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Gretchen Sonstroem is a highly experienced teacher known for her passionate,
dynamic and inspirational style of teaching that includes a sincere
respect for both the creative and technical aspects of the acting
process. She brings a vast knowledge of acting styles to her teaching
from her classwork at Circle-In-The-Square Theatre School in New York
City (including Uta Hagen's and Mira Rostova's systems), as well as
that of Frank Galati's textwork and Mary Zimmerman's movement
techniques which Gretchen studied while receiving her master's degree
in Performance Studies at Northwestern University.
Gretchen's Midwest
theatre credits include work at Madison Repertory, Strawdog, Bailiwick
and Writers' Theatre - Chicago, where her favorite portrayals include
George Sand and Anne Sexton. In addition, Gretchen enjoys creative
forays into playwriting (including her production "the Psalm of Levi
Yoder" with Annabel Armour and Jane Heitz at Northwestern University),
memoir writing, and the adaptation of oral histories for the stage.
Gretchen honors the physical aspects of the performer
through her study and teaching of Yoga, having received her teacher
certification through N.U. Yoga in Chicago in 1990, which she shares with students in Act One's classes and
the Conservatory at Act One.
Classes taught:
Fundamentals I
Fundamentals II
Scene Study Workshop
Monologue Workshop
Yoga for Actors
Seminars taught:
Monologue Clinic
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