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Stage Performance with Willard F.

Los Angeles, California

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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Teaching since 2018

    Learn to act with love and care: empathy-based performance training

    I'm a fresh college graduate with experience instructing emotionally and physically intensive material. I refer to it as 'trauma art', learning how to portray a character's trauma with the utmost authenticity without harming the actor. This involves learning how to play antagonists, consent and sensitivity training, and how to safely perform emotional/physical stunts while not putting yourself at risk of danger. My belief is that learning how to approach what's 'unapproachable' with only empathy and care will not only allow you to perform that material with power, but will also inform how you love and treat people in your daily life. The lessons will be low stress and in a casual environment to ensure that there are no nerves, only the bodies in the room and their hearts.

    Instructor details

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    Teaches Online
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Tuesday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Wednesday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Thursday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Friday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Saturday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Sunday
    10 AM-7 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $45
    45 minutes
    $64
    60 minutes
    $82
    90 minutes
    $120

    About Willard F.

    Howdy! I am Willard, a 22 year old freshly new to Los Angeles but not to performance art. I received my degree from University of Puget Sound in Theatre Arts with a minor in Philosophy. There I had the opportunity to direct productions of Extremities by William Mastrosimone and 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, both plays dealing with very intense and taboo subjects. Along with that, I conducted funded theory-based research on how racial dynamics between the audience and the actor affect how racial dynamics are written in scripts. However, for some unknown reason, I managed to truly love and have fun with these experiences. I've instructed both acting and directing lessons, put together multiple pieces of performance art, and have been involved in the emo/punk music scene. I'm a relaxed person otherwise.
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