Michael Chekhov Acting Studio Presents
Online Technique Class with
Lenard Petit & Emma Wade
Wednesdays 11 am-1 pm Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6 Sessions April 3 - May 8, 2024
In all the tools that Chekhov exposed one stands out as essential and all encompassing. Every tool in the technique points to it, the Psychological Gesture. All tools go towards realizing it. The Psychological Gesture is like the flower of the Technique.
This Online class is a direct application of Psychological Gesture into your spoken text. Curiously the Psychological Gesture is created and incorporated with the actor's body in our preparation, but in application it is materially an unseen experience. The gesture is within the actor, it is specific, and has the power to bring a vivid force to any Character's intentions.
Movement is essential to the presence of life. We work with monologues selected by you to explore the movement of the text through Psychological Gestures, and explore performance of the monologues in class. Come prepared with at least one memorized monologue in your native language.
Lenard Petit is one of a handful of teachers trained by the original members of Michael Chekhov’s Theater School. He is a founding member of the Michael Chekhov Association, MICHA, and the Director of the Michael Chekhov Acting Studio in New York City since its inception in 1996. Author of Michael Chekhov Handbook, for the Actor, he has been working in the theater for forty years collaborating with other artists to create original works for stage, film and television.
Emma Wade is an American based actor, teacher, & director. She has trained closely under the mentor-ship of master acting teacher Lenard Petit and is faculty at the Michael Chekhov Acting Studio. Emma has particular passions for physical theatre, clown and object theatre that have been cultivated by different teachers and artistic communities/companies. She is currently teaching Chekhov Technique internationally online and farming Cherries and Walnuts with her partner in Central California, where they hope to make a space on the farm for theatre study, development and performance.
This class meets the 6 Wednesdays (Space is limited.)
