Hollywood acting coach and author Chambers Stevens directs students during a previous Beaumont workshop. Courtesy photo
Acting coach and author Chambers Stevens will bring his Hollywood expertise to Beaumont in October with a trio of acting workshops for aspiring young actors.
The workshops, hosted by Divergent Theater, are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19, 4:30-7:30 p.m. for returning students, or Saturday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-noon for second through fifth grade, and 1-4 p.m. for sixth though 12th grade.
The workshops will be held at the The Art Studio, Inc., 720 Franklin St. in downtown Beaumont.
Cost is $95 for each workshop. Advance reservations are required. To reserve a spot sign up at facebook.com/divergenttheater or call 409-553-7968.
Stevens is an established coach and the author of seven books of monologues, scenes and commercials for young actors as well as published playwright. He is married to Betsy Sullenger, producer of the Disney Channel hit “Liv and Maddie,” and has won multiple awards for as the top acting coach for kids and teens in Los Angeles from Backstage, the national magazine for the film and television industry.
Just a few of Stevens’ current coaching clients are Kiernan Shipka, who played Sally Draper on “Mad Men” and is the star of the new Netflix “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” Lili Reinhart, who stars as Betty in “Riverdale,” and Bridger Zandina as Mordis in the Marvel show “Inhumans,” Sharkey in Amazon Prime “Bosch” and Harvey in “Better Things.”
“Chambers has a gift with children and teenagers,” coordinator Ramona Young said. “When he is coaching them on auditioning and different acting styles that are currently en vogue in Hollywood, he is super high energy. His energy reminds me of an early Jerry Lewis. He’s fun, he does voices, he connects on their level — he’s just hilarious. Kids love him.”
Stevens is an expert on the Disney style and has a multitude of clients on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon as well as all the major network and cable channels. He will teach students how to focus on the laugh, how to make an impression and the difference between single camera and multi-camera auditions.
Hollywood acting coach
and author Chambers Stevens guides a student during a previous Beaumont
workshop. Courtesy photo
“Chambers will instruct them on what skills they need to work on to be an effective auditioner,” she said. “There’ll be some techniques on memorization and how to make your audition stand out. There will also be scene and monologue work.
“A lot of the stuff will be effective for not only auditioning on the professional level, but also for kids who are planning for auditions for college acting programs or even local theater.”
Young said that Stevens visits Southeast Texas annually but Hurricane Harvey caused the postponement of last year’s workshop.
“I am so excited to have Chambers return this year,” she said. “His workshops are so popular, and I know students who have attended for several years and are thrilled that he will be back.”
Stevens, who is making his eighth trip to Southeast Texas, although his first for almost two years, said he enjoys working with young actors.
“Kids are the best,” Stevens said. “They are so full of creativity and energy. Their imaginations are powerful so they can throw themselves in to any scene. Plus they are so hungry for help from someone who knows what they are doing.”
For more on the workshops, visit www.facebook.com/divergent
theater.
For more on Chambers Stevens, visit www.chambersstevens.com.