Master Class Workshops in Performing Monologues

“Demystifying the Monologue” covers the process from choice to performance. Using Peters’ road map, you will come to revel in performing monologues. By creating the other person you will not be acting alone. Your monologue becomes a two-person scene. The person you are talking to is the important key to reaching your objective; they can change your life. Having them with you throughout your monologue brings a focus and intensity easily achieved by creating their reality and specifically knowing what you want from them.

As a theatre director Peters is known as “an actor’s director.‘ Coming from an acting background, he understands the actor’s process. He is a master at guiding you to the creation of a fully- realized, organic, three-dimensional human being. His expertise leads you to discovering and using variety with the subtlest of words and sentences. As an actor he trained with Stella Adler, Sandy Meisner, Milton Katselas and the “Audition” guru, Michael Shutleff.

His six week Master Class leaves you with 2 performance-level monologues ready for auditions. The final class will be viewed by a casting director. Enrollment is limited. For further details contact info@leonardpeters.com.

Master Class in Script Analysis

Peters’ work as a director, dramaturg. and teacher has honed his insight with scripts, enabling him to lead the actor to a unique and knowledgeable perspective into the spine of the play. His moment-by-moment analysis of the play guides you to a deeper understanding and importance of your character’s needs, wants, and history. These discoveries offer you a vast variety of choices for your character. The gained knowledge of analyzing a script will guide you to create a character who is complex, multi-layered, and totally your own personal and unique creation.

Peters’ script analysis workshop enlightens you to the importance of the playwright’s specific use of place and time. How learning the author’s intent will up the stakes for your character. Each explored aspect directs you to the playwright’s subtleties and variety in each character’s moments. In addition you will be led to the necessary research for fulfilling the depth and truth in your character. This joyfully intense Holmesian investigation aids in your creating an organic, three-dimensional character fully alive in the moment.

Peters’ script analysis class is based on a technique adapted from his years of study with Stella Adler and his own work as an acting teacher, director and dramaturg.

His worksop is a six class intensive with limited enrollment. For further details contact Leonard Peters at info@leonardpeters.com.