DORSET SCHOOL OF ACTING FOUNDATION CLASSES

http://dorsetschoolofacting.co.uk/national-drama-school-full-time-courses/1-year-diploma-course-
acting-drama-uk/

September – May
30 weeks per annum

The Dorset School of Acting offer part time courses for adults whether you want to develop your
performing skills or you are wanting to improve your confidence. Using “The Process“,the acting
courses are designed to give all levels of performer the tools to become fearless and brilliant
performers.

(http://dorsetschoolofacting.co.uk/about-dsa/process/
The Process is the secret of truthful acting! It is a systematic approach to acting that guarantees truthful
emotions and a full connection to the life and world of a character. -- Whether in classic and
contemporary acting or musical theatre “The Process” is used in all three disciplines of Acting, Singing
and Dance. Whilst using the fundamental elements of Stanislavski, Meisner, Laban and some aspects of
The Method, it is “The Process” that really is the key to producing truthful performers.)

[BOOK: The Process is a three-pronged system to go from page to stage, it is an approach that provides
a set of tools to create truth. The actor starts with the Mind when beginning to work with the text, this
is the starting point for the character.
The second element of The Process uses the Heart, this is Internalisation, this is the essence of the
character and at the centre of this aspect is the core of The Process, the imagination.
The third element is the Body, which involves the Physicalisation of the character. This is the final
layer of the character and is the external life, the one that the world sees. Once the internal truth has
been created you can use the external exercises to create a complete character.]

The Dorset School of Acting part time classes for adults are based in a local venue with easy access to
Poole and Bournemouth.
As the courses progress you will experience training from working professionals and experienced
practitioners.
• Overview
This 1 year drama school course in Acting & Musical Theatre is an intensive course based at
Lighthouse, Poole. During your time with us you will begin to realise your true potential.  This
combined 1 year course in Acting & Musical Theatre has been created for you to discover your path in
the world of performing arts.  In just one enlightening year you will develop your core skills for
performance and be prepared for the next step on your journey.  You will become a professional
performer whether you go on to further training or straight into the industry. These courses are
vocational and also offer nationally recognised qualifications from Trinity College London. To be part
of the Dorset School of acting is to be become the next generation of fearless actors and performers.

Acting technique including approach to text and character using "The Process"
• Improvisation
• Devising projects
• Monologues
• Classical & contemporary text including Shakespeare
 • Audition support
• Voice training and vocal coaching
• Individual and choral singing
• Ballet, jazz, contemporary dance and body conditioning
• Performance
• Masterclasses from major industry professionals
• Theatre visits

• Performance
Throughout the 1 year course you will rehearse for at least one performance ranging in style from
improvisation and scene study, musical theatre and Theatre in Education.

• Fees
£6420 + £250 Theatre visits. £35 audition fee. There are two ways to pay for this course.  Paying the
full amount 4 weeks before commencement entitles you to a £500 discount from the yearly fee bringing
the total to £5920.  You can also pay in 3 instalments. The theatre visit fees of £250 are to cover the
cost of several theatre visits both locally and in London. This money is non-refundable, negotiable,
exchangeable or transferable. There is currently no government funding for any one year course.
We totally appreciate how challenging it is to fund courses of this nature and as such we are always
striving to help students by offering limited bursaries of up to 15%  to exceptional students.  In order to
qualify for these bursaries students are required to demonstrate that they have attempted to raise the
funds by other means initially such as private grants, initiatives etc.