Help Cecily get to Shakespeare & Co!
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My incredible friend and amazingly talented actress, Cecily Overman, has been accepted into the Shakespeare & Company's Month-Long Intensive in Lenox, MA!! She will be attending starting the end of December 2019-end of January 2020 and needs some financial help in covering all the necessary costs.
A little about the program: Participants hailing from all over the world immerse themselves in all areas of the Company’s technique.
The program is 6 days a week from 8am-10pm and covers classes in the following:
Text analysis
Voice - Linklater
Movement
Elizabethan dance
Alexander Technique
Stage fighting
Exploration of the actor/audience relationship
Sonnet work
Scene work
and in-depth discussions about the function of theater and the role of the actor in today’s world.
Here is a note from Cecily:
"I am extremely excited about this opportunity to learn and grow as a performer and to bring this back to my students as well. Participating in this Shakespeare intensive would enable me to fully immerse in the rigors of learning with the sole job of being an actor/student. I had the opportunity in the fall of 2018 to join Shakespeare & Company for a weekend intensive (in Seattle) and it was one of the most profound learning experiences of my artistic life. I felt powerful and clear. I was able to drop into my body and access my emotional truth in a wonderful and unique way. I felt such ease, focus, and internal 'yes' throughout the workshop.
Doing the weekend intensive a year ago, the feeling went deeper than the study of Shakespeare - I was connected to myself and my craft in a way that I have rarely experienced. I also felt inspired by witnessing other students of all ages grow and change in such a limited timeframe. I trust that a deep dive into this work will yield incredible and fulfilling results."
As you can imagine, a month-long intensive like this is incredibly costly. While I'm only asking for help for a small portion of this tremendous training opportunity for her, here is the budget breakdown of her entire trip:
$4750 for Tuition which includes food and lodging
$350 for airfare
$300 for hostel stays in NYC for a couple days before and after the Intensive
$1100 for rent/costs of Portland apt while away
Cecily has been an absolutely wonderful friend to me, supporting all of my various theatre adventures around town, and being there for me on a personal level. This is an amazing opportunity for her and I want to give her back some of the support she has shown me.
If you know this incredible woman, consider donating a few bucks. Let's help her take this amazing opportunity and turn it into entertainment for all of us for years to come! It's win-win! <3
Adriana
A little about the program: Participants hailing from all over the world immerse themselves in all areas of the Company’s technique.
The program is 6 days a week from 8am-10pm and covers classes in the following:
Text analysis
Voice - Linklater
Movement
Elizabethan dance
Alexander Technique
Stage fighting
Exploration of the actor/audience relationship
Sonnet work
Scene work
and in-depth discussions about the function of theater and the role of the actor in today’s world.
Here is a note from Cecily:
"I am extremely excited about this opportunity to learn and grow as a performer and to bring this back to my students as well. Participating in this Shakespeare intensive would enable me to fully immerse in the rigors of learning with the sole job of being an actor/student. I had the opportunity in the fall of 2018 to join Shakespeare & Company for a weekend intensive (in Seattle) and it was one of the most profound learning experiences of my artistic life. I felt powerful and clear. I was able to drop into my body and access my emotional truth in a wonderful and unique way. I felt such ease, focus, and internal 'yes' throughout the workshop.
Doing the weekend intensive a year ago, the feeling went deeper than the study of Shakespeare - I was connected to myself and my craft in a way that I have rarely experienced. I also felt inspired by witnessing other students of all ages grow and change in such a limited timeframe. I trust that a deep dive into this work will yield incredible and fulfilling results."
As you can imagine, a month-long intensive like this is incredibly costly. While I'm only asking for help for a small portion of this tremendous training opportunity for her, here is the budget breakdown of her entire trip:
$4750 for Tuition which includes food and lodging
$350 for airfare
$300 for hostel stays in NYC for a couple days before and after the Intensive
$1100 for rent/costs of Portland apt while away
Cecily has been an absolutely wonderful friend to me, supporting all of my various theatre adventures around town, and being there for me on a personal level. This is an amazing opportunity for her and I want to give her back some of the support she has shown me.
If you know this incredible woman, consider donating a few bucks. Let's help her take this amazing opportunity and turn it into entertainment for all of us for years to come! It's win-win! <3
Adriana
Organizer and beneficiary
Adriana Gantzer
Organizer
Portland, OR
Cecily Overman
Beneficiary