Richard Gilbert-Hill Acting Workshops

Richard Gilbert-Hill has been a working actor since 1976. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University and original member of the Court Theatre Company. He was a member of the Young Company at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Ontario, Canada. Richard has Guest Starred on many television shows including Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Frasier, Seventh Heaven, and Third Rock From the Sun, as well as a number of  motion pictures. Additionally, he is a produced writer for television. He has had a 30-year relationship with Gordon Hunt and his Acting Workshop, first as a student and then as full acting instructor. Since the passing of Gordon Hunt in 2016, he has teamed up with Gordon’s daughter, Helen Hunt, and continues teaching the Gordon Hunt Acting Workshop.  In addition, Richard teaches classes in Voice, Breath, and Muscularity (Language Production). His students have gone on to study at some of the most highly respected theater programs in the country, including The Julliard School.

Fall Session - 2021
Six-Week Intensive
Monologues & Scenes

REGISTRATION LIMITED TO SIX STUDENTS
For Serious High School Students
and Adults
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Sunday Evenings - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
October 10th through November 21st

Registration before October 8th - $300
Registration after October 8th - $350

Nightly Drop In - $60

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THE CLASS: Following the principles created in The Gordon Hunt Acting Workshop, Richard teaches actors that they need to take responsibility for their own work. Too many directors are more consumed with the technical aspects of production and don’t have a language to talk to actors. To that end, everyone is asked after they work, how they felt it went to develop an outside and inside sense of their work. Every class starts with core acting exercises that develop the craft of acting or auditioning skills. The bulk of the class is spent in the performance of fully memorized and rehearsed scenes or monologues, followed by a critique and maybe a reworking of the scene or monologue.  This class is for serious high school students and adults. It should be noted, observing - with a skillful instructor,  can be as beneficial as actual performance of a monologue or scene. Depending upon class size, not every student will present every week.

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Perhaps you are considering studying acting or musical theater on the University level. You need to attend one of the best schools. You need to get the best training possible to open the doors for the experience to fulfill your dreams.

​Here is what just one of our students had to say:

"Working with Richard was an incredible experience. His understanding of Shakespeare is phenomenal and he challenged my understanding of my characters, in both contemporary and classical monologues, to give them far more color and depth. Working with him is an opportunity you will not want to miss out on!"

Ryan Wagner - Musical Theater Graduate - Western Michigan University

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Winter Session - 2022
Seven-Week Intensive
From Page to Production

REGISTRATION LIMITED TO SIX STUDENTS
For Serious High School Students
and Adults
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Sunday Evenings - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
January 16th through February 27th

Registration before January 14th - $350
Registration after January 14th - $400

Nightly Drop In - $60

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THE CLASS: This session begins with watching a live performance of the Arthur Miller play All My Sons. Students will then be given a copy of the play to read in preparing for week two. Now the fun begins. From choices in physicality, character development, pacing, emotion, intensity...the list goes on...students will explore the elements that make an unforgettable performance and what they should take from the PAGE TO PRODUCTION.

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When it comes to an audition, your "resume" isn't important. What  matters is what you can do in a THREE MINUTE audition. An audition that can change the entire course of your life.

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We will give you tools, techniques, and skills that give you REAL training in obtaining the roles you want and the performance opportunities you dream of!

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It's time to stop feeling like a stage decoration! Get the skills to give the performances you always knew you were capable of delivering!