Acting Workshop Series: 7 Steps to Heaven (from Dr. Jerry Crawford’s book “Acting in Person and in Style” This is a mid-level/advanced course. designed to be a set of tools in an actor’s toolbox. The 7 steps will take you from the VERY BEGINNING, when the actors see the script for the first time, all the way through the end. Actors can take their learning and apply it to scene studies, rehearsals, and performances. Again, NOT an acting 101 class.
Note that participants will be assigned a scene partner for the duration of this workshop.
About Your Coach
Nate Records is an Actor, Voice Actor, Director, Writer, and Theatre Adjudicator with:
-MFA, Directing, Baylor University (2007, thesis Hamlet)
-BA in acting, Northern Michigan University (2004)
-Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, East Texas Baptist University (2007-2009)
– Artistic Director, KMC Onstage (Army Community Theatre, Kaiserslautern, 2009-2016)
– Artistic Director, Amelia Earhart Playhouse (ACT, Wiesbaden, 2017-2024)
– Freelance new play reader for Dramatic Publishing, Inc.
– American Association of Community Theatre Adjudication Training
– Texas Educational Theatre Association Adjudication Training
– Freelance English theatre workshop leader with the English Theatre Frankfurt
Logistics
The workshop will take place over three Saturdays in February 2026
February 7, Saturday
11:00-14:00
Saalbau Gallus – Rebstock Room
February 14, Saturday
10:00-13:00
Saalbau Gallus – Rebstock Room
February 21, Saturday
10:00-13:00
Saalbau Gallus – Anton Brenner Room
Cost
€150 for members
€200 for non-members (registration for non-members will only open on January 19, 2026)
The workshop is limited to 20 participants, so secure your spot by registering here.
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