Awakening and Building the Vocal Instrument  

   with  

Vincent Bagnall

 

 NEXT  6 week SESSION STARTS  April 18th

6 Weeks -  $295

($240 if enrolled in an acting class at PTS)

Wednesdays  6-8:30pm

  The class will focus on awakening and building your vocal instrument so that you can make the strongest vocal choices as an actor, regardless of your setting. We will do extensive and fun warm-up techniques-including breathing, vowel and consonant work and pacing. We will learn how to use the diaphram and support the flow of sound with the tongue and jaw to realize your actual ability to project. We will aslo work on resonance and vocal vibration by allowing your instrument to connect with the emotions of a given character. We will find different vocal levels so that we can see how influential your voice really is.

 Class size limited to 8 actors  for hands-on individual attention.

Additional Classes will be added based on demand

 Private Coaching $75/hr by appointment

($60  for actors paying full price for an on-going class at PTS )

 

    Vincent Bagnall has a B.A. in Drama where he studied acting, voice and movement . He later trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London while working with John Barton on classical text. He worked with Kristin Linklater and also studied the Skinner technique in Voice and Speech. He has worked extensively in Theater and Film while doing voice-overs including animation and audio books.

Most recently Vincent  taught voice & speech during the summer intensive at Penny Templeton Studios.

Vincent Bagnall’s movie debut was in MGM’s ‘Golden Gate’ with Matt Dillon and Joan Chen, directed by John Madden (‘Shakespeare In Love’).

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Vincent studied Drama at San Francisco State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He trained classically at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.

Vincent began his theater career in Germany playing Tom in Tennessee Williams’ ‘The Glass Menagerie’ and Jerry in Edward Albee’s ‘The Zoo Story.’

He then moved to Massachusetts and performed in plays such as ‘Lysistrata’; ‘Hedda Gabler’; ‘The Miss Firecracker Contest’; The Boor; and ‘Henry IV,’ directed by Austin Pendleton at the Williamstown Theater Festival.

Venturing westward to California, he performed in ‘Macbeth,’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘Measure For Measure’ at Shakespeare & Company in San Francisco. His repetoire was further enriched as a member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe.

After his stint in California, Vincent moved to New York where he played the lead male character opposite actress-playwright Pamela Sabaugh in the award-winning ‘Woman in the Animal Kingdom’ at the New York International Fringe Festival.

Other New York credits include his portrayal of Malcolm in ‘Macbeth’; Algernon in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’; Rosalind in the “switched-gender” casting of ‘As You Like It’; and Butch in ‘The Good Time Boys’ at The Wings Theatre.

While working in New York, Vincent was cast in a national tour with Chamber Theater Productions of Boston playing Roderick in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher, General Zaroff in ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ and Sam in ‘The Ransom of Red Chief.’

A talented voiceover artist, his extremely versatile voice has earned him numerous roles in feature animation such as ‘MD Geist II,’ ‘Garzey’s Wing’ and ‘Genocyber.’

Vincent’s extensive acting range landed him lead roles in ‘I, Traveller’ and ‘Fender Saves The World’; and TV appearances in ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘As The World Turns’ and ‘Beverly Hills 90210.’

Currently, Vincent Bagnall is working on a documentary about the history of Berlin entitled ‘Reinventions of Berlin.’