Modeled after a classroom environment, group classes are the perfect way to develop the foundation of acting: the ensemble.
Acting is Reacting
Real acting occurs in between the lines. When it's someone else's turn to speak, but you're still in character without upstaging your partner, you've made it. Bobbie will show you how to genuinely react to lines you've heard a thousand times as it if were the first time.
Blocking
Speaking and gesturing are all well and good, but if you don't know where to stand on the stage, you'll create a sense of awkwardness for the audience. Blocking is the art of making a staged setup seem totally natural. Move around the space as if it were your living room, and the audience will believe that it is.
Improvisation
We all know the script is important, but sometimes it can be even more important for an actor to know how to behave in an unfamiliar situation. Improv can be one of the most difficult things to learn, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. It teaches you about structure, about adaptation, and above all, how important it is to trust your fellow castmates.