Playing this month
Dinner with Friends
7 p.m. Jan. 10, 11, 17 and 18; 2 p.m. Jan. 12 and 19
Murfreesboro Little Theatre
702 Ewing Blvd.
mltarts.com
Shrek the Musical
7:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25; 2 p.m. Jan. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26
Murfreesboro Center for the Arts
110 W. College St.
boroarts.org
Evil Dead: The Musical
Jan. 23-26, 30-31 and Feb. 1-2
Out Front on Main
1511 E. Main St.
outfrontonmain.com
“Up the Stakes” Acting Training Sessions
Actor Bowd Beal will host an eight-week actor training session in Murfreesboro on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., beginning Jan. 15 and running through March 5.
During the group class, Bowd will guide participants through the steps it takes to analyze a scene, find its core and “up the stakes” with their character. Working with scene studies, actors will be paired with others in the group. They will learn how to break down those scenes into their more compelling moments; learn how to best represent a character in those scenes; rehearse, perform and respond to suggestions on how to raise the level of quality and focus in that scene; rehearse and perform it again.
Local actors participate in community theater for a variety of reasons: the desire to perform, the thrill of meeting new friends, the joy of expressing innate talents. But for most actors, there comes a time with that desire becomes a need. And that need is not only to perform but to affect an audience; to not only act, but know that you took the audience through an emotional experience. There’s only one way to make that transition: training. Athletes work out. Musicians play everyday. Singers sing. Dancers dance. It’s time to exercise some acting muscle. To test your limits. To up the stakes!
For more information on the sessions, or to register, visit mltarts.com.
