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London Mini-Intensive

Three days of Technique Training

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.

London Mini-Intensive

Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21 | 6PM – 9PM
(No class on Thursday)
Tuition: $225 | Audit: $100

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 Presentations

Please note: Thursday, March 19 is a day off. 

Interested in joining for our free Open House & Auditions on March 20 or 21? Click here!

In case you are experiencing trouble with registering, please email admissions@atlantictheater.org

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Tom Costello is a director, writer, performer and teacher from New York City. He was the Associate Director for the 2022 Broadway revival of American Buffalo starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss. He received a New York Times Critic’s Pick for his direction of the world premiere of Kim Davies’ Smoke at The Flea Theater, where he also served as an Associate Artist. He has brought many shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including the 2024 solo show no no no please no god no, nevermind i’m fine co-written with and performed by Sarina Freda. He returned in 2025, working with three-time Fringe First winners Xhloe and Natasha on their remount of all three productions and continues to work with them in New York City. He is a former Drama League Directing Fellow at the Hangar, a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre, former Associate Artistic Director for Pipeline Theatre Company. 
 
As a teacher, he has been a faculty member at the Atlantic since 2007 where he has also served for many seasons as Artistic Director for student productions. He has taught workshops internationally in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Scotland, Ecuador and Morocco.
 
Alum of NYU/Tisch Drama and FAMU (Prague).