A TASTE OF IMPULSE
3-DAY intensive
CANBERRA
“Scott Williams’ approach to acting totally changed my concept of what it is to act. I was for the first time able to let go of a number of ‘techniques’ I believed I needed and was able to simply deal with the given moment and respond to it truthfully.”
This 3-Day Taster Workshop is designed for actors who want an insight into what it means to “live truthfully under a given set of circumstances” within their work. You will explore a specific set of exercises developed by Sanford Meisner and distilled by Scott Williams, all designed to connect you to your emotional truth and ‘live in the moment’.
The workshop will be taught by internationally renowned teacher, director, and Artistic Director Scott Williams, who studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighbourhood Playhouse and has over 40 years of experience teaching this work globally.
If you’re looking for a deeply joyful and authentic process that allows you to become fully present in your body and responsive to your partner, this is the workshop for you.
Discover truth, excitement, and power in your acting.
Discover what it means to ACT ON IMPULSE.
COURSE DETAILS
WHEN
Wednesday 24th July - Friday 26th July
(3 Days)
TIME
10am - 5pm
WHERE
The Street Theatre, Street 3.
COST
$450
Payment plans are available.
“Scott encourages actors to deal with what really goes on when they engage with another in their work. Under his astute eye and caring guidance, the walls come down and the results can be messy, visceral and raw, but thrilling and alive.”
ADVANCING IMPULSE
3-DAY intensive
CANBERRA
“Scott Williams’ approach to acting totally changed my concept of what it is to act. I was for the first time able to let go of a number of ‘techniques’ I believed I needed and was able to simply deal with the given moment and respond to it truthfully.”
Scott Williams returns with his exciting series of intensive workshops, rooted in his training with Sanford Meisner and William Ball, to transform everything you thought you knew about acting technique.
This workshop is the perfect next step for Actors familiar with the founding exercises of the Meisner Technique but seeking a deeper understanding of how this can influence your professional practice.
You will discover how this technique transforms an actor’s work with text and how it can be used in a rehearsal room.
*Working Professional Actors only
COURSE DETAILS
WHEN
Sunday 21st July - Tuesday 23rd July
(3 Days, 4 hrs a day)
TIME
1:30pm - 6pm
WHERE
The Street Theatre, Street 3.
COST
$450
Payment plans are available.
“The most enlightening week of training I’ve ever had””
ABOUT SCOTT WILLIAMS
SCOTT WILLIAMS founded The Impulse Company shortly after his arrival in London in 1996. He previously trained with Sanford Meisner at Neighborhood Playhouse and with William Ball at American Conservatory Theatre and has advanced degrees from San Francisco State University.
He has directed and taught all over the world, including at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Measure for Measure), New York Stage and Film (Painted From Memory), and in Hong Kong (Ancient History and A Streetcar Named Desire). Scott’s Impulse Company has moved into international work, with the creation of Impulse Company Australia (in conjunction with Kate Skinner and Erica Chestnut), as well as regular teaching work in Paris, Istanbul, and New York.
You can read his extensive, impressive biography here.
