SEASON 10 - Intensive Acting Program by Applause Vadodara - #IAPLite 2024 Special

The LAST CHANCE to MAKE 2024 Count!

If your dreams and your 'me time' have been waiting all year through, here is the final chance to make #2024 count.

Join the IAP SEASON 10 ~ Year end and 10th anniversary special; start your journey of self-discovery and celebration with Applause Vadodara.

This is a #LITE version of the workshop, it's still Intensive, but this time, we will build up the journey louder, happier and swifter.

After 9 fascinating seasons, here is the 10th.

The last of the year, the first of the next.

Walk in from 2024 to 2025 in style, with grace and with smiles.

Presenting IAP SEASON 10

Intensive Acting Program By Applause Vadodara 

Orientation: 22-12-24 | Sunday | 5 PM to 7 PM | Registration Fee is refundable on Enrollment to the program

Program Days: Weekends | Saturdays and Sundays | Evenings (timings will be planned with group convenience)

Program Dates: 28, 29 December 2024, 4, 5 January 2025, and 11, 12 January 2025

Applause Vadodara presents the Intensive Acting Program where over 4 weeks you will build your own performance. This performance will be staged. 

Take-aways: 

As an individual 

• Creative thinking and acumen 
• Stage presence and composure 
• Confidence to express oneself
• Smart listening and perception 
• Improved intuition 
• Surprise meeting with ‘Yourself’! And of course, a circle of like-minded people, that turn into lifelong friendships. 

As an actor 

• Improvisation techniques, how to think on your feet 
• Scene work, working with the co-actor 
• Rehearsal, repeating what you must improve without getting bored and experiencing the magic in performance 
• Experience as an actor, going on stage
• Pictures for your portfolio, adding credibility to your journey 
• Personal attention and mentorship (which might be strict at times) but absolutely with the best interest for you. 

You may share any personal goals with your facilitator, so we can achieve them together!

And finale, you perform on stage, you have a show!

Who is this for: 

• Students aged 16 to 25 who want to polish their public speaking communication confidence and other skills. 
• Professionals aged 25 to 55 who want all of the above or want to touch upon the nascent acting aspiration that was put away for professional and family responsibilities. (You made sacrifices we feel you. We will make sure your dream to perform comes true!)
• Adults aged 55 and above who want to come back to acting or want to grow youthful with new experiences.

*Children above the age of 10 may apply and two spots will be made available.

What will the process be:

• You will have 4 hours sessions per week for 5 weeks. Which means this is a 20 hours program where the facilitator will be involved. There will be 6 additional rehearsals of 10 to 12 hours duration through the final week. 
• Over and above the facilitators role you will be coached to carry on similar rehearsal at your end as self-work equivalent to about 20 hours per week (Approximately 30 minutes a day only.)
• Eventually we would expect collective performance development by the participants. Performance is included in the program; however participants may choose the degree of their participation. This is voluntary and up-to the participant’s comfort; the coaches will encourage maximum participation 

Total program duration: 40 to 50 hours. 

• Each participant will be given personal attention and mentorship. 
• The performance will be open to an audience. This may or may not be a ticketed show. Tickets will be listed on professional booking websites as for all shows presented by Applause Vadodara 

Why you should join this program 

• Do you wish to experience acting? 
• Do you feel you want to try something new?
• Were you previously an actor and want to come back to it?
• Are you new to the city and want to make friends? 
• Is there a shift in your life and you are adapting to change? 
• You are simply a happy creative and want to put your skills to stage!
• You have just finished your exams and you want to rejuvenate 
• You have worked too hard in March and now you want another universe 
• You are a professional actor and want to enhance your portfolio 
• You would like something new for your instagram videos or reels 
• You want to improve your communication skills confidence or enhance your voice as an individual.
• You have a  personal goal or agenda that you feel will be met through theatre. You can share this with us and we will guide you on whether the program will be useful or will it align with your needs. If required we will include your goals in the program too. Write to us on [email protected] or reach us on +919879918914

Registration process: 

• You can register by completing the registration on this link or by filling up the registration form on google docs. If you would like to apply for a scholarship please write to [email protected] with ‘Scholarship for IAP’ in the subject and an introduction to your profile and reason for request. 
• Members of Applause Vadodara who have been a part of at least 5 New Theatre Rules sessions or any previous 5 day workshops or above 5 hours of theatre work with Applause Vadodara or have worked in a production or play staged by the group are eligible for a 15%and previous IAP students may enroll again by availing 40% scholarship on the program fee. You may reach out on whatsapp to +91 98799 18914. (Subject to available slots) Pls note: This season does not have scholarship as the fee is already discounted for all, commemorating our 10th anniversary and 2024 finale.

About the group:

Applause Vadodara encourages an age-no-bar gender-no-bar language-no-bar type of association with theatre and art. Our mission is to create Innovative theatre Experiences that engage empower and entertain. We are Vadodara's first and most popular theatre initiative started in 2014.

Applause has more than 10 productions to credit and artists have performed at various festivals such as Kalaghoda Arts Festival International Children's Theatre festival Sayaji Literature Festival to name a few. Workshops by Applause Vadodara have been hosted across the country from Chandigarh to Mumbai and various other locations.

About the key facilitators:

Apsara Iyengar has been a mentor and Theatre practitioner for a 12 years now and she has been mentoring & traveling around the country as a Theatre facilitator in various universities schools and festivals

She’s a regular writer for Theatre gym London and as a key back facilitator for playback Nigeria’s International Theatre Festival. She’s a published microfiction author with Half Baked Beans publication. 

Anshul Sharma is a film-maker with a wide range of experience from theatre to feature film making. He specializes in voice acting and conveying emotion in context to scenes. He is also an Improv coach taking regular sessions at Applause Vadodara.

Sonu Chaturvedi started his journey as a theatre professional in 2019 Bhopal. He played numerous variety of roles onstage as an actor performing across Bhopal Delhi(NSD) Indore Pune Mumbai Vadodara & many other cities. He worked in the film Navyug (Youtube) and protagonist in an upcoming short film.

Event Venue

Applause Vadodara's Studio, First Floor, B2, 13, Suvarnapuri Society (Parking outside the lane) Alkapuri Rd, Jetalpur, Vadodara, Gujarat 390020, India