Actors Stretch
So often you do a training course and then... You're done. We disagree.
We believe actor training is a muscle that needs to be stretched so we've created classes and courses you can dip in and out of between projects to refresh your skills, recenter yourself, experiment and play in ways you don't get to when your on a project.
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Every retreat will be different and will be designed based on who is there and what you need. Perhaps you have an audition coming up, need to practice working in an accent, have a block to work through and/or need to remind yourself how easy connection is.
This is the space for you.
Bod is my happy place. It’s a place where I get to explore all of me personally and professionally. Returning becomes easier and easier each time as I work through the sticky stuff. I’m only able to do this because Steph listens to what I need in order to continue to unfold, learn, grow. She holds a safe space where I can deep dive, take risks and challenge myself. And it’s a joy and inspiring to be with other both feet humans doing the same delicious work. Front row seats for raw honest acting.
Samantha
Stretch retreats feel indispensable to me. Steph’s ability to create the conditions for me to do deep, expansive, brave work as a human and actor is truly magical. She meets me where I am, and provides the space, the tools and the nudges to go to places I didn’t know were possible, to make the changes that I need. It’s hard work, that feels so, so easy. Every time I leave, I’m full of love, I’m connected to what is important, and I’m opening doors I didn’t even know existed. My heart is full of gratitude.
Al
The reason I return to work with Steph is that I know I can count on her to help me dig deeper, to expand myself, to target something, wether it’s craft specific or an underlying personal knot to work through. There is nothing to lose but fear. Every time I leave braver. There aren’t many people who create a space for this kind of work and make it feel safe.
Maretha
The stretch reminded me of why I love to act. It brought me closer and back to why I choose to be an actor. There’s not many training rooms that I can bring my fear and mess into, and it be held and embraced so safely. It’s such a relief to be able to say “yeah there’s this thing that I just don’t feel close to yet” and be able to work through it without judgement, or shame or expectation. And being with other actors who are all on their own journey but so hungry to be in this industry makes the room feel like a rare exciting place to be. It’s the place I come to knowing it can be sticky, and working through it anyway. I came this time knowing that I have more to give as an actor, but unsure exactly what that looks like. And I’ve left feeling excited to put it all into practise in my own life and in rooms I walk into.
Leaving drama school almost a year ago now, it’s easy to focus on how hard it is. The rooms I’m not yet in. And how far away it can all feel. Coming back to train at bod brings that all closer, and this time it’s really made me change that narrative. I love to act. I love to explore all the parts of myself and bring them into a room. Working with actors and directors to create something magical. That’s the stuff.
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I feel braver. I feel deeply connected to who I am and where I’m going. Im hungry and ready to be seen, instead of hiding and waiting. I wouldn’t be able to know my edges or want to do things differently if I hadn’t kept coming back. If I hadn’t been shit scared but did it anyway. If I hadn’t spent years watching others fucking let go and taking baby steps towards it. It’s about building trust with myself, and returning again and again so that I can listen to my head, to my heart and to my gut. Being still and present enough to really listen to what it has to say. I feel closer to that now more than ever, and I know there’s so much fucking more as well. It’s exciting. It’s so fucking exciting.
Rhia
Stretch Retreats
