Acting Scene Study with Coach Bruce Purcell

Biography

  • Worked in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles for 30 years as a producer, director, camera operator, technical director, editor and acting coach
  • Coached scene study and commercials-on-camera technique for 3 years at the Academy of Creative Training in Denver, CO
  • Producer/director on the launch team of three cable networks Encore, Starz and The International Channel Network
  • Emmy nominated director for the documentary "Baggataway-The Sport of Nations" 1995
  • Coached scene study at the Actors Center of Los Angeles for 6 months
  • Member of Denver Center Theater Company Denver, Co 80-81
  • Founding member of the Second Shepherd Players Colorado Springs, CO 78-80
  • Founding member of Much Ado About Nothing- improvisation comedy group Colorado Springs 78-80
  • Member of Peoples Light and Theater Company- Philadelphia 74-76
  • Studied with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop
  • Studied with Mark Travis at Theater West in Los Angeles
  • Studied character development with Cliff Osmond
  • Studied vocal production with Bonnie Raphael at the Denver Center Theater Company

Bruce Purcell

Testimonials

Students and industry professionals describe working with Bruce

Cathy Smith

Former Executive Producer-Encore Movie Channel

"Bruce has a gentle, easy going approach to working with on-camera talent."

Bill Mount

Denver, CO

"Bruce help me find ways to bring myself into my work. I was always playing characters before that."

Michael George Miller

Actor-Los Angeles

"Bruce's approach to scene study just makes sense:  make choices and keep it simple!"

Kelly Rivard

Actress-Minneapolis, MN

"On set, Bruce's talent blew me away. He has a wide acting range from being immensely comical to portraying the perfect amount of emotion in a scene. Bruce is someone to learn from and look up to due to his vast amount of experience and his amicable character."

Training Offerings

Select from the available training offerings below

Introductory Scene Study Workshop

During this session, actors will work on the basics of scene work.

Unlike commercial scripts, scene based scripts do not rely as much on the words on the page to move the scene along.

With that in mind, this session will focus more on the who, what, when, where and why of the scene.

Previous acting experience is not necessary, but all levels are welcome.

Workshop is 90 minutes in length.

$90$70

Advanced Scene Study Workshop

Focusing on the characters in the scene, this workshop seeks to engage the actors through a variety of exercises.

Sensory experience, improvisation and character analysis are a few examples of the work to be done during this session.

More focus will be on reacting rather than acting. Previous acting experience preferred.

Workshop is 90 minutes in length.

$90$70

Individual
Coaching

These one-on-one sessions, endeavor to help you find a greater depth in your work as an actor/performer.

You must come in with something that you are working on, whether it’s a monologue, a section of a one person show, a character that you are developing, or even a song that you are trying to "bring to life".

Previous experience is very helpful, but not necessary.

Price is per hour of coaching.

$90$70