You say that Level 1 Acting is a Technique class and not Scene Study. Whats the difference?”
In a scene study class the actor chooses a scene to do, or is given one, and they rehearse that scene and then present it in front of the class and are given notes. This would be much like learning architecture by building a specific building and then being given notes on that job and watching other students do likewise. You can learn that way, but it takes a long time. A technique class teaches the basics for how to build any building internally, or in this case, any scene. Starting with the most elemental steps and leading eventually to the most sophisticated performances possible. By improving your technique, you improve yourself as an actor forever. This work highlights the issues you must address with every scene, and will reveal particularly those things that you personally need to work on, which can often be masked by doing certain kinds of material. There are many excellent scene study/ school drama classes available in the U.S but once an actor has the FOUNDATION and the abili