Stage Acting Workshop

Stop performing and start living the scene using the techniques behind some of the most compelling work on stage and screen today.

Join Spectral Sisters for an experiential, craft-building acting workshop with Patrick Hunter, AEA. Using practical aesthetics techniques developed at the Atlantic Theater Company, this session will offer novice and experienced actors a no-nonsense approach to bringing truthful, grounded performances to the stage. Whether you've never set foot in front of an audience or you've been performing for years, you'll leave with tools you can use in your next audition, rehearsal, or class. Expect scene work, live feedback, and a space where it's safe to take risks.

Patrick Hunter earned a MFA in theatre performance from the University of New Orleans and serves as the Howard and Eloise Mulder Endowed Chair in the Arts and Professor of Performing Arts at Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSUA). Hunter has a long-standing relationship with the Barn Theatre School in Michigan, where he has been a regular ensemble member and director for over 16 years. He has appeared in nearly 80 main stage productions, directed major musicals, and penned original works. He also has performed on stages in New Orleans, Kenner, and central Louisiana.

As part of Spectral Sisters's ongoing education initiatives, this workshop is supported in part by a Project Grant from the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana.