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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#339900" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>Litchfield Parks and Recreation.org + lpr.bz</B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Litchfield Parks and Recreation.org lpr"><B>home</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Programs">Programs</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Events">Special Events</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Camps">Camps</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forms">Forms</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures From Recent Events">Pictures From Recent Events</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Business Sponsors">Business Sponsors</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us">About Us</A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#99CC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Acting Classes</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1914 WIDTH="612"><div> <B><U>PROFESSIONAL MANHATTAN ACTING CLASSES ARRIVE IN LITCHFIELD</U></B></div> <div> <B>Professional Adult and Teen Acting Classes Offered; Sandford Meisner Technique</B></div> <div> <B>Intensive hands on instruction, small class size, sign up now for Jan/Feb start</B></div> <div> The Adult 2 year class covers what professional actors study in the leading Acting schools in Manhattan, and is the ONLY class of its kind in Litchfield County.  The Teen class serves as an introduction to this naturalistic Acting style and may be developed into the full class pending on interest.</div> <div> Ms. Hunter looks forward to establishing a true actors home in Litchfield County, saving the trip into Manhattan for acting auditions and work, and eliminating the need to travel to Manhattan for in depth training or scene studies in acting by making training available in Litchfield.  The teacher, Rodnie Hunter, is an Actress and Filmmaker who studied directly with Sanford Meisner and attended <I>The Neighborhood Playhouse</I>, and has relocated from Manhattan to Litchfield County and will start to teach the Acting Class through the Litchfield Parks and Recreation Department.</div> <div> The Acting class is being taught as a pure form of the Meisner Technique, named after Sandford Meisner who was one of three most influential acting teachers of the last century in America and founded <I>The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre</I> in NYC. Oscar winning alumni include Jon Voight, Joanne Woodward, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, Sydney Pollack, David Mamet, Dylan McDermott, Lee Grant, Tony Randall, Eli Wallach, Chris Noth, Gregory Peck, Steve McQueen and others.  The Meisner Technique is different from `Method' acting, but comes from the same school of revolutionary thought, to give a natural performance based on real emotion, where “Acting is behaving truthfully under given imaginary circumstances.”  Ms. Hunter is also a Director of Film and Theatre, and holds a Masters Degree in Film Direction from Columbia University, where she studied under Directors Sidney Lumet and Frank Perry.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Acting classes are offered for Jan/Feb. 2010 sign up ASAP</U></B><B><U> </U></B></div> <div> <B>Register now for the classes, </B>New students are welcome to sign up, please email or call teacher first, for an interview.  As this is a start up class in the area, and <I>due to the need to have at least 8 students, classes will start ASAP pending on when 8 students are registered, and all will be contacted to set the start date.  </I>Classes start in Jan/Feb. pending enrollment for 3 month semesters, the adult class is the beginning of a 2 year program.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>ACTING 1: Intensive Adult Beginner class</U></B></FONT><I> For dedicated </I><I><B>adults and older teens</B></I><I> 18 yrs old and up who are committed to wanting to learn the craft.  </I>Basic techniques to strengthen listening skills, instinct, focus, concentration, and trust are taught through guided improvisations which build on another.  This class is the first class of a 2 year program, with a public performance on a stage after 2 years of study.  Minimum of 8 students, Maximum of 12 students.</div> <div> <B>MEETS: </B>2x weekly for 3 months; Starting Feb. 23, 2010 pending on interest; </div> <div> <B>TIME: </B>Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 to 9 pm.</div> <div> <B>WHERE: </B>Litchfield High School, Litchfield, CT. <I>(this is an intense Adult class).</I></div> <div> <B>FEE: </B>$200 per month, must commit to a semester of 3 months.  Save $30 with an upfront payment of a 3 month semester at $570.  Scholarships available with demonstration of need.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>ACTING for teenagers</U></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#800603" FACE="Arial" ><B>:</B></FONT><I> Ages 12 thru 18: For curious and highly interested teens, who want to learn about the principles of Acting, focusing on the Meisner technique and some Method acting</I>.  A hands on class as above where basic techniques are taught through improvisation and theatre games to build focus, concentration, instinct, trust and listening skills.  Further study may be available depending on interest.  Minimum of 8 students, maximum of 12.</div> <div> <B>MEETS: </B>1 time weekly for 12 classes; Starting Feb. 24, pending on enrollment. </div> <div> <B>TIME: </B>Wednesdays, 5:45 or 6pm to either 6:45 or 7:30pm, pending enrollment. </div> <div> <B>WHERE: </B>Litchfield High School, Litchfield, CT</div> <div> <B>FEE: </B>$100 per month.  Partial scholarships available with demonstration of need, if there are 8 students enrolled, two full scholarships will be offered.</div> <bR> <div> <B>TBD: An</B><B> Advanced Scene Study Class</B><B> is available, pending interest, to meet 2x a week</B>. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>Private coaching also available.</I></FONT></div> <div> <U>Quotes</U>:</div> <div> “Take it from a Director: If you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed”---<I>Elia Kazan</I>, Director of <I>On The Waterfront </I>and <I>A Streetcar Named Desire.</I></div> <div> “He has been the most principled teacher of acting in this country for decades now, and every time I am reading actors I can pretty well tell which ones have studied with Meisner. It is because they are honest and simple and don't lay on complications that aren't necessary.”</div> <div> -<I>--Arthur Miller</I>, Author of <I>Death of a Salesman</I> and <I>The Crucible.</I></div> <div> <U>To sign up</U></div> <div> To secure a spot please reserve your place in the class ASAP.  Please address questions to the teacher, Rodnie Hunter <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:crispsky@optonline.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:crispsky@optonline.net"><B>crispsky@optonline.net</B></A> </FONT>or Tel: <B>(860) 567 2295</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-2583/LPR-Standard_Form.doc"><u>LPR-Standard_Form.doc</u> </a>       <a href="HTMLobj-2584/LPR-Standard_Form.pdf"><u>LPR-Standard_Form.pdf</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> To register: download the “standard form,” print out and write the name of the class on the form.  Please send your check in for the proper amount <I>(payable to Rodnie Hunter) </I>to:</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Litchfield Parks & Recreation, PO Box 12, Bantam, CT 06758</B></div> <div> <U>Teacher Biography</U></div> <div> Rodnie Hunter, a professional Actress, Film Director, Screenwriter, and Producer recently moved to Litchfield County from NYC.  In New York she studied acting directly under Sanford Meisner and Phillip Gushee at the renowned <I>Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theatre</I> and continued studying the Meisner Technique for 2 more years under Greg Zittel.  In NYC she worked as a professional Actress for 8 years in Off-Off Broadway plays and short films, then earned a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Film Direction from <I>Columbia University's Graduate Film School</I>.  Before New York, she lived in Paris,</div> <div> France where she studied Lee Strasberg acting method at <I>The American Center</I>.  She also studied Dance for 20 years, and Graphic Art at <I>Parsons.</I></div> <div> Ms. Hunter also brings a broad perspective to the business of acting.  She worked as an Actress, Director, Writer and Producer in various media.  She worked at <I>Barbara Shapiro Casting (</I>which shared a casting office with <I>Lynn Kressel </I>casting), and afterwards she cast a few plays and films herself.  Rodnie is an award winning filmmaker of a short film <I>“the Curve of a Smile”</I> and co-produced a <I>Cable Ace</I> nominated short film series for <I>Lifetime Television</I> hosted by Susan Sarandon.  She also worked for <I>Film Comment Magazine</I> and <I>The Walter Reade Program</I> for <I>The Film Society of Lincoln Center</I>.</div> <div> To contact Rodnie Hunter, call: <B>(860) 567-2295 </B>or email <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:crispsky@optonline.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:crispsky@optonline.net"><B>crispsky@optonline.net</B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> For more information contact <B>Litchfield Parks and Recreation Department</B>,  Brent Hawkins: Tel: <B>(860) 567-7569</B> or email <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:hawk@townoflitchfield.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:hawk@townoflitchfield.org"><B>hawk@townoflitchfield.org</B></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Litchfield Parks and Recreation.org lpr"> <img src="HTMLobj-2101/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="135" height="40">  </A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>