A series of workshops designed for experienced and novice adult actors alike.
Standing In The Fire — May 30th, 2025 2:00pm-4:00pm
How To Be Present — June 8th, 2025 10:00am-1:00pm
(Not Quite) The Viewpoints — June 14th, 2025 10:00am-2:00pm
FRIDAY MAY 30TH FROM 2 TO 4 PM at Burning Coal’s Warehouse. (3056 Barrow Dr., Raleigh NC 27616)
Session 1: 2 PM – 3 PM
Session 2: 3 PM – 4 PM
$100
4 spaces available per session, resume required.
A workshop for advanced and professional actors who could use a space to reconnect with their passion for telling a story. A chance to reconnect with breath, the body and imagination. One to one coaching for each participant.
SUNDAY JUNE 8TH FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM at Burning Coal’s Warehouse (3056 Barrow Dr., Raleigh, NC 27616)
$100
10 spaces available
A workshop that explores how to use techniques from the study of classical theater, (such as Shakespeare) to strengthen your presence as a performer. A potent mix of physical awareness, vocal variety and text work are combined to bring your performance into stronger and more specific focus. Please bring 12 lines of heightened text, memorized for the workshop. (Heightened text examples: Shakespeare, Ehn, Lori-Parks, L. D.Adams etc)
SATURDAY JUNE 14TH FROM 10 AM TO 12 PM at Burning Coal Theatre. (224 Polk St., Raleigh NC 27604)
$100
16 Spaces Available
A fast paced, physical, fun workshop, that departs from improvisation and moves into composition. Essence of “the Viewpoints” will be explored and combined with other ideas and techniques for making. Great for those looking to tell stories in multiple medias and ways.
Rebecca Holderness has gratefully directed more than 20 projects for Burning Coal, putting her unique stamp on North Carolina theater. Rebecca is known internationally as an Entrepreneur, Artist, and Professor creating vitality and viability for artistic scenes, people and cities where they reside. Production venues include The Public Theatre, Lincoln Center, The Culture Project (NY). Regionally at Burning Coal (NC), Spooky Action (DC), Ukrainian Institute (NYC), Villa Terrace Museum (WI) and multiple new work festivals nationwide. Holderness is a Zelda Fichandler Award winner, Drama League Director, Lincoln Center Lab member and proud member of SDC.
In addition, Holderness is founder of 2FtD – a SAAS business tool for entrepreneurial capital investment in cities, winner of an Idea-Advance Award, UW- Madison. And as an innovative educator, she developed and managed the successful University of Wisconsin Milwaukee BFA in Acting. She was also Founder and Director of 3 celebrated Not-for-Profit Corporations; Oculus 4174, Ltd. (current) and past Holderness Theater Company and The Battery Factory-MKE. Full professor, Columbia MFA in Directing.
