Superior Self Tapes for the Working Actor

On Camera Artistry is an innovative course that aims to help actors enhance their on-camera skills and take their craft to the next level. The curriculum focuses on breaking down the script's beats, connecting with the camera, working with the director and DP to establish shots, and mastering acting techniques for close-ups, stillness, active listening, and internalization.

Learn techniques to increase concentration, reduce stress, and energize artistry in this one-night-only course: Meditation & Mindfulness for Actors.  Stepping into any character requires self-sacrifice and commitment. Many of the most fulfilling roles also bring an additional level of mental depletion and trauma. Long-time Congo Square friend, former board member, and artistic advocate Sylvia Ewing will share meditation techniques to help you center your craft and connect your inner voice with breath, sound, and guided meditation. 

The virtual workshop will include a lecture, demonstration, Q&A, and practice.  All levels of experience are welcome.

Power of Connections highlights the value and practices of making genuine connections within your creative space.

This course provides tools to refocus on building community, empathy, and power of observation to take meaningful actions.   

In Ann Joseph Douglas' “Secure The Bag: Grant Writing for Individual Artists” workshop you can learn how to write better grant applications than ever before! In this course, you will learn how to find and obtain better grants for your artistic endeavors.  Equip yourself to be a successful auteu.! Whether your goal is to fund your next short film or to start your own organization, this course can help you get there!

This course is a four-week professional development workshop with Congo Square Ensemble Member, Javon Johnson. His incredible acting career ranges from BET to Broadway and his accolades as a writer and director are the culmination of decades making smart and savvy business moves. Don’t miss your chance to learn from his example, and level up your career!

Black Shakespeare focuses on text analysis and is designed to provide strategies for approaching classical texts while still honoring the African diaspora.

Students can engage with classical scripts meaningfully and transformatively by analyzing classical texts from a global majority perspective. Students will learn to recognize the cultural and historical context that informs these plays and explore how that context can be integrated into authentic and innovative interpretations. This course will challenge you to think outside the box and discover new ways of approaching and performing classical texts.

In Writing For Television, Ensemble Member Monifa Days will teach you how to develop a consistent writing process. In this course you will learn to take your screenwriting skills to the next level. Whether it’s to create your own independent project, or to help sell your scripts, this course will help you get there!

In Founding Ensemble Member Javon Johnson’s' advanced “How To Write For TV & Film” workshops, you will receive direct, personalized coaching. Whether your dream is to become a network staff writer, or to win the next oscar for original screenplay, this course can help you get there!