NOVA Workshop Series
This exciting series of professional workshops geared toward adult learners provides artists opportunities to explore their craft and build new skills. Workshops are led by theatrical professionals and aim to foster creativity, confidence, and collaboration with our talented Michigan artists.
VIEWPOINTS TECHNIQUE
FOR THE BOLD ACTOR
Led by Kat Walsh
December 14th, 2025
6-10 PM at Theatre NOVA
Viewpoints is an improvisational training system that develops an actor’s awareness of their body in relation to time and space, using these elements to create meaning on stage. It offers a shared vocabulary for ensembles, encouraging collaboration and freeing performers to take risks and make bold, imaginative choices. The Six Original Viewpoints were first identified by postmodern choreographer and theatre artist Mary Overlie through her process of deconstruction, and were later expanded and applied to theatre-making by directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau as a method for devising and staging new work.
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In this course, Kat Walsh will introduce participants to the fundamentals of Viewpoints, adapting the curriculum to meet the familiarity and skill level of those registered. The practice is done barefoot and emphasizes full physical engagement; participants should dress comfortably for a wide range of movement. The class requires a minimum of ten students and can accommodate up to twenty.
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AUDITION TECHNIQUE
Led by Diane Hill
February 8th, 2026
6-10 PM at Theatre NOVA
Want to feel more confident walking into your next audition? Join us at Theatre NOVA for a one-night-only workshop on Audition Techniques, led by Theatre NOVA Producing Artistic Director Diane Hill.
This workshop is designed to help actors of all experience levels sharpen their skills in a fun, accessible, and supportive environment. You’ll learn practical tools and strategies to make your auditions stronger, whether you’re preparing monologues, cold readings, or musical auditions.
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VOICE ACTING
AND AUDIODRAMA PRODUCTION
Led by Michael Alan Herman and Josie Eli Herman
April 12th, 2026
6-10 PM at Theatre NOVA
Whether you’re interested in booking gigs as a voice actor, or starting your own audio drama series, this workshop is a great way to get started! Learn techniques to develop a character through voice, gain confidence acting for the microphone, and grow your skills in authentic and nuanced voice acting – all in a fun and stress-free environment. This workshop is designed for actors of all experience levels to grow their voice acting skills, and touches on the basics to help you start recording an audiodrama or podcast of your own.
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Puppetry Basics
Led by Cameron Prevatte
May 31st, 2026
6-10 PM at Theatre NOVA
Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of Puppetry? Come explore multiple different styles with puppet master and EMU alumni Cameron Prevatte. We will dive into bunraku puppetry with paper puppets, mask work, object puppetry, as well as shadow puppetry. Utilizing grounded breathing techniques and sensory awareness, Cameron leads participants through a collection of exercises that give actors tools for character and performance creation. Come ready to move and explore your creative self!
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INTRO TO CLOWN
Led by Fool School Clown Class, Rose Carver
July 26th, 2026
6-10 PM at Theatre NOVA
You'll learn the basics of clown theory and performance while discovering what makes clowns such a timeless and enduring archetype. You will get a glimpse into the clown world of failure, embracing vulnerability, connecting with the audience, and what it means to be a clown in the current political climate.
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