Dennis - Theatre tutor - Dover
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Dennis - Theatre tutor - Dover

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Dennis

  • Rate 1,153 BWP
  • Response 2h
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    Number of students Dennis has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

Dennis - Theatre tutor - Dover
  • 5 (18 reviews)

1,153 BWP/hr

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  • Theatre
  • Improvisational theatre
  • Musical theatre
  • Dramaturgy

Professional director, producer, actor, with 50+ years of experience, teaches Acting, Voice Acting, Improvisation, Character, Script Analysis, and Interpersonal Communication for Performance and Busin

  • Theatre
  • Improvisational theatre
  • Musical theatre
  • Dramaturgy

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Dennis is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.

About Dennis

A professional director, producer, actor, writer, and musician, Mr. Johnson has headed entertainment production companies as executive director and artistic director. A member of SAG/AFTRA and BMI, he has directed, acted, and served as dance and fight choreographer for plays by Shakespeare, Chekhov, Webster, and Feydeau as well as many original and contemporary plays and musicals, including The Duchess of Malfi, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rags to Riches, The Wedding, Romeo and Juliet, Two Slatterns and a King, The Dragon, Guys and Dolls, Mr. Toad Rides Again, The Doctor and the Devils, U.S.A., You Can’t Take It With You, Love and Soft Music, HMS Pinafore, The Pied Piper, The Elephant Man, The Bluebeard, and Three In a Bath. Mr. Johnson studied dance with Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Carlton Johnson, Paul Draper, William Bales and Ruth Beckford. He studied judo with Professor William Montero Sr., and Senshin Budo karate with Jeremiah Tobin. He has directed, taught, or performed for the Old Globe Theatre, the Folger Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, the USO, California Actors Theatre, Mt. Hope Estate, William Shakespeare Road Company, LA County Parks, Junior League, Sterling Renaissance Festival, Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, JP Nightingale, Hollywood Bowl, Franklin Institute, McCabes Guitar Shop, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Knott’s Berry Farm, Frontier Village, Yosemite National Park, and for a decade produced exclusive interactive entertainment for Hersheypark and Christmas Candy Lane. Mr. Johnson has created unique, interactive improvisation performances for many fine resorts and companies including Skytop Lodge, Hotel Hershey, Sagamore, Wheatland, Ahwahnee Hotel, Webster Bank, Morgan Stanley, Merck, Saks Fifth Avenue, Massanutten, Longwood Gardens, Coolfont, Canaan Valley, Wintergreen Resort, Black Point Inn, American House Hotel, York Harbor Inn, Belle Grove Mansion, Wayside Inn, Buck Hotel, Bryce Mountain, Park City Center, Timberline Lodge, and SMG. A songwriter at BMI, his tunes have been recorded by Joe Walsh, Melba Moore, Gene McDaniels, Merry Clayton, Nancy Wilson, and the Floaters. A produced playwright, published poet, and prolific screenwriter, Mr. Johnson has written, produced and directed dozens of film, video, and audio projects, and has performed as voice and on-camera talent for national and regional companies including the Boston Red Sox, NFL Films, League of Legends (original Gangplank, Taric, Heimerdinger), NESN, Fleer, Cox Broadcasting, Crayola, Black & Decker, Harley Davidson, Mercedes, Kelly Tire, AAA, LL Bean, Goodwill, Farmers Trust, Lockheed, Hershey, and Prevention Magazine. He directed and co-wrote The Perfect Woman, which was a nominee for NH Film of the Year in 2014. He co-created and has presented TACT interpersonal communication workshops for persons in law enforcement, medicine, hospitality, sales, recreation, education, and for corporate executives. He has narrated and provided character voices for acclaimed documentary films including Shadows Fall North, The People’s Forest, Front Wards Back Wards, and Celia Thaxter’s Island Garden, which he also edited. Mr. Johnson has directed over a thousand acclaimed educational performances, improvisations, and workshops for elementary schools, secondary schools, and universities in VA, CA, PA, NJ, NY, MD, CT, ME, NH, including James Madison University, San Jose State University, Shenandoah University, Millersville University, and SUNY. He continues to teach improvisation, on-camera, voice and stage acting, coach public speakers, conduct performance workshops, and develop entertainments. His most cherished accomplishment is having raised four children as a single father.

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  • English

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Come take my classes and let me show you how I can help you by applying my 50+ years of experience as an actor, director, and producer to your desire to become a much better actor, a more effective business person, or a more compelling communicator.

My work with you depends on your level of experience, your situation, and your goals. Our lessons can be broad or intensive, and can include any or all of the following:

The use and synthesis of the 4 tools of expression - Voice, Mind, Face, and Body. These tools are invaluable for actors as well as anyone who wants to be better at interpersonal communication.

Voice - All the tools of voice artistry and more; pitch; loudness; speed; rhythm; tone; prosody; variables and variations; character elements; use of dramatic and comedic pauses; emotion; enunciation; emphasis; pace; intervals; nasal continuants; u-glide; musicality; and more.

Improvisation - Using improv to push the boundaries of your imagination; to help you learn to be effectively expressive in any situation; to be able to entertain on the spot using wit, humor and creativity with or without a script; learning to take any assumption and make it work; physical as well as verbal improv using fun exercises and games.

Face Acting - Understanding your face; constructive use of the degrees and elements of the 7 universal facial emotional expressions; what your neutral face says to others; different applications for auditions for live gigs, on camera gigs, mic-only gigs, comedy, drama, multi-character auditions, monologues, and any kind of presentation.

Gesture - The wide variety of uses of your fingers, hands, arms, torso, head; identifying opportunities for gesture; creating a gesture; choreographing a gesture; the timing of gesture; co-ordination of gesture and dialogue; use and avoidance of gesture repetition; applying artistic discretion to gesture.

Script Analysis - Keywords; meaning; beats; character intent; meter; pronunciation; emphasis; author intent; exploring the entire work that includes your script.

Character - As actors we often play different characters. In everyday life, we also play characters. You'll learn how to analyze your character; identifying objectives; playing objectives; the only three things we know about a character; choosing a style; choosing a voice; the suitability of choosing costume pieces and props; how your character moves overall; how your character walks; what emotions does your character exhibit; how to use animal characters; working from outside in vs from inside out.

The Art of Telling the Story - The specific aspects of "tell the story," which any performance, presentation, or audition should do.

Auditioning for actors: Live auditions in person, how to self-tape auditions, live auditions on camera, how to rehearse, what to wear, how to mentally prepare, your equipment for self-tapes, and
more.

Every session of mine is tailored-made for each participant, so I'll know much better how to proceed specifically for you once I know a bit about you and we have had the opportunity to meet and work together.

When would you like to start?

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  • 1,153 BWP

Pack prices

  • 5h: 5,427 BWP
  • 10h: 10,175 BWP

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The first free lesson with Dennis will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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