THE ENSEMBLE ENGINE
The Ensemble Engine is a four-day intensive for actors ready to sharpen their craft and work at full capacity. This is not about talking around momentum - it’s about building it, deliberately and consistently, through clear choices, high stakes, and rigorous engagement with the work.
Across four days, actors will deepen scene work through ensemble exploration (3 - 4 participants per group) focusing on bold action, real listening, and imaginative specificity that carries both to the back row and the close-up. Actors arrive prepared to make a strong, fully realised first pass, then refine and expand the work through practical, in-the-room application.
Ensemble and scene work that prioritizes bold action and clear dramatic stakes
Physical and spatial work to support expressive, readable performance
Tools for sustaining momentum, precision, and imaginative commitment under pressure
WITH JULIA GRACE & HARRY HAYNES
ABOUT THE INTENSIVE
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Julia Grace:
Embodiment and specificity: living inside the circumstances, sharpening the ability to be affected and making behaviour truthful and readable.
Harry Haynes:
A deep dive into text through structured improvisation and character work, so actors forge a visceral connection to circumstance and story.
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Ignite impulse
Stop “indicating” and start doing. Commit to playable actions and let your choices land.Strengthen Bravery
‘Get it done’ - Train the muscle of the bold choice - early, clearly, and without apology.Deepen imaginative specificity
Work with consequence, pressure, and precise circumstances so the performance becomes magnetic.
COURSE FACILITATORS
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JULIA GRACE
Meisner & Viewpoints
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HARRY HAYNES
Associate Artistic Director
DETAILS
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February 19th - 22nd
10am - 5pm
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$820 (inc. GST)
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Auditing will be available for the final day of the intensive.
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This course is available for up to 16 participants.
16th Street’s intensives and courses provide actors with opportunities to hone their craft in celebrated techniques. We work alongside master teachers and highly trained acting specialists to deliver these unique courses to Melbourne.
This course is ideal for graduates and professional actors over the age of 18.
This class will be open to auditors on the final day.
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