History of the Advanced Scene Study Intensive
The Advanced Scene Study Intensive was established in 2002 by Darrell W. Cox (Profiles Associate Artistic Director) and Erica Daniels (Steppenwolf's Associate Artistic Director and Casting Director). Beginning in 2008, Rick Snyder (Steppenwolf Ensemble Member and award-winning actor/director) began teaching along with Mr. Cox, the two having first worked together in the Midwest Premiere of Craig Wright's  Orange Flower Water at Steppenwolf.

Philosophy
This quote by T.S. Elliot has always governed our approach to the work, "A condition of complete simplicity (costing not less than everything)." Trusting one's intuition intellectually and emotionally, ultimately simplifying the process, is our goal.

Specifics
The six week session will mirror the rehearsal to performance process. Each student will work with another actor on one contemporary scene for the entire six week period. The first five weeks will be taught by Darrell W. Cox and the final week will be taught by Rick Snyder, who will critique and work all of the scenes.

Auditions are required, as class size is limited to ten students. All students will work onstage every class. Complete plays from which the scenes are selected will be provided by Profiles.

New class meets Tuesdays, beginning February 14, 2012 from 6-10 p.m.
Cost: $390 / Payment plans available

Call Class Administrator Eric Burgher at (773) 805-2344 for more information or to set up an audition.

Instructors
Darrell W. Cox (Instructor) is Artistic Director of Profiles Theatre and will be seen next in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of The Break of Noon by Neil LaBute. He most recently appeared in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of Martin McDonaghs's A Behanding in Spokane. Darrell has appeared at Steppenwolf in the Midwest Premiere of Orange Flower Water (which traveled to the Galway Arts Festival) and the World Premieres of Men of Tortuga and Wendall Greene. He was also seen at the Goodman Theatre in The Shawl and the World Premiere of Home, as part of the David Mamet Festival. Darrell has also appeared in American Theatre Company's Speed the Plow and Oleanna as part of the Mamet Repertory, and as Jim Jones in the Midwest Premiere of The People’s Temple, as well as Timeline's World Premiere of Martin Furey’s Shot, among others. He has won four Joseph Jefferson Awards for Principal Actor for his work in Profiles' productions of Killer Joe, Blackbird, Some Voices, and Eye of God. In addition, he has received two After Dark Awards for Outstanding Performance for Profiles' productions of Popcorn and Carnal Knowledge. Darrell's directing credits include Profiles' U.S. Premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson, Profiles' Midwest Premieres of This is How it Goes, "Coax", the titular play in the evening of short plays, Things We Said Today, and the Midwest Premiere of autobahn, all by Neil LaBute. Darrell will be directing Profiles' upcoming Midwest Premiere of Bachelorette by Leslye Headland.

Rick Snyder (Instructor) is a Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble Member and award-winning actor/director. Rick most recently directed Profiles' Midwest Premiere of A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh. Recent directing credits include reasons to be pretty at Profiles, God of Carnage at the Goodman Theatre and Speed the Plow & Oleanna as part of the Mamet Repertory at American Theatre Company. In 2010, Rick won a Joseph Jefferson award for Direction for Profiles' production of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts. Other directing credits include Art, Betrayal, The Last Of The Boys, The Fall To Earth and Orange Flower Water at Steppenwolf (which also traveled to the Galway Arts Festival) among others, The Actor, as part of the Horton Foote Festival and Jolly and The Disappearance of the Jews as part of the Mamet Festival at the Goodman Theatre, Mauritius at Northlight, Men Of Tortuga at Profiles, and Lion In Winter at Writer's Theatre. Rick's acting credits at Steppenwolf include August: Osage County, Man From Nebraska, I Never Sang For My Father, Time Of Your Life, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in London and on Broadway, Sideman in Galway, Ireland, and the Tony Award-winning Grapes of Wrath, among others. Rick appeared as agent Frank Burrows in the film U.S. Marshals starring Tommy Lee Jones. His other film credits include Meet the Applegates, The Tuskegee Airmen, Alien Nation Millenium, The Net starring Sandra Bullock, Whiteboys, Soul Survivors and The Human Stain starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman.

Specifics
The Audition Workshop is a two day intensive for theatre professionals only. The Audition Workshop will help you develop your skills and increase your potential for getting cast. The workshop covers every aspect of auditioning including monologues, prepared reads, cold-reads and the business (agents, headshots, casting directors, etc.). Class size is extremely limited and acceptance is based on approval by Darrell W. Cox and prior participation and work in the Advanced Scene Study Intensive. Assisting the workshop will be Profiles Ensemble Member Eric Burgher.

Next Workshop Summer 2012
Cost $250 / Payment plans available

Call Class Administrator Eric Burgher at (773) 805-2344 for more information.

Instructors
Darrell W. Cox (Instructor) is Artistic Director of Profiles Theatre and will be seen next in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of The Break of Noon by Neil LaBute. He most recently appeared in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of Martin McDonaghs's A Behanding in Spokane. Darrell has appeared at Steppenwolf in the Midwest Premiere of Orange Flower Water (which traveled to the Galway Arts Festival) and the World Premieres of Men of Tortuga and Wendall Greene. He was also seen at the Goodman Theatre in The Shawl and the World Premiere of Home, as part of the David Mamet Festival. Darrell has also appeared in American Theatre Company's Speed the Plow and Oleanna as part of the Mamet Repertory, and as Jim Jones in the Midwest Premiere of The People’s Temple, as well as Timeline's World Premiere of Martin Furey’s Shot, among others. He has won four Joseph Jefferson Awards for Principal Actor for his work in Profiles' productions of Killer Joe, Blackbird, Some Voices, and Eye of God. In addition, he has received two After Dark Awards for Outstanding Performance for Profiles' productions of Popcorn and Carnal Knowledge. Darrell's directing credits include Profiles' U.S. Premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia by Anthony Neilson, Profiles' Midwest Premieres of This is How it Goes, "Coax", the titular play in the evening of short plays, Things We Said Today, and the Midwest Premiere of autobahn, all by Neil LaBute. Darrell will be directing Profiles' upcoming Midwest Premiere of Bachelorette by Leslye Headland.

Eric Burgher (Asst. Instructor) will next be seen in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of Bachelorette by Leslye Headland. He was most recently seen in Profiles' Midwest Premiere of A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh. Prior to that, he was seen in the World Premiere of A Beautiful Spell by Greg Kalleres, with Rare Terra Theatre at the Royal George. Eric's most recent Profiles appearances include the Midwest Premiere of Jailbait by Deirdre O'Connor, and the World Premiere of Kid Sister by Will Kern. Other appearances at Profiles include Fat Pig, Graceland, This is How It Goes, Body Awareness,  "Land of the Dead" as part of Profiles' Midwest Premiere of LaBute shorts,Things We Said Today, autobahn, The Glory of Living, The Radiant Abyss and Noise. Eric is an Adjunct Faculty member at Columbia College Chicago where he teaches acting.