The Alchemy of Performance: 7-Week Actor’s Workshop
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The Alchemy of Performance: 7-Week Actor’s Workshop

By Threshold Acting Studio

Not just another scene study class. This course transforms actors at all stages of their craft.

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6646 Hollywood Blvd suite 207

6646 Hollywood Boulevard #suite 207 Los Angeles, CA 90028

Agenda

Week 1 – Fire: Will & Intention


Ignite your instrument. Through impulse drills and fiery objectives, you’ll learn to act on instinct, pursue bold choices, and fuel your work with unshakable intention.

Week 2 – Water: Emotion & Meaning


Tap into your unique flow. Through exercises in emotional current and deep listening, you’ll learn to act with vulnerability, adaptability and impassioned feeling. We begin to integrate Fire + Water,...

Week 3 – Air: Intellect & Imagination


Sharpen your clarity of thought. Through script analysis that sharpens the intellect and improvisations that stimulate the mind, you’ll expand your cognition and imagination. We now integrate Fire + ...

Week 4 – Earth: Body & Presence


Ground your craft. Through voice, breath, and body exercises, you’ll build gravitas, presence, stillness, and rootedness, to anchor performance in the moment. We integrate Fire + Water + Air + Earth,...

Week 5 – Polarity: Contrast & Tension


Apply will, emotion, imagination, and presence to scene work while exploring dramatic opposites—positive and negative, strength and vulnerability, masculine and feminine, sympathy and antipathy, come...

Week 6 – Rhythm: Pulse & Sound


Discover the music of performance. Explore rhythm and pacing, beats and tempo, sound and silence in scene work. Learn how rhythm shapes acting and keeps performance alive. We integrate Polarity with ...

Week 7 – Correspondence: Inner & Outer Truth


Integration. Final scene presentations bring all 7 principles together. Actors align inner truth with outer expression, embodying the full alchemy of performance. This final week integrates all previ...

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Highlights

  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • In person

Refund Policy

No refunds

About this event

Arts • Theatre

Welcome to The Alchemy of Performance

Performance is alchemy. It transforms will into action, emotion into meaning, thought into imagination, and body into presence. At Threshold Acting Studio in Hollywood, we train actors to harness the raw elements of their craft and fuse them into specific, powerful and truthful performances.

This 7-week foundation course blends classical acting tools (given circumstances, objectives, beats, tactics, obstacles, truth and presence) with Threshold Acting Studio’s 7 principles of performance. Together, they form a unique and complete training journey that strengthens your instrument and deepens your artistry. Developed and led by Christian Martin, a classically trained actor and experienced teacher, mentored by the likes of Larry Moss and Mark Rylance.


Workshop Details

Date: Saturdays, October 11 - November 22

Duration: 7 weeks in total

Time: 10am - 1:30pm

Location: 6646 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 207

Instructor: Christian Martin

Session Dates:

October 11 - 10am - 1:30pm
October 18 - 10am - 1:30pm
October 25 - 10am - 1:30pm
November 1 - 10am - 1:30pm
November 8 - 10am - 1:30pm
November 15 - 10am - 1:30pm
November 22 - 10am - 1:30pm


What You’ll Experience

The 7 Principles of Performance
Fire – Will & Intention
Water – Emotion & Meaning
Air – Intellect & Imagination
Earth – Body & Presence
Polarity – Contrast & Tension
Rhythm – Pulse & Sound
Correspondence – Inner & Outer Truth

Scene Study Payoff → In the final weeks, you’ll bring all 7 principles into scenes from great playwrights (Shanley, Hare, Wilson, McNally, Auburn, and more).

A Boutique Studio Experience → Intimate setting, personalized feedback, structured progression.

Weekly Stage Time → Classes are capped at 10 actors, so you work every single week.


Who This Is For

Threshold Acting Studio’s 7-Week Foundation Course is designed for actors at any stage of their journey.

• New to acting? You’ll gain a strong foundation in tools, techniques, and stage presence while discovering your unique voice.

• Already training? You’ll sharpen your craft, expand your range, and deepen your understanding of performance.

• Working professionally? You’ll challenge old habits, reinvigorate your process, and integrate a new framework that brings fresh life to your work.

This is a complete foundation course—structured, progressive, and designed to meet you exactly where you are, while pushing you toward your next level.


Tuition

$490 for 7 weeks
(just $70 per class!)


Testimonials

“This being my first acting class, I'm realizing how difficult and challenging acting truly is. Threshold Acting Studio is a safe place to learn and grow as an Actor. Christian provides the tools, experience, and a whole lot of passion for the craft. It makes me feel like I stumbled upon a goldmine of talent.”
- Bobby Y.

“Christian pushes each one of us in unique ways and right when you think you're done, he will push you again. Christian is clearly doing something different than I have ever experienced. I truly feel I am learning from a master.”
- Annette P.


Questions?

Contact us at info@thresholdactingstudio.com


Find out more about Threshold Acting Studio

www.thresholdactingstudio.com
@thresholdactingstudio

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Oct 11 · 10:00 AM PDT