The Frank Rossi Workshop

The Frank Rossi Weekend Workshop Intensive is an acting workshop designed for students with no prior acting experience as well as seasoned veterans looking to hone their craft. The workshop consists of two 8-hour days discussing and implementing Frank's unique 7-step approach to character development and audition technique. Students also have the opportunity to meet and work with Oscar nominated Executive Producer Laurence Andries. Mr. Andries is currently creating a new scripted series for Bravo. Actor Doug DeBeech from "General Hospital" and award winning television host Craig Scime will be on hand to discuss the day-to-day life of working professionals in Hollywood. For more information on Frank and his guest panelists please click on the pictures above.

What You'll Learn

• What tools you need to break in the business.
• The difference between acting for stage, television, film and commercials.
• The emotional tools of acting:
  1. How to build a character.
  2. How to analyze a script.
  3. How to approach the audition and succeed in it.
• Work on actual scripts from Alias, Boomtown and Six Feet Under written by Laurence Andries.
• The foundations of sketch comedy and improv.
• What makes you, the actor, different and unique from your peers.
• Understand what the producer, director and casting director want from the actor and why.
• A limitless approach to your acting potential.
• Finding your emotional availability.
• How to create a safe environment for building a character.
• How to support and encourage yourself and your peers.
• The importance of hard work and commitment.
• How to listen and communicate like a professional.
• Understand the value of your emotions and how to use them toward your advantage.