Collective Workshops - Spring Summer 2023

THE YOUNG COLLECTIVE IS OUR MEMBERSHIP SCHEME WHICH GIVES YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 14-25 OPEN-ACCESS TO WORKSHOPS AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE

The YOUNG COLLECTIVE is a year long membership which allows you to book on to FREE or DISCOUNTED workshops such as:

Costume Design, Writing a Monologue, Performing Comedy, Sustainable Theatre Design, Directing New Writing, Movement Direction, Creating Solo Theatre, Autobiographical Writing, Stories Through Sound Design and more!

Our Collective workshops are typically weekdays from 6pm-8pm, but we also have longer projects during the half term to give members the opportunity to further develop their ideas and craft.

Watch this space! The Young Collective membership is experiencing a rebrand. As part of our offer, Collective members will get:

- Free workshops and discounted projects
- Discounts: be the first to hear about unique special offers and discounted tickets
- Opportunity to attend press nights ? a limited number of press night tickets will be available on a first come first served basis
- A digital newsletter with creative opportunities, events and news
- Performance opportunities
- 20% off at Rivals Caf? and Bar

Please see below for the full range of workshops we have on offer for our Spring/Summer season.

• Movement Direction with Yandass Ndlovu
  Thursday 23 February, 10am - 3pm

• In this workshop you will explore the ways of building an ensemble in a creative space. Using movement, exercises and explorations to help build trust, confidence within an ensemble and collaborative repertoires. You will do this through:
  
  - partner work
  - generating movement for small groups (which you will unpack further)
  - adapting exercises into scene work
  - responding to your performers and their natural movements
  
  Please note: this workshop will be highly physical. Please make sure to wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water.

• How to Work with Non-Professional Actors with Anna Berentzen
  Monday 6 March, 6pm - 8pm

• This workshop is a chance for you to build your practical skill set for directing non-professional actors. We'll work practically to explore:
  
  - how to communicate your vision to actors with varying degrees of experience
  - tips, tricks, and games to help actors get out of their comfort zone and support them in finding their best performance
  - how you can create an accessible and inclusive rehearsal room
  

• How to Pitch Your Own Show with Gitika Buttoo
  Wednesday 15 March, 6pm - 8pm

• This workshop is a chance for you to learn how to use a fundamental toolkit for programming your own show. You will:
  
  - Have an opportunity to talk about what ideas you have for stories you want to tell/create some individually or in groups
  - Learn about ways to pitch a show to venues, what venues to pick and how to make it an attractive offer
  - Explore how your social media can help your sell. Have time to explore on your own or in groups a pitcher email to a venue of your choice
  
  

• How to Run a Tech with Polly Wain
  Wednesday 22 March, 6pm - 8pm

• In this workshop, you will be exploring the technical aspects of theatre making in the lead up to the run of a professional theatre production. You will have:
  
  - an insight into what a tech rehearsal is, why we have them, and how they work
  - a breakdown of who is involved in a tech rehearsal, what their roles are and the jobs they are completing
  - a backstage tour of areas of the theatre that are used in preparation for a tech rehearsal, during the tech rehearsals and across the run of a production
  
  

• Devising from a Director's Perspective with Jonnie Riordan
  Monday 3 - Wednesday 5 April, 10am - 4pm

• In these workshops, you will be exploring the role of a director in a collaborative/devised professional theatre production. You will have:
  
  - an insight into strategies for generating ideas and structuring them into creative tasks, starting points for devising and how to arrive at a process armed with inspirations
  - time to explore tasks/games for getting actors ready for creating work using warmups and focusing exercises
  - methods for generating text and scripts
  - methods for generating physical material for physical storytelling
  - the chance to lead your own creative work as part of the Directing module by putting your learning into practice
  
  Please note: this workshop is project-based. You must be available for all three dates in order to take part.
  
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• Monologues
  Wednesday 3 May, 6pm - 8pm

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• Improvisation
  Wednesday 10 May, 6pm - 8pm
  

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• Intro to Voice Acting
  Wednesday 17 May, 5pm - 7pm
  

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• Tired of Being Typecast?
  Wednesday 24 May, 5pm - 7pm
  

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• How to Prep for an Audition
  Wednesday 7 June, 6pm - 8pm
  

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• Developing Your Character
  Wednesday 14 June, 6pm - 8pm
  

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• Physical Theatre
  Wednesday 21 June, 6pm - 8pm
  

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• Finding an Agent
  Wednesday 28 June, 6pm - 8pm
  

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• Stage vs Screen
  Wednesday 5 July, 6pm - 8pm
  

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• Stage Combat
  Wednesday 12 July, 6pm - 8pm
  

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