I learned how to access genuine emotions, how to flow from emotion to emotion without getting stuck in one particular emotion. Joie created a very safe and comfortable environment to explore accessing our core emotions.

- K. P.

For scheduled workshops, see the Calendar.
In addition to workshops listed below, I can also customize my work to your organization’s needs.

Accessing Emotional Truth

Would you like to be the kind of actor the audience can’t take their eyes off of?

            When, having done your homework, you are fully present, able to play spontaneously off the other actors, and open to whatever impulses come up – allowing the full range of your emotions to be available to you at any given moment, without censorship or judgment – riding the wave of unpredictability.

           

            Imagine walking into an audition, or onto a set or stage knowing that you can connect authentically with whatever emotions are called for in the scene, and deliver a nuanced and unpredictable performance. Authenticity in acting requires an acceptance of your deepest emotional experience, something that is particularly challenging in front of a camera.

Through exercises, improvisation, and time in front of the camera you will learn:

•  A foundation in emotion education that broadens the scope of what is possible in your work.
• Practical techniques for connecting to authentic emotions “on demand.”
• Exercises that warm up, tone, and develop the emotional body.
• Ways to release inhibitions around expressing specific emotions.

Note: Come prepared with a short monolog.

Having Fun with Fear in Auditions

Fear and excitement are on the same energetic continuum. What we call "being nervous"
in an audition is most often an emotional experience which is at the point where fear
and excitement meet. If we moved towards the fear side, the most common results is
a freezing up in one form or another. If we move towards excitement, we still have
to deal with the charge of energy moving through our body, and may tend to rush or push.
It is possible to not only diminish fear, but to harness excitement in a way that keeps
you grounded while making your audition more powerful.

This class addresses the age old issue for actors – how to keep your nerves from getting
in your way in an audition. Most everyone gets nervous at auditions. This is natural.
However, when your fear keeps you from being fully present and doing your best work,
it is a problem that needs to be addressed directly. This class will cover:

• Exercises that help to view and use fear as a resource, rather than a liability.
• Specific techniques to release nervousness.
• Learning how to be fully present in spite of feeling fear.
• Using your body as a source for grounding.
• Turning fear into excitement.

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Joie heads right for the issues that were holding me back in audition. Through class discussion, identifying blocks, and “block-breaking” techniques, I’ve had breakthroughs that are immediately useful. I can’t wait to fully embrace my next audition experience and put my new found awareness to use.

- M. A.