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Shakespearean Acting with Gregory W.

Washington, District of Columbia

4.8
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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Teaching since 1998
Acting

    About Gregory W.

    4.8
    (7)
    Teacher/Coach: Affiliated Teaching Artist with the Shakespeare Theatre Company (Approaching Shakespeare, Introduction to Acting, Shakespeare Scene Study, Acting for Adults, Investigating Romeo and Juliet, Investigating Twelfth Night, Investigating Hamlet, Investigating A Midsummer Night’s Dream, etc); Head of Acting for the Overtures Program at Signature Theatre; Guest Lecturer for the High School Theatre Department with Summer Arts Institute at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in NYC (In partnership with Theatre for a New Audience), Acting Intensive at Bendheim Performing Arts Center, Panel Lecturer at National Student Leadership Conference in New York; Acting Instructor for City Hearts and Much Ado About Shakespeare in Los Angeles; Private Acting Coach for more than twenty years in New York, California and Washington DC.

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    3 PM-7:30 PM
    Tuesday
    3 PM-7:30 PM
    Wednesday
    3 PM-7:30 PM
    Thursday
    3 PM-7:30 PM
    Friday
    3 PM-7:30 PM
    Saturday
    8 AM-7:30 PM
    Sunday
    8 AM-7:30 PM
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    60 minutes
    $84
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    4.8
    7 Reviews
    Harrison
    Teacher's studio
    Gregory is a fantastic acting coach and all around awesome person. Our son (age 11) has been working with him and has learned such great techniques that he can take with him to every audition. Greg doesn't stick to one teaching method, he adapts to what our son needs and uses language that is helpful for him. We have seen significant improvement in our son's abilities in just a few lessons with Greg. Highly recommend!!
    Posted Jul 14, 2018
    Leslie
    Teacher's studio
    Took my first performance class with Gregory (after decades away), a Hamlet Scene Study. Class was a nice size (14 people), diverse in age and previous experience, several of them were returning to Gregory's class for a second time, and it was just fantastic. Several of the folks had done some professional work, some were plotting an escape from a current non-theatre career into acting, quite a few were active participants in community theatre here in DC, and some were just passionate about The Bard, reading and analyzing the text,and deepening their understanding of the work. I marveled at how well he addressed all his students, meeting them at their level, whatever that was. He created a very welcoming environment, lots of humor, lots of physicality, open-mindedness, and it was just fascinating to see each scene study pairing, no matter what their level, improve their performance of the scene after some direction and creative input from Gregory, as well as the other students. Highly recommend. I plan to take his class again as soon as convenient, and maybe other classes as well.
    Posted May 4, 2018
    Connie
    Teacher's studio
    Gregory Wooddell is a phenomenal acting teacher and coach. I have taken many classes with him, and I have also had private lessons from him. He works with everyone at whatever level they are at, and he makes excellent, insightful, and understandable suggestions to improve the acting. And there is always a very noticeable improvement. Gregory is fair, patient, and always encouraging. He creates a safe and fun environment for students.
    Posted Apr 24, 2018
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    Experience

    Actor

    Jun, 1998 - Apr, 2018

    Gregory W

    THEATRE: BROADWAY: The Lyons; Cymbeline. Off-BROADWAY: The Lyons (World Premiere by Nicky Silver, Vineyard Theatre); Girl Crazy (Encores! at City Center, Director: Jerry Zaks); Volpone (Red Bull Theatre); Splitting Infinity (Clurman Theatre). REGIONAL: Some Men (World Premiere by Terrence McNally, Philadelphia Theatre Company); title role in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (World Premiere by Ken Ludwig, Arena Stage and McCarter Theatre); School of Night (American Premiere by Peter Whelan, Mark Taper Forum); Miracle at Naples (World Premiere by David Grimm, Huntington Theatre); title role in Henry VIII (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Hamlet, Othello (2017), The School for Lies (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play), Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors, Othello (2005), Lady Windermere’s Fan, Cyrano, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Don Carlos, Richard II, Merchant of Venice, Country Wife, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Cabaret (Signature Theatre); Stage Kiss, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Round House Theatre); Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Alley Theatre); Dissonance (Bay Street Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Kevin Kline nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor), Richard III (Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis); Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare On The Sound). TELEVISION: ''30 Rock'', “Person of Interest”, ”The Good Wife", ''Third Watch'', ''Guiding Light'' (recurring), ''One Life to Live'' (recurring), ''Days of Our Lives''. FILM: Exposed, Paradise Virus.

    Education

    Acting

    Sep, 1994 - Jun, 1998

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