Monday, January 12, 2009
Friday, June 8, 2007
CHE'RAE HAS TAUGHT WORKSHOPS AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:
UCLA Extension
Catholic University
The University of Cincinnati,
(College Conservatory of Music)
The Kennedy School of Government
The Kennedy School of Government
(Harvard University)
The Writers Institute @ Florida Center for Literary Arts
(Miami Dade College)
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
California State University, Fullerton
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
California State University, Fullerton
Pasadena Playhouse (Teaching Artist)
The Director's Lab, West
The California African American Museum
The Susan McIntyre Playwrights Festival
The Learning Annex
The Lankershim Arts Center
The California African American Museum
The Susan McIntyre Playwrights Festival
The Learning Annex
The Lankershim Arts Center
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
BEGINNING WRITING WORKSHOP OFFERED ON TUESDAY NIGHTS
Spring Writing Workshop
This 8-week workshop is for writers who want to develop a script, or rewrite an existing script on which they have already begun work, which may include anything from a few scenes to an entire draft. This hands-on workshop is designed to ready scripts for production by taking a close look at effective dramatic writing. This includes in-class exercises, and the reading and discussing of participants' scripts in a supportive setting. The instructor will introduce proven formulas and exercises, which can be applied to the writing process. Writers will be encouraged to explore their own intentions and point of view, while learning how best to get their script produced. Play scripts (including solo shows) and screenplays welcome.
(Cost is $375.00 per student)
Tuesday nights from 7:00 – 10:00pm
at the Lankershim Arts Center
Beginning May 5th
This 8-week workshop is for writers who want to develop a script, or rewrite an existing script on which they have already begun work, which may include anything from a few scenes to an entire draft. This hands-on workshop is designed to ready scripts for production by taking a close look at effective dramatic writing. This includes in-class exercises, and the reading and discussing of participants' scripts in a supportive setting. The instructor will introduce proven formulas and exercises, which can be applied to the writing process. Writers will be encouraged to explore their own intentions and point of view, while learning how best to get their script produced. Play scripts (including solo shows) and screenplays welcome.
(Cost is $375.00 per student)
Tuesday nights from 7:00 – 10:00pm
at the Lankershim Arts Center
Beginning May 5th
A telephone interview is required to register for class.
Please call Che'Rae at 323.878.0442 for an initial conversation before submitting payment.
Class payment can be made via credit card, google, or check.
For an eight-week session, a deposit of $100 is due
BEFORE the first day of class. The remainder of the tuition is due on the first day of class.
To pay online, simply click on a “Pay Now” button to the right.
If you would like to pay by check, please contact Che'Rae for payment address.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
"Tender" by Abi Morgan
LA Times-Critic's Choice!-“Literate yet idiomatic, Abi Morgan's trenchant drama of the human hunger for connection receives a gripping U.S. premiere by Syzygy Theatre Group. Working with striking designs, director Che'Rae Adams locates the script's nerve endings. Her sterling actors, cast for emotional quality, play it to the bone”…..David C. Nichols, Special to the LA Times
LA Times-Critic's Choice!-“Literate yet idiomatic, Abi Morgan's trenchant drama of the human hunger for connection receives a gripping U.S. premiere by Syzygy Theatre Group. Working with striking designs, director Che'Rae Adams locates the script's nerve endings. Her sterling actors, cast for emotional quality, play it to the bone”…..David C. Nichols, Special to the LA Times
"Walking Thru the Fire" by John DiFusco
LA Times Recommended!-"Under the smooth direction of Che'Rae Adams and Janet Roston, "Walk'n" into issues that DiFusco has grappled with for a lifetiime"...David C. Nichols, LA Times
LA Weekly Go!-"Blending music, dance and poetry, writer-actor DiFusco and co-directors Che'Rae Adams and Janet Roston take the audience on a richly detailed tour of DiFusco's life."...Lovell Estell II, LA Weekly
"Bonkers to Botox" by Julianne Grossman
“Director Che'Rae Adams is a gifted pro who guides Grossman neatly and cleanly around the almost blank stage and makes terrific use of the performer's impressive voiceover talents.”… Jennie Webb, Back Stage West
“Director Che'Rae Adams is a gifted pro who guides Grossman neatly and cleanly around the almost blank stage and makes terrific use of the performer's impressive voiceover talents.”… Jennie Webb, Back Stage West
"Pandora’s Trunk" by Blaine Teamer
”Field’s efforts are amplified by the fluid helming of director Che’Rae Adams"…Julio Martinez, Daily Variety
"Chesapeake" by Lee Blessing
Critic’s Pick!-“There is physical humor aplenty, and Stevens, with the ingenious help of director Che’Rae Adams, mines it for all it’s worth”….Brad Schreiber, Back Stage West
"Fixing Frank" by Ken Hanes
“Adams uses the sparse production design to great advantage, emphasizing ingeniously expressive blocking patterns and eloquent crescendos of dramatic tension to delineate the characters’ complex inter-relationships. This electrifying, supremely intelligent production easily qualifies as one of the finest offerings of the theatre year to date”…Les Spindle, Frontiers
"Freak of Nature" by Ken Hanes
“Director Che’Rae Adams effectively stages the action drawing out the script’s quirky humor and gathering gloom and she is not afraid to put some fire into a couple of sexually suggestive scenes”…Daryl H. Miller, The Daily News
Saturday, March 3, 2007
TESTIMONIALS
"I asked Che'Rae to come to both DC and NH to work with theatre students and writers as her enthusiasm and knowledge are unsurpassed. I look forward to inviting her back East as soon as possible!"…Suzanne Delle, Producing Artistic Director, The Susan McIntyre Playwrights Festival
“Che'Rae's workshop gave me the guidance, analysis and discipline needed to tell my story.”…Julianne Grossman, author of "From Bonkers to Botox"
"Everything Che’Rae and the Solo Workshop promises it delivers. They are truly worth the price of admission."…Lydia Nicole, author of “Calling Up Papi”
“Che'Rae brings to the table fingers on the pulse of what makes good theater, and a priceless gut instinct for emotional punch.”…Amy Raacsh, author of "I Know How Mona Lisa Felt"
“Che'Rae's workshop gave me the guidance, analysis and discipline needed to tell my story.”…Julianne Grossman, author of "From Bonkers to Botox"
"Everything Che’Rae and the Solo Workshop promises it delivers. They are truly worth the price of admission."…Lydia Nicole, author of “Calling Up Papi”
“Che'Rae brings to the table fingers on the pulse of what makes good theater, and a priceless gut instinct for emotional punch.”…Amy Raacsh, author of "I Know How Mona Lisa Felt"
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