Kristin Linklater Voice Workshop
Program Dates
May 16 through June 15, 2025
Program Overview
This four- week, retreat-style program takes students to the Kasteel Well in the Netherlands. We will take a deep dive into the depths of the voice/body/speech work, finding joy in the subtle precisions of the Linklater voice practice and extreme playfulness through the Roy Hart approach, while playing Shakespeare texts, with the goal of developing a fuller expressive range and deeper relationship with the spoken word and the speaking body. There will be excursions to Amsterdam and London.
Program Eligibility & Admission
- Open to rising juniors and seniors as well as rising sophomores with special permission.
Course Information
This program is offered for a total of 8 credits. Students will be required to be enrolled by Emerson College in the following courses:
- TH 421 - Advanced Acting Special Topics: Linklater Voice & Shakespeare I
- TH 421 - Advanced Acting Special Topics: Linklater Voice & Shakespeare II
Academic Highlights
- Develop new skills to more fully realize authentic, potent, and expansive range of expression.
- Introduction and application of techniques to approach, unpack and embody heightened text through applying voice work to Shakespeare monologues.
- Being taught by the expertise of an Emeritus Teacher designated in Action Theater and specialized in Shakespeare and a Designated Linklater Teacher also specialized in Roy Hart.
- Get to know some other actors and DLT's based in the UK.
Cultural Highlights
- Explore the idyllic environs of Well, The Netherlands, along with the bustling and vibrant cities of Amsterdam and London during short excursions
- Expand your palette by trying traditional Dutch fare.
Cost & Inclusions
Program Fee (Undergraduate): $10,500
Included in the Program Fee
- Tuition (8 credits)
- Registration Fee
- Housing: Double and triple accommodations; shared bathrooms
- Most meals
- Included excursions, workshops, and guest speakers
- Local transportation
Not Included in the Program Fee
- Round-trip airfare to/from the airport (Est. $1,200)
- Some independent meals
- Incidental or personal expenses
- Passports (or visas, if required)
- International Health Insurance*
*May be waived by those with alternate comparable insurance.
*Health Insurance Coverage: Participants must have an insurance plan that provides coverage while abroad. If you feel your current insurance is not adequate, please research a plan that is.
For information on Supplemental Health Plans, please visit our Health Insurance Requirements page.
Subject to change.