Classes options

Classes run on Tuesday afternoons, with an additional Thursday class offered if enrollment numbers allow. Students may join at any time throughout the term, with foundational concepts revisited and reinforced throughout the year. The term fees will be adjusted for the number of classes missed.

Tuesdays: 4.30 - 7pm.

Dates: 3rd Feb - 31 March, 2026

Thursdays: 4.30 - 7pm (class will run subject to numbers)

Dates: 5th Feb - 2nd April

Location: Thirroul Community Centre

Cost: $480 per student

Spaces are limited to 12 students to support a high-quality learning environment.

COURSE 1: Foundations Of Acting

Course Focus: Understanding how acting works


Course Outcome: Students can analyse a scene, make playable choices, and perform truthfully

Core Concepts

  • Introduction to acting and ensemble building

  • Objectives – what characters want and why

  • Actions – playing tactics rather than emotions

  • Obstacles & stakes – creating tension and urgency

  • Given circumstances – who, where, when, why

  • Listening & reacting – presence and truth

  • Emotional truth (safe, age-appropriate techniques)

  • Scene analysis and rehearsal techniques

ENROLL FOR TERM 1

Classes options

Classes run on Tuesday afternoons, with an additional Thursday class offered if enrollment numbers allow. Students may join at any time throughout the term, with foundational concepts revisited and reinforced throughout the year. The term fees will be adjusted for the number of classes missed.

Tuesdays: 4.30 - 7pm.

Dates: 28th April - 23rd June

Thursdays: 4.30 - 7pm (class will run subject to numbers)

Dates: 23rd April - 18th June

Location: Thirroul Community Centre

Cost: $480 per student

Spaces are limited to 12 students to support a high-quality learning environment.

COURSE 2 - THE POWER OF CHARACTER

Course curriculum: Scene Work & Character development

Term Focus: Application, consistency, depth


End-of-Term Outcome: Students can rehearse, sustain, and perform scenes and monologues with clear intention and believable character choices.

Core Concepts

  • Character development – behaviour and backstory

  • Relationships & status

  • Text vs subtext

  • Beats and scene changes

  • Rehearsal technique and consistency

  • Partner scene work and responsiveness

  • Monologues – making them active

  • Coaching, refinement, and taking direction

  • Scene and monologue performances

ENROLL FOR TERM 2

Classes options

Classes run on Tuesday afternoons, with an additional Thursday class offered if enrollment numbers allow. Students may join at any time throughout the term, with foundational concepts revisited and reinforced throughout the year. The term fees will be adjusted for the number of classes missed.

Tuesdays: 4.30 - 7pm.

Dates: 21st July - 15th September

Thursdays: 4.30 - 7pm (class will run subject to numbers)

Dates: 23rd July - 17th September

Location: Thirroul Community Centre

Cost: $480 per student

Spaces are limited to 12 students to support a high-quality learning environment.

COURSE 3 – SCREEN PLAY

Course curriculum: Screen Acting Technique

Term Focus: Acting truthfully and confidently on camera

End-of-Term Outcome: Students understand how camera, framing, and technical demands affect performance — and can adjust without “acting less” or becoming stiff.


Core Concepts

  • Stage vs screen – scale and realism

  • Framing and shot sizes

  • Eye lines and hitting marks

  • Continuity and matching takes

  • Multiple takes and direction

  • Screen scene work and playback

  • Genre on screen

  • Cold reads and quick choices

ENROLL FOR TERM 3

Classes options

Classes run on Tuesday afternoons, with an additional Thursday class offered if enrollment numbers allow. Students may join at any time throughout the term, with foundational concepts revisited and reinforced throughout the year. The term fees will be adjusted for the number of classes missed.

Tuesdays: 4.30 - 7pm.

Dates: 13th October - December 8th

Thursdays: 4.30 - 7pm (class will run subject to numbers)

Dates: 15th October - 10th December

Location: Thirroul Community Centre

Cost: $480 per student

Spaces are limited to 12 students to support a high-quality learning environment.

COURSE 4 – INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

Course curriculum: Industry Skills: Showreels & Self-Tape Auditions

Term Focus:  Professional readiness & confidence


End-of-Term Outcome: Students leave with usable footage, audition skills, and realistic understanding of the industry.


Core Concepts

  • How the industry works (casting, agents, auditions)

  • Self-tape setup and slates

  • Self-tape performance technique

  • Taking direction in auditions

  • Choosing showreel material

  • Showreel filming

  • Reviewing and refining footage

  • Audition practice

ENROLL FOR TERM 4