Anaconda Ensemble Theatre
Anaconda, MT
US

CONTACT NAME

Jackie Vetter

DESCRIPTION

The Winter Workshop Series at AET

TO REGISTER for ANY workshop Email [email protected] with your name and location to secure your spot! The day before the event a payment link will be sent out and you will receive a link to join the workshop. If you are registering for the MONOLOGUE COURSE, please let us know if you will need a monologue.

Guerrilla Play Festival

Instructor Greg Owens (Bozeman, MT)

Cost: $75

Capacity: 6 (will run with 3)

Age/Experience: Ages 16+ / No experience needed!

Location: In-person Anaconda, MT/Online (Hybrid)

Dates/Times
January 24th* from 10 am - 1 pm: In-Person in Anaconda, MT

February 21st* from 10 am - 1 pm: Via GoogleMeet from your home

March 28th from 9 am - 1 pm: In-person in Anaconda, MT
March 28th at 2 pm: Free Showcase at the Northern Hall Taproom

*Make up weather dates are January 31st from 10 - 1 pm
and April 4th from 9 am - 1 pm (showcase at 2 pm)

The ultimate 10 minute play challenge! Participants write, precise, and produce/direct staged readings of 10 min (or less) plays. Greg Owen's, a Montana local writer, will guide you through the process with an emphasis on "doing over talking" and customized feedback on works on progress! Written and developed short plays will be presented in a FREE public showcase with live feedback.

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Submissions Star Workshop
Instructor: Jackie Vetter (Anaconda, MT)
Price: $25
Class Capacity: 20 (will run with 5 participants)
Age/Experience: All ages. Anyone under 16 should have a parent present with them.
Location: Digitally via GoogleMeet

Dates/Times
JANUARY 28th 7 pm - 8:30 pm MST: Digitally via GoogleMeet from your home!
MARCH 29th from 2 - 3:30 pm MST: Digitally via GoogleMeet from your home!

Not sure how to start your acting career? You find yourself nervous about submitting to auditions and actor calls you see? Curious about how to put your best foot forward when applying for projects? Just getting back into the industry and feeling overwhelmed? Or are you a seasoned pro and needing some motivation or reframe for the next part of your career? =Join Anaconda Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director, Jackie Vetter, for her Submissions Star Workshop! We’ll talk about resumes, headshots, how to prepare files to send to casting directors/agents, cover letters, where to find jobs and more! How can you make sure that you are getting the right information to the decision makers to put your best foot forward? Have no fear, Jackie has (some) of those answers

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Mastering the Elements:The Five Sentence Story

Instructor: Steven San Luis (NYC)

Cost: $40
Capacity: 12 (will run with 6)

Age/Experience: All ages / No experience needed!

Location: Digitally Via GoogleMeet

Dates/Times

February 15th from 3 to 7 pm via GoogleMeet from your home!

From the Instructor: One of my favorite writing exercises is to write a story with a character, a character motivation, a character action, and a cathartic ending, all in five short sentences. Every one of my full-length plays (as well as my one acts that have been produced in festivals all over the country) have begun as a five sentence story jotted down in my green notebook. The Five Sentence Story is helpful for anyone who is just beginning to brainstorm a story as well as those who are multiple revisions deep. Every pop culture movie, tv show, novel, or (my favorite) work of theater can be boiled down and told in this method. It is essential for writers trying to master structure, and it is an art form unto itself.

In this workshop you will:

-Learn the Five Sentence Story structure

-Deconstruct our favorite pop culture stories into the basic Five Sentence structure

-Write 10 Five Sentence Stories

-Pick one Five Sentence Story to revise/edit

-Learn the formal tools that make your story unique

-Learn how to turn your Five Sentence Story into a full length work

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Monologue Workshop: Finding Texture through Psychophysical Gesture
Instructor: Sylvie Tamar (NYC/London)
Cost: $40

Capacity: 14 (will run with 6)

Age/Experience: 16+ / No Experience necessary

Location: Digitally Via GoogleMeet

Dates/Times

February 22nd from 11 am - 2 pm MST via GoogleMeet from your home.

Michael Chekhov’s technique, Psychophysical Gesture, has become a mainstay in my acting practice. Once you have identified your character’s Objective (what they want), and Tactic (how they will try to affect the other person to get it), the psychophysical gesture can help bring that tactic to life in a non-literal way. By working through the gesture with sound, then text, then leaving the gesture to bubble underneath as you deliver the text, your character’s inner world appears without forcing. This workshop is for anyone who has felt they are “just saying words” arbitrarily, and are looking for more specificity and intention in their scenework/monologues. Each participant will have a chance to work 1:1 on their monologue, using Psychophysical Gestures and Tactics to bring further texture and dynamic into their work.

Participants will bring in a 1 to 1.5-minute monologue of their choice (or can have one

assigned). If needing a monologue assigned, please note that in your registration email with your age range, gender identity and type of roles you go out for typically.

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Self-Tape Spectacular: Elevate Your Audition

Instructor: Kate Britton (Anaconda, MT)
Cost: $40

Capacity: 18 (will run with 6)

Age/Experience: Ages 16+ / No experience needed!

Dates/Times

March 1st* from 1 - 3 pm

*Makeup weather date is March 7th from 11 - 1 pm

Are you currently a working actor or aspiring to be one? The self-tape has become the industry standard for auditions. Take the time to learn the do's and don'ts of self-taping, and receive feedback on your current submissions. Discover techniques that will make your tape stand out! In addition to mastering the technical aspects, you'll dive into the nuance and subtlety that film acting demands. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, this workshop is designed to meet you at your level and enhance your skills as a film actor. We will be focusing on:

• Sides

• Slates

• An opportunity to submit a self-tape in advance for feedback

TO REGISTER for ANY workshop Email [email protected] with your name and location to secure your spot! The day before the event a payment link will be sent out and you will receive a link to join the workshop. If you are registering for the MONOLOGUE COURSE, please let us know if you will need a monologue.

DURATION

Jan 24, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026

UNION

NON-UNION

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