Next. Level. Intimacy! Physical Techniques for Telling Intimate Stories on Stage.
Physical Techniques for Telling Intimate Stories on Stage.
$35 Registration
Discounts Available - Please contact us to request
This class is 18 +
Taught by Bess Kaye
Once we have basic consent practices in place, we can explore how distance, movement, shapes, and contact shape characters’ relationships and intimate stories. Actors who wish will be given physical techniques for pursuing objectives and given scenes in a small lab setting. While students can treat this as a lecture course, those who choose to participate will be making physical contact with a scene partner. "
Class Level: Intermediate
PREREQUISITE: "Theatrical Intimacy Basics for the Actor" or some experience with theatrical intimacy as an actor (either a class or in rehearsal) is required. This is not for a student who has never worked on theatrical intimacy before.
Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 @ 10am to 12noon
at the Reston Players’ Lindsay C. Petersen Rehearsal Hall
264 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon, Va 20170
Bess Kaye (she/they) is a theater maker in DC and Baltimore. She has crafted the stories of love and violence for The Shakespeare Theater, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Monumental Theater Company, and Nu Sass Productions, among others. She teaches stage combat with the Noble Blades, Fairfax County's Institute for the Arts, and STC's Academy. thebesskayescenario.com
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the class, payment, safety, or any other topic, please email Noble@NobleBlades.org or contact us here.
Physical Techniques for Telling Intimate Stories on Stage.
$35 Registration
Discounts Available - Please contact us to request
This class is 18 +
Taught by Bess Kaye
Once we have basic consent practices in place, we can explore how distance, movement, shapes, and contact shape characters’ relationships and intimate stories. Actors who wish will be given physical techniques for pursuing objectives and given scenes in a small lab setting. While students can treat this as a lecture course, those who choose to participate will be making physical contact with a scene partner. "
Class Level: Intermediate
PREREQUISITE: "Theatrical Intimacy Basics for the Actor" or some experience with theatrical intimacy as an actor (either a class or in rehearsal) is required. This is not for a student who has never worked on theatrical intimacy before.
Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 @ 10am to 12noon
at the Reston Players’ Lindsay C. Petersen Rehearsal Hall
264 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon, Va 20170
Bess Kaye (she/they) is a theater maker in DC and Baltimore. She has crafted the stories of love and violence for The Shakespeare Theater, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Monumental Theater Company, and Nu Sass Productions, among others. She teaches stage combat with the Noble Blades, Fairfax County's Institute for the Arts, and STC's Academy. thebesskayescenario.com
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the class, payment, safety, or any other topic, please email Noble@NobleBlades.org or contact us here.
Physical Techniques for Telling Intimate Stories on Stage.
$35 Registration
Discounts Available - Please contact us to request
This class is 18 +
Taught by Bess Kaye
Once we have basic consent practices in place, we can explore how distance, movement, shapes, and contact shape characters’ relationships and intimate stories. Actors who wish will be given physical techniques for pursuing objectives and given scenes in a small lab setting. While students can treat this as a lecture course, those who choose to participate will be making physical contact with a scene partner. "
Class Level: Intermediate
PREREQUISITE: "Theatrical Intimacy Basics for the Actor" or some experience with theatrical intimacy as an actor (either a class or in rehearsal) is required. This is not for a student who has never worked on theatrical intimacy before.
Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 @ 10am to 12noon
at the Reston Players’ Lindsay C. Petersen Rehearsal Hall
264 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon, Va 20170
Bess Kaye (she/they) is a theater maker in DC and Baltimore. She has crafted the stories of love and violence for The Shakespeare Theater, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Monumental Theater Company, and Nu Sass Productions, among others. She teaches stage combat with the Noble Blades, Fairfax County's Institute for the Arts, and STC's Academy. thebesskayescenario.com
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the class, payment, safety, or any other topic, please email Noble@NobleBlades.org or contact us here.