METHOD ACTING WORKSHOP | SOFIA, BULGARIA
LEARN LEE STRASBERG’S METHOD ACTING IN SOFIA
JULY 15 – 28, 2024
In this two-week Method Acting workshop, in collaboration with Artefact Creations, class participants will gain firsthand exposure to Lee Strasberg’s world renowned acting technique and learn to find truth and authenticity in expression. Taught by LSTFI Method Acting instructor Dig Wayne, the workshop will provide students with foundational Method Acting training with additional classes in Character Work and Acting on Camera, allowing students to understand and apply the techniques they are learning. The workshop will culminate in a two-day Master Class with David Lee Strasberg, open to the public.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
DATES: July 15 – 28, 2024
TUITION: 1400 BGN
LOCATION: “Kr. Sarafov ”(NATFA)
SCHEDULE:
| Week 1 | July 15 – 19 | Method Acting & Character Work |
| Week 2 | July 22 – 26 | Method Acting & Acting on Camera |
| Master Class Day 1 | July 27 | All participants, closed to public |
| Master Class Day 2 | July 28 | Select scenes from day 1, open to public |
Class size is limited to 16 students.
ACTOR APPLICATION PROCESS
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 21, 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Participating actors must be at least 18 years of age;
- Each applying actor must submit a completed application via the link below;
- All actors must submit an acting reel or taped monologue of their choice in English;
- Monologues may be from any play, movie or tv show and must not exceed 3 minutes.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
DIG WAYNE
Dig is an alumnus of the now-defunct Lee Strasberg Studio in London from the late 80s. Over the years, Dig has worked as an actor in film, television, and theatre. His professional career started in New York City as a singer-songwriter. Dig moved to London in 1982 where he studied Method Acting beginning in 1987. He was cast in the lead role in the musical Five Guy’s Named Moe in 1990, which ran for 5 years in London’s West End and won an Oliver Award in 1991. After moving to Los Angeles in 1995, Dig became a life member of The Actors Studio. Dig won an NAACP theatre award for Best Supporting Male Actor in August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fences, playing the role of Gabriel. He was also nominated for an Ovation for the same role. Dig is also a published poet and photographer. He began teaching at LSTFI in 2008.
DAVID LEE STRASBERG
David Lee Strasberg spent his childhood at the Actors Studio in New York where his father, Lee, was Artistic Director from 1949-1982, and at The Lee Strasberg Institutes in New York and West Hollywood, which his father and mother co-founded. He sat in on many of his father’s classes in close proximity to many of the most famous actors of our time.
In 1999, he became the Creative Director and CEO of the Strasberg Institutes. Since then, he has produced dozens of plays and short films featuring professionals and students alike. David teaches classes and seminars at both the West Hollywood and New York schools, while mentoring students on their craft and their careers. He also holds acting seminars to promote his father’s work in the United States and around the world. With an M.A. in Business Administration from Anderson School of Management at UCLA and a B.A. in International Relations and in American History from Brown University, David manages and supervises staff, develops curriculum and oversees the operations of the West Coast campus.