You need no acting skills at all to join this workshop. You'll learn and try the whole acting process from table read to performance with a supportive group, led by a real, passionate and warm director. You'll make mistakes, you'll laugh, you'll learn acting and speaking techniques, you'll have an awesome time!

What happens between an actor’s first look at a script and a scene coming to life? And what might you discover about yourself by stepping into someone else’s shoes? Join Noah, a seasoned actor, director, drama and literature professor—and a wonderfully warm guide—for an acting workshop open to everyone. We’ll work with a scene from David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish, a bilingual English and Chinese play set in Guizhou in 2011. No acting experience or belief in your own “talent” is necessary: curiosity and a willingness to give it a try are all you need.

We’ll begin by exploring the play and its characters, move into a table read, and then get on our feet to act out the scene. With Noah directing, we’ll practise how actors use intention, voice, movement and listening to make a scene feel alive, while building public speaking skills and confidence in expressing ourselves. We’ll make mistakes, laugh, try a different approach and do it again—just as actors do in rehearsal. Expect a playful, thoughtful experience where you can surprise yourself, connect with others, and discover new possibilities in how you speak, move and take up space.

完全不需要任何表演基础就能来参加这个工作坊。你会跟着一位真正的、特别有热情又很温暖的导演，在一个互相支持的氛围里，从围读剧本一路体验到正式表演。你会出错，会笑，会学到表演和表达的技巧，也会玩得特别开心！

从一个演员第一次看到剧本，到一场戏真正活起来，中间到底发生了什么？穿上别人的鞋走一走，你又会发现自己什么？跟着 Noah 来参加一场对所有人都开放的表演工作坊吧。他是一位经验丰富的演员、导演、戏剧与文学教授，也是一个特别温暖的带路人。我们会用华裔剧作家 David Henry Hwang （黄哲伦）的《Chinglish》（中式英文）里的一场戏来练习，这是一部中英双语的剧，故事发生在2011年的贵州。不需要任何表演经验，也不用觉得自己有“天赋”：只要有好奇心，愿意试一试，就够了。

我们会先了解这部剧和里面的人物，然后进入围读，最后站起来把这场戏演出来。Noah 会当导演，带我们练习演员怎么用意图、声音、动作和倾听，让一场戏变得有生命力，同时也会练到公众表达，还有更自信地表达自己。我们会出错、会笑、会换个方式再来一遍——就像演员在排练时那样。这会是一次又好玩又有想法的体验，你可能会被自己惊到，也会跟别人产生连接，还会在怎么说话、怎么动、怎么占据空间这些方面，发现一些新的可能。