Teen Acting Intensive
Actors Ages 13-17
Studio Acting Intensive
Program for Ages 13-17
Dates
July 6, 7 & 10, 2026
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 10:00am-12:00pm
Program Description
This 3-day program for ages 13-17 introduces students to foundational concepts for scene study, audition techniques & physical acting. Students learn skills for preparing a monologue & working with a scene partner. The program also includes an introduction to acting for film & television.
Through a combination of group work and individual instruction, teachers work generously with each student. Actors are assigned material and may spend time preparing outside of class. The program is instructed by Artistic Director Matthew Bretschneider. Students of all abilities & levels of experience are encouraged to join.
Curriculum Includes
Voice, movement, & physical acting
Working with a scene partner
Introduction to film & television
Audition techniques & monologue performance
Skills for scene study & script analysis
Price & Location
Price: $145
Location: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Address: 188 Valley Street, Providence, RI, 02909
Financial Aid
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2026 Schedule:
Monday July 6, 10:00am-12:00pm
Tuesday July 7, 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday July 10, 10:00am-12:00pm
Instruction
Matthew Bretschneider (MSW, LCSW) is the Founding Artistic Director of Studio Playground and an Adjunct Professor at Boston University. He has performed with the Huntington Theatre Company (Tartuffe, Romeo & Juliet, Dead End, Ah! Wilderness, Common Ground Revisited, The Lehman Trilolgy, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead), The Flea Theater, Theatre Row, The New Ohio, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Kitchen Theatre Company (Peter & the Starcatcher, Seminer, The House), and Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (Beasts, Deal Me Out). Film/Television credits include Law & Order: SVU, The Path, and Lover’s Leap.
Matthew received an MSW degree from Rhode Island College School of Social Work and a BFA degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has taught movement, physical acting, and audition techniques for undergraduate training programs and regional theaters across New England, including Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Trinity Repertory Company, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island, Dean College, Suffolk University, and Salve Regina Unversity.
Safety Guidelines
Please note this policy is subject to change.
Wearing a mask is optional for staff and students. Class size is limited. Staff keep daily attendance records for contact tracing, provide hand sanitizer, and encourage hand hygiene.
Any student who has a fever is advised not attend class. Students must be fever-free for at least 24 hours before returning to class.