Masterclass with Kirk Baltz
UN-TYPE YOURSELF
- An exclusive Meisner & Method Masterclass with Kirk Baltz for professional Nordic actors looking for a tune-up.
We are more than thrilled to announce that acclaimed actor and acting coach Kirk Baltz will once again be leading a masterclass with us.
About The Masterclass
It’s easy to lose a sense of our playful, spontaneous selves. To get caught up in old habits and patterns that make us who we think we SHOULD be.
“WHAT’S MY TYPE?”
What if we smashed this question and broke all patterns and fully embraced our PLAYFUL feminine and/or masculine energy within?
We’ll be working with the dark comedy "Four Dogs and a Bone" by John Patrick Shanley. It’s a fun romp. Give it a good read and bring a printed copy to class…it ain’t that massive. (The play will be sent to you upon registration for the workshop).
I’d like each of you to pull a monologue from the play that runs no more than 60-90 seconds. BUT… pick a character you would never play. Go full on against type casting. If you’re an older dude (like myself)…yes, embrace your inner Brenda or Collette and go for it! If you’re a true ingénue or an actress who’s been around…go for Bradley or Victor!
I reached out to Shanley to make sure I had his blessing with bastardizing his play His response? “Hi Kirk, I’ve been doing acting workshops like yours for the past few years, and a lot of it has to do with gender switching! It releases so much energy. I’m all for it.”
Be who and what you need to be to become your chosen character. Get makeup, props, wardrobe, a wig if ya like and jump in all the way!
Your monologue may be lines pieced together from a scene or a full monologue already in the play.
The more you let go and commit the more we will collectively rise to new heights. We will move into scene work but…
YOUR MONOLOGUE WILL BE SHOT IN A PLAYFUL SELF TAPE STYLE WITH CLASS ASSISTANCE ON YOUR OWN PHONE.
Our 4 days together will be rooted in building TRUST within ourselves and of those around us.
Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have…looking forward to working with you!
- Kirk
www.kirkbaltz.com
Kirk Baltz is a Hollywood-based renowned actor and acclaimed acting coach.
As an acting teacher, Kirk Baltz works with actors, writers and directors all over the world helping them gain a better understanding of strong acting techniques and staying authentic in the work, thus gaining a more striking presence on stage and on film. His teaching is Method and Meisner-based.
From the start of his career, Kirk Baltz has studied extensively in NYC and LA with such noted teachers as Sandra Seacat, Greg Zittle, Susan Batson, Tony Greco, and Penny Allen; who are responsible for the training (and in some cases the continued coaching), of such actors as:
Ryan Gosling, Nicole Kidman, Shia Labeouf, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, Mickey Rourke, Jesicca Lange, Harvey Keitel and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Kirk Baltz has appeared in such recent television shows as:
Snowfall and NCIS:Los Angeles, as well as 24, The Fugitive, Will & Grace, The Shield, Without A Trace, NYPD Blue.
He is also known for his tremendous work in a number of iconic feature films such as:
Bulworth, Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, Face/Off, Dances With Wolves and Taylor Hackford’s Parker. Deniz Erguven’s Kings, Alan Watt’s Interior Night. The critically acclaimed short films The Armoire written and directed by Evan Cooper as well as Demon by Caleb Slain are more recent additions.
Kirk will soon be seen in Gingers written by Jack Depp, directed by Dexter Demme and co-starring Cooper Hoffman.
Represented by Metropolitan Talent Agency and Endorse Management Group in Los Angeles.
There is no actor I know with more artistic integrity, love of the craft, and just plain know-how than Kirk Baltz.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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