Fred Sullivan
Fred Sullivan, Jr. is a resident actor/director with the Trinity Rep Company in Providence, RI. Invited to join the company in 1984 by founding artistic director Adrian Hall, he has acted in over 120 productions in 32 seasons. Sullivan brings decades of experience to the workshops he teaches at RISD on acting and theater production. He has been resident director at the Gamm Theatre since 1996, where he has staged dozens of critically acclaimed productions, including Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, The Dresser, Barrymore and Glengarry Glen Ross. He has also acted in numerous productions with the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in Boston and teaches acting at Gamm and Trinity Rep.
Courses
Fall 2023 Courses
LAEL 1009-01
ACTING WORKSHOP
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Taught by a working professional actor/director, this introduction to acting will lead the beginning student through the artistic process involved in acting for the stage and other media. Through exercises, study of technique, scene work and improvisation, the student will work to develop natural abilities and will become familiar with the working language and tools of the modern actor. Emphasis in this class will be on the physical self, mental preparation, the imagination, and discipline. Written work will include keeping a journal and writing a character analysis. Perfect attendance in this course is vital and mandatory.
Open to Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Graduate Students.
Elective
Wintersession 2024 Courses
LAEL W050-101
THEATER PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Longtime professional actor/director Fred Sullivan (Boston critics Norton award winner, 35 year Trinity Rep veteran, Gamm Theatre, Commonwealth ShakespeareCompany and Lyric Stage) will guide an ensemble of students interested in making a play through a workshop process of producing a live original work for the stage. This process will culminate in a two live public performances of the production.
Students in this course will be asked to: rehearse and perform assigned roles; accept assigned duties on graphic, projection and property/costume design, construction and stage management teams and crews. Everyone is responsible for stage and backstage work and to commit to a flexible rehearsal schedule outside of class meetings (goal is to rehearse 4 mornings a week so another morning class will prove disruptive; We will be as flexible and understanding as possible to still create something excellent together). We will pursue a guided study of the performance demands and techniques, collaboration, dramaturgical elements and production requirements of the work produced. This is a very popular class. Sign up, put on some comfortable clothes and come to the first class ready to play. Waiting list will be curated by the instructor.
Elective