Techniques of Acting with Emilia Sargent

Name: Techniques of Acting with Emilia Sargent
Start: 2026-06-08T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-12T16:00:00-04:00
Location: New Tampa Performing Arts Center

Schedule

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

New Tampa Performing Arts Center | Wesley Chapel, FL

Techniques of Acting Intensive with Emilia Sargent, Producing Artistic Director of TampaRep and Voice/Acting Teacher at Emilia Sargent Studio
June 8 - 12, 2026
9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
TO REGISTER, please visit www.tamparep.org/education
Advanced Scene Study, Monologue and/or Song Interpretation,
Vocal Production, Text Analysis,
Movement, Character Development,
Audition Skills, and Industry Information
Techniques of Acting is for serious young actors who wish to develop acting skills needed to create truthful characters in imaginary circumstances. Actors will deepen their skills and delve thoroughly into character development and text analysis, with emphasis on creating and actively pursuing acting objectives, discovering scenes through character relationships, physical and vocal work, and nurturing emotional truth and availability. This is an excellent prep course for students auditioning for college or advanced high school drama programs. While the course is appropriate for any student who is serious about developing their craft, it is also excellent for students who are working professionally or ready to bridge to professional pursuits. Full week attendance is required. This intensive culminates in a Friday afternoon open classroom. This is an advanced and fast-paced program. Students in the intensive summer program are expected to individually prepare assigned work on their own prior to the start date and in the evenings during the program.
New Tampa Performing Arts Center
8550 Hunters Village Rd, Tampa, FL 33647
Class size is limited to 16 students, Ages 13 – 20*
Tuition: $460
Register early to ensure your spot!
Sign up for both Techniques of Acting and Musical Theatre Intensive to save $120!
Questions: Please email Emilia Sargent at [email protected]
About the Instructor:
Emilia Sargent, Producing Artistic Director/CEO of TampaRep, is an award-winning professional actor, director, singer, and educator with an M.F.A. in Directing and Arts Administration from the University of Idaho and a background in vocal performance from Auburn University and acting at The Atlantic in NYC. A proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, she has appeared on several Tampa Bay stages including TampaRep, American Stage, Jobsite Theater, StageWorks, Gorilla Theatre, Hat Trick Theatre, Straz Center Ferguson and Jaeb, and the Mahaffey. She is best known in Florida for her portrayals of Francesca in The Bridges of Madison County, The Pilot in the one woman show, Grounded (Best of the Bay Best Actress and Theatre Tampa Bay Outstanding Lead Actress), Henrietta Leavitt in Silent Sky (TTB Outstanding Lead Actress), and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (Best of the Bay Best Actress). Florida regional favorites include A Doll’s House, Part 2, Heisenberg, A View from the Bridge, Betrayal, I Do! I Do!, The Glass Menagerie, Metamorphoses, A Christmas Story, Boston Marriage, Much Ado About Nothing, and My Fair Lady, among many others. She has directed Next to Normal, Straight White Men, The Elephant Man, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Copenhagen and The Children’s Hour at TampaRep, as well as numerous theatre education musicals at the Patel Conservatory and Corbett Preparatory School. Her passions for the creation of theatre as well as for training artists in a rigorous, meaningful way and helping them bridge to professional careers are as deep as her love of performance. Her teaching is rooted in Uta Hagen, Practical Aesthetics, Chuck Jones and Edith Skinner, and Viewpoints. She has taught at the Patel Conservatory, TampaRep, Corbett Preparatory School, and the Community School of the Arts, and is a certified teacher of Alba Technique. Her specialized intensives and techniques classes draw students from all over Tampa Bay and beyond. A co-founder of TampaRep, Emilia served as Director of Education Programs for TampaRep for nine years. She runs the Emilia Sargent Studio where she teaches voice and acting, coaches professional and college auditions, and serves as a talent scout for agents and managers. Emilia has taught hundreds of students, soared to premier collegiate programs and professional careers which reach to Broadway.