Registration open for Spring Adult Acting Workshop

HACKETTSTOWN — Registrations are currently being accepted for an Adult Acting Workshop offered this spring by the professional Centenary Stage Company. Professor Stephen Davis and professional actor Chris Young will lead the workshop, which will focus on monologue work, acting techniques and scene study, with special attention to the Meisner technique.

The 10-week session will be held on Monday nights from 6:30 to 9 p.m. beginning Feb. 2 through April 13. The cost of the 10-week session is $250. Registration deadline has been extended to Jan. 26. With professional instructors and schedules fit for working adults, this workshop is suitable for amateur and experienced actors.

Davis’ Centenary directing credits include: "Antigone," "Cymbeline," "Twelfth Night," "Polaroid Stories," and "The Imaginary Invalid" among others. He served as the fight choreographer for "Breakfast with Mugabe," "Oliver!" (also played Mr. Brownlow), "The Wizard of Oz" (also Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz and Makeup Designer), "Deathtrap," and "The Liar." Davis has a B.F.A. in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University and an M.F.A. in directing from University of South Carolina, where he received the Two Thumbs Up Teaching Award for making a difference in the lives of students with learning disabilities. While at Centenary, Professor Davis was honored with the 2010-2011 United Methodist Exemplary Teaching Award. Davis has also taught and directed for Kean University, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Playwright’s Theatre of New Jersey, Primary Stages, Folger Theatre of DC, and the American Globe Theatre in NYC.

Young’s acting credits include CSC’s professional equity productions "Harvey" and "The Liar." He earned his MFA in Acting at the Professional Actor Training Program from Ohio University. Young is a Centenary College theatre alumni and has taught several acting and stage combat classes at Ohio University as well as for theater’s throughout New Jersey.

For registration information for the Adult Acting Workshop, contact the CSC Offices at 908-979-0900 or to www.centenarystageco.org.