Training

Are your student actors:

• Having trouble being heard?
• Straining their voices?
• Acting Shakespeare for the first time?
• Looking for a unique way to foster teamwork?

QSE training is at the heart of the company's philosophy. The Ensemble can customize one-off voice or Shakespeare text workshops, or a whole training series to the needs of your school, theatre, work group, or community group. Courses may consist of simple voice exercises and/or introduce tools such as personalization, working with verse structure and rhythm and the actor's use of the First Folio. Training in Theatre of the Oppressed games and methodologies are also available. QSE can also as help with script analysis and provide techniques for opening up the actors connections to the language and creating an ensemble, making the rehearsal process or class experience effective and meaningful. Dr. Rob Pensalfini, a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Drama at the University of Queensland, is also available to lead talks on a number of topics including Shakespeare's English, Taking Care of Your Voice, Shakespeare's First Texts and others.

QSE has provided customised training for the World Shakespeare Congress 2006; the Alternatives to Violence Project (Inc.); Borallon Correctional Centre and the University of Queensland's Underground Productions and Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education. Workshops and residencies have also been given for students and teachers at schools such as Brisbane Girls Grammar School, St Lawrence's College, St Peters Lutheran College, Sandgate District State High School and Merrimac Senior High School.

Please email QSE Education for more information.