About Our Acting Classes & Programs
Building Character Acting Classes are designed for kids who have an interest in the performing arts as well as for the kids who want to try something new and “outside the box.”
In a non-competitive, exciting atmosphere the students will have a blast while they learn acting skills which will enhance their self-esteem and confidence.
Our acting classes are creative and fun and take place immediately after school at your child's school.
They will also work on concentration, communication skills, eye contact, interview techniques, projection, and memorization…all of which can be helpful on-stage and in the classroom!
Classes include: scene study, character development, improvisation, mime, interview and audition techniques.
If you would like Building Character to be added to you school’s after school activities please contact us for more information. Building Character is an approved Fulton County Schools Vendor.
Our Story
From Building Character Creator, Whitney Christopher King
Building Character didn’t start as a business idea—it started with a need. After years of working with kids who struggled to connect, communicate, and feel confident in themselves, we knew something had to change. What began in 2008 as a small, local effort has grown into a program that helps students find their voice, build real-life skills, and step into who they are meant to be.
If you’re curious how it all came together—and why we care so deeply about the work we do—you can read the full story here.
Watch the video to see what Building Character is all about!
Building Character Acting Classes include the following:
Warm ups: The purpose of these exercises is to develop cooperation, teamwork and trust and they serve to help break down defenses and loosen up the student physically and emotionally. The goal is to tune and free the actor’s instrument and creativity!
Concertation Exercises: are used to develop the ability to block out unnecessary and extraneous stimuli and attend only to the character’s present business. These exercise are also fine for discipline training and polishing their abilities to focus which will help the student in and out of the classroom.
Sensory Exercises: are designed to help the students become more observant and add detail to their characterizations making them more believable. Ideally reminding them of the wonderful sights and sounds that we take for granted in our daily lives and develop an appreciation for them as well.
Pantomime: develops attention to detail and body language, and it increases communication skills. Relying solely on the body and not the voice to convey information helping to expand their communication skills. Pantomime is also a fantastic observation exercise that helps our students pay attention to details. When the observation skills are increased they will strengthen their own self-knowledge by accurately knowing their own behaviors, attitudes and person skills and how they impact others.
Improvisation: a vital skill in acting that helps develop quick thinking, team work, creativity, and problem solving skills.
Performance: This gives the students a chance to work in front of an audience and learn about blocking (all movement on the stage,) creating a character, taking direction, working on projection, memorization, and also learning how to handle nerves.
Want to Learn More?
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