Acting and Voice
Circo Massimo

Acting and Voice Study Course - Circo Massimo

In addition to the Three-Year Diploma Course in Acting, the Academy offers a wide range of courses designed for those who, for study, work or personal reasons, cannot dedicate themselves to a full-time academic program, for those who wish to approach theatre for the first time or deepen their acting tools and techniquesin a flexible yet always professional way.

Being an actor today means being creators, performers, athletes of the soul and artisans of the stage. This year-long program guides participants in discovering the fundamental tools of the actor’s craft: body, voice, text, imagination.

Through the living legacy of masters such as Lecoq, Stanislavski, Strasberg and Grotowski, participants will explore a path of study, research, stage presence and collective creation.

Students will study key authors such as Shakespeare, Molière, Chekhov, Beckett, Pinter, Ionescoand contemporary playwrights, to understand dramaturgical structures, languages, historical contexts and expressive possibilities of the great theatre texts.

Each term a module, each module a step towards expressive freedom and truth on stage.

The course helps cultivate a deeper knowledge of yourself, your expressive resourcesand your unique way of being on stage, while developing fundamental skills in effective communication: public speaking, clear expression, authentic listening and being heard, even in professional and relational contexts.

Main Contents

1st Module
Discovering the Actor

First Module - Discovering the Actor

Ground the body, free the voice, learn to listen

• Body and space: movement techniques, physical actions, physical training and neutral mask
• Voice and breath: diaphragmatic breathing, phonation, articulation, chorus work
• Self-awareness: exploring and developing expressive abilities of one’s body
• Communication: vocal awareness and posture in interpersonal communication
• Improvisation and listening: work on impulse, play, relationship
• Introduction to acting: objectives, conflicts, intentions
• Text analysis I: structure, situations, characters, language
• First approaches to stage: short contemporary texts, dialogues, guided exercises

2nd Module
Building the Character

Second Module - Building the Character

Deepen inner work and approach the stage with awareness

• Acting techniques: emotional memory, relaxation, active imagination
• Physical and verbal score: organic presence, embodied voice
• Self-awareness: listening, concentration and emotion management
• Communication: public speaking and effective transmission exercises
• Text analysis II: subtext, historical context, author’s dramaturgy
• Acting on 20th-century texts: Pirandello, Beckett, Chekhov, Ionesco, Pinter
• Introduction to directing and staging
• Group stage creation

3rd Module
The Actor-Creator

Third Module - The Actor-Creator

Combine technique and freedom, face the audience, create new visions

• Advanced work on body and voice: precision, autonomy, presence
• Text analysis III: contemporary dramaturgy, hybrid languages
• Self-awareness: physical language in performance and social contexts
• Communication: stage presence and effective communication
• Character work: transformation and stage coherence
• Staging: productions of texts or adaptations
• Original creation: personal or collective project
• Meeting the audience: performances, festivals, showcases

Focus – Text Analysis

Read to act, understand to transform

In every module, text analysis supports the actor’s practical work.

• Study of dramatic structure (exposition, climax, conflict, resolution)
• Analysis of language and rhythm (pause, silence, repetition)
• Exploration of subtext and relational dynamics
• Communication: enhancing clarity, conscious interpretation, and effectiveness in public speaking
• Active reading to uncover the character’s subconscious
• Comparative analysis between classical and contemporary texts
• Adaptation exercises and stage rewriting

Course Objectives

• Provide actors with concrete tools to face any scene
• Develop creative autonomy and professional discipline
• Promote the encounter between theatrical tradition and contemporary languages
• Accompany actors to the stage and to the audience with authenticity
• Deepen self-awareness to improve one’s ability to communicate with others through body and stage presence
• Support those who wish to improve their public speaking presence and impact for study or professional reasons

Methodology

The course is structured into three quarterly modules, conceived as progressive phases of technical and creative development.
Each module integrates practical training (training, improvisation, voice, stage work) with moments of critical reflection (text analysis, dramaturgical study, communication awareness).
Each class is designed as an active workshop: alternating physical and vocal training, text work and stage creation, in an atmosphere of listening, trust and experimentation.
The course thus becomes a space for active research, where each participant explores and develops their expressive resources autonomously and guided.
The modular progression allows students to acquire solid tools to approach acting work with discipline, freedom and authenticity, both individually and in relation with others.
The group provides a protected and stimulating context to share the journey, value differences and bring out one’s unique way of being on stage.

Who it is for

• Those who want to train as actors by working on advanced techniques of interpretation, voice and character building
• Those interested in a structured program integrating theory, actor training and stage creation
• Those with prior theatre experience who wish to consolidate professional skills
• Those who want to strengthen their communication skills in artistic, academic or professional contexts
• Those seeking a serious and stimulating environment to test themselves, grow and enhance their expressive and creative profile

Schedule and Format

• Two classes per week: Tuesday and Thursday
1^st option – Acting and Voice: 19:15 – 22:15
2^nd option – Acting: 20:15 – 22:15
• Year-long program, with the possibility of enrolling in a single quarterly module
• Personalized paths available
• Final performance project

Enrollment and Fees

• Annual enrollment fee: €60
• Quarterly fee:
  1^st option – Acting and Voice: €400
  2^nd option – Acting: €350

Contacts

The Office is open for registrations to the 2025–26 Courses from September 8.

📞 +39 340 3215860

📞 +39 06 7009692

📧 info@scuoladiteatro.it

"Theatre is truth at the right moment." – Peter Brook