Join Atlantic abroad in London for this three day in-person event! In a small and focused course, this mini-intensive will give students the essentials of Practical Aesthetics, instructing them in the analysis process and its application onstage through moment work and physical exercises led by faculty member Tom Costello.
In a small and focused course, this mini-intensive will give students the essentials of Practical Aesthetics, instructing them in the analysis process and its application onstage through moment work and physical exercises. Using scripted material, actors will learn how to comprehend the story and make informed, quickly actionable choices in rehearsals and auditions.
Daily Schedule:
Day 1, Wednesday, March 18: Text Analysis and Moment Lab
Day 2, Friday, March 20: Scene Work with feedback
Day 3, Saturday, March 21: Final Scene Presenations
Please note: Thursday, March 19 is a day off. Submit headshot & resume to register.
Interested in joining for our free Open House & Auditions on March 20 or 21? Click here!
Questions? Email admissions@atlantictheater.org.
Tom Costello is a New York based director, the Director of Artistic Development for Pipeline Theatre Company and an Associate Artist at the Flea Theater. With the Flea he has directed the world premieres of Smoke by Kim Davies (NYT Critic’s Pick) and The Wundelsteipen by Nick Jones. With Pipeline Theatre Company he has directed Sleepless City by Tim Chawaga, Shakespeare the Dead by Alex Mills, Matrimony by Matt Barbot, where the dreams are by Charly Evon Simpson and Bubble and Squeak by Evan Twohy (Samuel French finalist). With Libra Theater Company he directed The Thirteenth Commandment by Joshua H. Cohen which was nominated for seven IT Awards, winning two. With Dramatic Adventure he traveled to Slovakia and Ecuador to perform community service and created devised productions with actors from multiple countries. As an actor, he most recently performed in Sarah Gancher’s The Place We Built at the Flea Theater. He has taught at Atlantic Acting School for the past ten years and directed numerous student productions, most recently Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play. tomcostello.net