Theatre Lab

The Theatre Lab at the Deering Estate at Cutler is a performance art series and residency opportunity developed in partnership with the Theatre League of South Florida. Through monthly theater performances, workshops and lectures held at the Deering Estate at Cutler, these diverse theatrical opportunities will attract new audiences to this art form, provide rare professional development opportunities for actors and writers and test innovative approaches to theory and practice. Traditional as well as emerging performances that fit within the scale and setting of the historic Estate are welcomed and encouraged. Theatre Lab ultimately hopes to contribute to a meaningful and engaging cultural dialogue between artists and their audiences across the landscape of South Florida.

All programs are offered as a SUNDAY Matinee performance beginning at 2:30 (meet the artist reception at 2:00) in the Estate’s Visitor Center Exhibit Hall and will generally conclude at 3:30/4:00 pm. Cost: $12 for Adults and $7 for youth, and includes entrance to the Estate.
 
November 20, 2011: "Developing Compelling Characters" - Using variations on sense memory, freewriting, movement and improv - this workshop is designed to help playwrights get out of their own heads to create fully dimensional characters. While the workshop is designed for playwrights, the techniques used can be applied to acting and fiction writing. Please bring a notebook, a pen or pencil, and if you want to develop a specific character, a picture of what you think that character looks like."

January 15, 2012: "Viewpoints Workshop" - Sometimes actors know everything, except how to act. They understand the character and story, but find themselves stuck in graceless, pointless, and dull stage movement. They need help channeling their instincts so that their insight and vitality can become visible to other actors (and the audience). Through physical improvisation the Viewpoints train the actor to act with their whole body creating eloquent visual images.

March 18, 2012: "Puppetry" with Jim Hammond from the Puppet Network
Recommended for ages 10 and older

May 20, 2012: "Eliza Doolittle Dialect Workshop" - In honor of Eliza Doolittle Day, we're offering a workshop on dialects, including standard British and cockney. Learn a new accent or two and improve the dialects in your repertoire.

The Theatre League of South Florida is an alliance of theatrical organizations and professionals dedicated to nurturing, promoting, and advocating for the growth and prestige of the South Florida theatre industry.