Acting Training Group Sessions
Explore our range of services/sessions for acting training
The Penniless Performer
The Penniless Performer
The Penniless Performer
The Penniless Performer
The Penniless Performer
What We Offer
We offer a range of services to meet the needs of every actor. Have something else in mind? We'd be happy to work with you to help you in your journey.
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Unlock the fundamentals of acting for camera in this hands-on, small group program designed to build confidence, clarity, and strong on-screen presence. Perfect for beginners or actors looking to tighten their foundations, this course focuses on camera technique, truthful performance, and practical on-screen skills in a supportive environment.
Sessions run in 5-week blocks, with participants committing to the full program to ensure continuity and measurable progress.
Dates: Every Wednesday
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Commitment: Full 5-week block required
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A dynamic, play-focused session designed for actors who want to have fun, take risks, and explore the many possibilities within a scene and a scene partner. These sessions focus on two-hander scenes using open-ended scripts specifically written to fit a wide range of scenarios, relationships, and emotional stakes.
With multiple interpretations encouraged, actors are free to experiment, respond truthfully, and discover how choices, listening, and connection shape a scene in real time. This is a great space to stretch creatively without pressure, while still sharpening core acting instincts.
When: Wednesday nights
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Format: Two-hander scenes with rotating partners
Bookings: Essential
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A foundational theatre acting program designed to build confidence, craft, and stage awareness. Perfect for total beginners or actors returning to the stage, this course focuses on core acting principles, practical exercises, and ensemble work in a supportive, encouraging environment.
Sessions run in 5-week blocks, with participants committing to the full program to allow for consistent growth and skill development.
Dates: Every Thursday
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Commitment: Full 5-week block required
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Have a monologue you want to polish?
Want to put something on camera?
Struggling to choose the right monologue?Thursday nights are dedicated entirely to monologues.
Whether you bring a monologue you’re already working on or want us to help select one for you, this session is about refining, exploring, and capturing strong monologue work.
You can:
Work on an existing monologue
Try out a new one
Record a monologue for auditions or showreels
Get guidance on choosing the right material
Each monologue should be 1–3 minutes maximum.
A focused, supportive space to develop monologue work — on stage or on camera.
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A practical, confidence-building program focused on the core skills required to walk into any audition prepared and grounded. Designed for beginners and actors looking to strengthen their fundamentals, this hands-on course covers audition technique, script analysis, cold reads, and presenting your best self in the room (and on camera).
Sessions run in 5-week blocks, with participants committing to the full program to allow skills to build week by week.
Dates: Every Friday
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Group size: Maximum of 10 participants
Commitment: Full 5-week block required
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A weekly drop-in session for actors who want to explore, experiment, and expand their craft.
Each Friday night focuses on a different acting technique or approach. These are not classes and there is no ongoing commitment — each session stands alone. Think of it as a taste test of techniques that actors can explore, question, and try on for themselves.
These sessions are:
Experimental and practical
Technique-focused, not performance-based
A safe space to play, fail, and discover
Designed to give actors tools they may choose to develop further in their own careers
Whether you’re curious about a specific technique, looking to shake up your process, or just want a creative space to work on a Friday night, this is a place to investigate what resonates with you as an actor.
Come for one session or many — each Friday offers something different.
Our Process
Plan with Purpose
Every choice must have intention. Know why you are in the scene, what you want, and what you are fighting for. Purpose gives direction to performance.
Prepare for Everything
Do the work before you walk into the room. Learn the lines, research the world, warm up your body and voice. Preparation creates freedom, not restriction.
Play with Presence
Be fully here. Listen, respond, and allow the moment to affect you. Truth lives in presence, not in planning the next line.
Practice with People
Acting is a shared craft. Train with generosity, support your scene partners, and grow through collaboration. Strong ensembles make strong actors.
Wednesday Day
Screen Acting Basics
Our first session kicks off FEB 2026
Dates: Feb 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th and 4th of March
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Group Size: Maximum 10 participants
Cost: $200 total for the full 5-week block
Location: The Penniless Performer – Five Dock
Unlock the fundamentals of acting for camera in this hands-on, small-group program designed to build confidence, clarity, and on-screen presence. Perfect for beginners or actors looking to tighten their foundations.
Thursday Day
Theatre Acting Basics
First Sessions kick off in Feb 2026.
Dates: Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th and 5th of March
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Group Size: Maximum 10 participants
Cost: $200 total for the full 5-week block
Location: The Penniless Performer – Five Dock
Build a strong foundation in stage performance with this practical, small-group program. We explore voice, movement, character, and stage presence to help you feel confident, expressive, and connected on stage.
Perfect for complete beginners or returning performers wanting to polish the essentials.
Friday Day
Audition Basics
A focused, practical audition training designed for actors who want to show up prepared, confident, and clear in any audition setting. Whether you’re stepping into auditions for the first time or tightening your process, this course cuts through guesswork and builds repeatable audition habits that work.
Across the 5-week block, actors will actively work on audition preparation, cold reads, monologues, and on-camera auditions, with clear guidance on making strong choices quickly and presenting yourself professionally.
This is not a drop-in class — it’s a structured program for actors serious about booking and ready to commit to their craft.
Night Sessions
Wednesday 2 Handlers
A high-energy, play-driven session where actors explore open-ended two-hander scenes, experiment with choices, and sharpen connection and listening with rotating scene partners in a fun, low-pressure environment.
Thursday Monologues
A focused session dedicated to selecting, polishing, and performing monologues for stage or screen — perfect for actors preparing auditions, recording material, or refining their solo work on camera.
Friday Acting Techniques
A technique-based session designed to strengthen an actor’s craft through practical exercises, scene work, and repeatable tools that translate directly to rehearsal rooms, auditions, and performance.