more importantly which courses would suit you best, then please email or call us to discuss your training goals.
