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A Note From Rex Knowles
and Sherry Landrum This past September marked the start of the second year of the
Professional Actor Training Program at Chattanooga State. Our first
year exceeded our expectations on many levels. Our students came
from all over the United States. The quality of work equalled that
of students in the premiere acting programs in New York. The
commitment to the intense training accelerated the students'
acquisition of skills and techniques needed to compete in today's
market. But perhaps the most rewarding and objective outcome of our inagural year training was that four of our students were hired by
professional acting companies for the summer. We are confident that
you can significantly enhance your craft and optimize your chances
for success in this demanding field by studying at Chattanooga
State.Our training program is both intense and supportive. The curriculum and style are modeled after The New Actors Workshop, a training program in New York City founded by George Morrison, Mike Nichols, and Paul Sills. For 10 years, we taught and administered the program at The New Actors Workshop and were mentored by these three theatre visionaries. We bring their work to this training and, equally important, we bring the conceptual models with which they frame the work. In addition, we offer our own techniques developed over 25 years of teaching. The intense training is accelerated by our supportive atmosphere. True learning emerges not from a fearful response to authoritarian demands that is common in most professional training programs, but from a courageous exploration of the craft led by skilled, patient teachers who guide you into becoming an autonomous, spontaneous, self-reflective artist. We look forward to working with you. Rex Knowles & Sherry Landrum |
There is no
more exciting place to learn and refine the skills of
live theater than Chattanooga State. Sherry Landrum, Rex
Knowles and company have brought the best of the New
Actors Workshop curriculum from New York to our caring
and manageable campus; and they are making this
exceptional program available at a fifth the cost. This program will transform your life--at least on stage! James L. Catanzaro, President  |