MONOLOGUE and AUDITION MASTER CLASSES & COACHING WITH ROBERT GALINSKY
“This guy has 'it'! I’ve sat in on his classes and he is the one teacher who can bring any actor to the brink and back. He is a master of directing monologue and upgrading audition technique - you’ll walk out ready to book work!” Tuffy Questell Casting Director TEC Casting Spike Lee's: “Bamboozled”, "Son of Sam" as well as “100 Centre Street”, “The 25th Hour”, “Get Rich or Die Tryin”
"Robert is not afraid of a fight! As good as you are, he will push to make you better. In working with him on my One-Woman Show, my true authentic voice emerged out of every word, gesture, movement. No hiding, no cliches, no bullshit. I was able to produce a strong piece and go beyond my self-imposed limitations because he creates that kind of environment. A true partner in creating powerful, honest work!" Charmaine Reedy, Actor/Writer
Email info@galinskyplace.com or call 212.332.0878 to book your place now, space is limited. 15% discount for MMSlammers and NYCastings Members - all rates and information below.
What Current Students Say
"After one session with Robert, he has brought new life to my monologue delivery. He has a great sense for making adjustments to the material to make it more specific for you, and his technique for connecting you to the character is unique and challenging. Robert takes the "boring necessity" out of monlogue delivery and makes it an exciting experience." Dennis McGeady Current Student and NYCastings Member
“Intense, exhilarating and it changed how I approach every aspect of my work! Galinsky is an awesome teacher. ” Barbara Howard Current Student
“The best investment I have made in my career to date- and it wasn’t a costly investment anyway!!! LOL” Kayla Brown Current Student
Master Classes with Robert Galinsky cover the key aspects of performing & auditioning with monologues and cold copy for stage and on camera work. Based on each individual actor ’s goals and needs, students will participate in cold readings, on camera auditions, monologue preparation and refinement, with an emphasis on emotional work, material selection, physical life, how to focus self and audience and being in the moment- from moment to moment to moment.
Showcasing Your Work
Each actor will have the added benefit of actually improving and developing work with the goal of performing in the Manhattan Monologue Slam and will earn the opportunity to privately audition for the Manhattan Monologue Slam.
4 Week Intensive or Single Session Bookings * space is limited
The 4 Session Intensive meets for 1.5 hours by appointment TBD betw. Galinsky & student.
FEE for 4 Session Intensive: $280.00 (with discounted NYCastings rate).
Single Session Bookings meets for 1.5 hours by appointment TBD betw. Galinsky & student.
FEE for Single Session Bookings: $75.00 session (ask about discounted NYCastings rate).
Sessions are designed around each individual actors exact needs and begin with a short and effective evaluation of the actor's goals and needs. Do you want to improve an existing monologue and make it a breakthrough experience? Do you want to start from scratch with a wholly unique monologue tailored to your strengths? Do you want to learn audition techniques and tricks that will get you the job? No matter where you are with your work, your career, no matter what stage – everyone needs direction from an outside eye with experience and expertise- Robert Galinsky provides this.
Additional Master Class Information
Master Classes with Robert Galinsky will: 1) challenge actors to sharpen and redefine existing monologues in the actors current repertoire; 2) will upgrade the actors monologue audition technique so that she or he feels confident in their ability to get the jobs and will have every advantage available to get the job and 3) to build a repertoire of new monologues for audition and performance.
The work consists of tapping into the emotional content, blocking and staging, dealing with props, the “who are you talking to” aspect, costume details and personally tailoring the work to fit each actor’s individual profile and make up. Whether working with text from theatre, film or original works, students will learn how to captivate their audiences by: choosing the appropriate piece, breaking the piece down step-by-step and personalizing it, finding the emotion of the piece, memorization technique and much more.
Robert Galinsky also has unprecedented access to original monologues and seldom used monologues, giving actors access to these unique audition pieces. And finally each actor has the opportunity to develop a piece with the added bonus of a private audition to perform in the country’s only theatre slam: The Manhattan Monologue Slam.
Contact Robert Galinsky asap at 212.332.0878 or info@galinskyplace.com
Robert Galinsky: director, actor, playwright and teacher; member of the Dramatist Guild and the Screen Actors Guild; currently produces, directs and co-hosts in The Manhattan Monologue Slam in both New York City and Hollywood. He has taught and lectured at: Yale University, Lehman College, The Graduate Center City College, the Fourth Wall Studio and he runs private workshops at Lee Nagrin Studios. His original short film “Quality of Life” has been selected in the New York International Digital Film Festival (2003) and his one man show “The Bench” was an invited performance at The International Performance Studies Conference in Wales UK. Galinsky has lectured on film and performance at: The 6th Annual NY Underground Film Festival, Dance Theatre Workshop, School of Visual Arts and Mohegan Sun Casino. He is a recipient of a New York State Council on the Arts Grant.
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