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The Engaged Actor is thrilled to announce that their next Engaging Shakespeare Masterclass will be in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! In partnership with the University of Alberta & Studio Theatre, Engaging Shakespeare will be bringing their 3-day Masterclass intensive to the Timms Centre for the Arts from July 18th - 20th. For more information visit engaingshakespeare.com (link in bio). OR to submit, please send headshot and resume to: [email protected]

Shakespeare Masterclass Intensive: Engaging Shakespeare in Chicago

The Engaged Actor is seeking Chicago actors interested in participating in their 3-day Masterclass Intensive: Engaging Shakespeare, scheduled for May 16th to 18th (9:30 am – 4:30 pm) at the Bramble Arts Loft in Andersonville. The workshop will be held over 3 full days, working with Geoffrey Brumlik, the former Head of the MFA Acting course at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (UK), and Kate Siepert, the former Head of Professional Development and Admissions for the MFA Acting course at BOVTS.

The Engaging Shakespeare workshop will explore classical texts through a series of exercise progressions, taking the time to apply the results of the work to actual Shakespearean texts and allowing for a brief reflection on those experiences. These progressions will include exploring the live nature of Shakespeare, discovering the brilliant freedom within iambic pentameter, and dipping into the pleasures of fully embodied language. Much of the work in the intensive utilizes the framework of a larger lens to foster the actor’s own ongoing personal connection with classical texts. This workshop closely aligns with the type of training one would encounter in the MFA acting course at BOVTS, uniquely combining voice, text, and acting tools as a means to explore a fully activated, engaged, and human relationship with classical texts.

3-Day Chicago Workshop - Engaging Shakespeare:
Friday, May 16th – Sunday, May 18th, 2025
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
@ The Bramble Arts Loft (5545 N Clark St 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640)

Cost: $375.00 USD + Processing Fees


They are accepting up to 18 people. Participants will be selected from those who apply based on their relevant experience or level of study. If you are interested, please submit your headshot and resume to [email protected].

For more information, visit EngagingShakespeare.com.

Announcing our 3 Day Shakespeare Masterclass Intensive

In Chicago, IL:
May 16 - 18, 2025

Former Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Head of MFA Acting and Senior Acting Tutor, Geoffrey Brumlik, and former MFA Professional Development tutor, Kate Siepert will be presenting this intensive 3-day Shakespeare Masterclass in Chicago this May.

This innovative workshop is an extension of the intensive Shakespeare training previously offered on the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Acting Program. It uniquely combines voice, text and acting tools to encourage an exciting freedom in the playing of Shakespeare and develop a more fully activated, engaged, and human relationship with classical text.

This workshop has been offered in NYC and LA with great success, and this year, it is expanding to include Chicago.
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The intensive is most suited to those with some background experience with Shakespeare who are looking to advance their capacity with classical text.​

For more information check out the link in our bio for engagingshakespeare.com.

Not only does The Engaged Actor provide individual coaching for actors but they’ve successfully been running the Shakespeare Masterclass Intensive: Engaging Shakespeare since 2023, in NYC, LA and coming soon… Chicago!

Our innovative masterclass is an extension of the intensive Shakespeare training previously offered on the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Acting Program. It uniquely combines voice, text and acting tools to encourage an exciting freedom in the playing of Shakespeare and develop a more fully activated, engaged, and human relationship with classical text.
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Our intensive is most suited to those with some background experience with Shakespeare who are looking to advance their capacity with classical text.​

For more information about our masterclasses, check us out at: engagingshakespeare.com

Meet the team behind The Engaged Actor: Geoffrey Brumlik and Kate Siepert. Geoff and Kate began their collaboration at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) in 2017, with Geoff as the Head of the MFA Professional Acting course, while Kate served as the Professional Development instructor for the MFA class.

After eight wonderful years working together—guiding their exceptional master’s students through an intense training process each year, elevating the MFA course, and conducting some of the most actor-friendly drama-school auditions—they decided to share their expertise more broadly. In 2023, they launched the Engaging Shakespeare masterclass workshop, which has now had several successful sessions in NYC and LA, with Chicago next on the list. In 2024, they transitioned away from BOVTS and founded The Engaged Actor to continue offering high-level professional coaching to actors worldwide, utilizing a respectful, individualized, and constructive approach.

To learn more about these exceptional educators, visit their bios at theengagedactor.com/who-we-are.

Welcome to The Engaged Actor, started by two former Bristol Old Vic Theater School MFA instructors providing professional acting and audition coaching to actors around the globe. Whether actors are looking for coaching support for an individual project or audition, or need help addressing specific voice or acting issues, or want chance to draw on our combined 16 years of extensive experience helping actors prepare for the theater school auditions, The Engaged Actor offers one on one online or in person coaching. Check out theengagedactor.com for more info.