Actors Center Michiana
574-210-6762
actors_center_michiana@comcast.net
Mission
Actors Center Michiana is dedicated to providing the highest quality instruction for children and adults. Our classes are taught by highly qualified and experienced instructors.
Improve your child's confidence and poise through our multi-faceted classroom approach.
Learn from enthusiastic teachers with many years of professional and education experience.
Profile
Offering classes in Acting for children and adults. The Center will begin with Children Workshops in the Summer of 2007. Look for classes for adults of all ages as well. Please inquire if you are interested.
Information
RANDY COLBORN is the founder and Master Teacher of the Actors Center Michiana. He is a Professor of Theatre at Indiana University South Bend. He is a member of the Artistic Collective of Lifeline Theatre in Chicago. Chicago credits include The Goodman, Wisdom Bridge, Remains, Immediate, Stormfield, Pegasus, and Bailiwick Repertory, of which he was a member of the Artistic Ensemble from 1988-90. He has been awarded Joseph Jefferson Citations for his performances in CHAOS, 'TIL THE FAT LADY SINGS, EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, and OURSELVES ALONE. Randy was Guest Artist with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in 1999, 1995, 1994 and 1993. Credits with C.S.F. include Sir John Falstaff in THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, The Player in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, Sir Toby Belch in TWELFTH NIGHT and Antiochus, Cleon, Simonides and Pander in PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE. In 1997 he appeared as Junior Swansen in THE ICE FISHING PLAY (1997) at Next Theatre in Evanston, IL. In 2003 Randy performed the role of George in Edward Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF for the Theatre Company at I.U.S.B.
In 2002, 2001 and 2000 Randy directed at the Red Barn Summer Theatre. Credits include Leslie Sand's SOMETHING TO HIDE, Mary Hanes's DOIN’ TIME AT THE ALAMO, and Tennessee William's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. In 2000 he directed William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS for the Indiana Thespians All-State production at the University of Indianapolis. The All-State company was comprised of outstanding high school students from the state of Indiana. Other directing credits include LOVERS AND EXECUTIONERS, Alan Ball's FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS, PLAYHOUSE CREATURES, FUDDY MEERS, WINNIE THE POOH, Marivaux's THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE, Tony Kushner's A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY, TARTUFFE, RICHARD III, FOOL FOR LOVE, THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS, AMERICAN BUFFALO, THE LEARNED LADIES, THE LIVING, MERTON OF THE MOVIES, LYDIE BREEZE, AS YOU LIKE IT, THE COUNTRY WIFE, GOD’S COUNTRY, ORPHANS, OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD and TRUE WEST.
Randy has also worked with award winning playwrights Scott McPherson (MARVIN'S ROOM) on his first play, 'TIL THE FAT LADY SINGS; John Logan (NEVER THE SINNER, HAUPTMANN and the screenplays for GLADIATOR, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, EVERY GIVEN SUNDAY, THE LAST SAMARAI) on SNOW and NEBRASKA; and Neil Labute on his play IN THE COMPANY OF MEN in 1992.
At Indiana University South Bend Randy teaches all levels of Acting and Voice/Movement for the Actor. Specialized courses include The Comedy of Manners, Acting Shakespeare, Clowning, Mask Work (Commedia, Basel, Neutral, Character) and Theatre Games. In the summer of 1998, with a generous Summer Faculty Fellowship and a Grant in Aid of Research/Creative Activity from IUSB, Randy applied for and was selected as one of twelve participants for the Teacher Development Workshop at the Actor’s Center/Shakespeare Lab of the Public Theatre in New York. Randy worked with Master Acting Teachers Christopher Bayes, Frank Deal, Barry Edelstein, William Esper, Earle Gister, Dudley Knight, Kristen Linklater, Joanna Merlin, and Carolyn Serota. He received the B.A. in Communication Arts/Theatre from Indiana University South Bend (1983) and the M.F.A. in Acting Performance from Purdue University (1986).
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