**Please do not respond to this email.** **Please email questions to academy@clevelandplayhouse.com** CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE THEATRE ACADEMY is excited to host Intimacy Directors Samantha Kaufman and Alexis Black who will facilitate workshops for actors focusing on Intimacy for the Stage at the CPH Education Center at our downtown Cleveland location (1901 E. 13th St.). Intimacy: Informed Advocacy for Performers Sunday, January 12th, 5pm – 8pm A three pronged approach to Intimacy, this introductory class includes exercises in instant chemistry, consent, and choreography. Each of these exercises is supported by its intersection with Intimacy Directors International's Five Pillars, which will be unpacked for you the student as a means of advocating for yourself and others. $125 Click here to register: http://bit.ly/2Q7eBLo Applied Intimacy: Deepening our Connection to Chemistry and Exploring Intimate Kinesphere* Sunday, March 8th, 5-8 PM The first step in applying what you've learned is to make it specific to your task. This class aims to introduce tools to take on situations as a performer: -Deepening our Connection to Chemistry: Technical and imagination-based exercises to create on-stage connections to acting partners in various scripted relationships (romantic, platonic, familial). -Exploring Intimate Kinesphere: an exercise on how to create a full kinesphere and a discussion of how to use kinesphere to communicate your character’s level of comfortability and consent. Find out how best to introduce these topics, overcome obstacles in a safe and respectable manner, and follow a roadmap that leads to the successful creation of dynamic, intimate moments made sustainable by the collaboration of all parties involved. *You must either attend the Introduction to Intimacy workshop on January 12th or have attended a prior introductory workshop as a prerequisite for this course. $125 or $225 for both workshops (Discount applied after registration is completed for both workshops) Click here to register: http://bit.ly/37nQduU Questions? email Nicole Sumlin at academy@clevelandplayhouse.com REGISTER FOR OTHER ACADEMY SPRING COURSES (beginning January 13th) HERE: clevelandplayhouse.com/academy **Please do not respond to this email.** **Please email questions to academy@clevelandplayhouse.com**