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Here's what you need to know and how this class will get you there

Who is this class for?

How to Be a MotherF*cking TV Actor

This 5 WEEK ON CAMERA CLASS is ideal for actors who are auditioning only occasionally for TV and film and need to know the practical ways to help to translate their theatre acting to acting for the camera. If you are starting out or looking to come back to the business, this class is a perfect place to start. Learn new skills, build confidence, learn your type and start to book that audition room so you can continue to get better and better opportunities.

5 WEEK ON CAMERA CLASS
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will arm you with each and every one of these
​power audition techniques

FREE BadAssActor OnCamera Class
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  • My agents never get me out!
  • LIKE NEVER!
  • Grrrrrrrrr
  • The reader is giving me NOTHING!
  • How can I act with her?
  • I can never remember my lines!

  • Do I need pictures?
  • New tape? 
  • To lose 20 pounds?
  • I don't have a lot of money.
  • How do I know which class to take?
They will only see me
as a nurse or a bank teller.
​How do I get to audition for
​roles with some depth?

Here's how to Join the
TV/Film MotherFucking Actor 
​ OnCamera Technique I Class: 

WHERE, WHEN and HOW


  • You can join us from anywhere in the world! This class will take place online
  • in TheDreamUnlocked's virtual classroom over Zoom. 
  • This six-week class will begin Mon & Wed starting July 16th for 5 Weeks
     9th from 7:00-8:30pm EST.
  • Weeks 1-5 will consist of live coaching on your scenes from April and Hilary, covering the memorization technique, meisner listening and responding, emotional trigger techniques & Q&A. 

Buy the 5 Week OnCamera Technique I

What's the difference between the
on camera 
​MFA classes?


TV/Film MFA OnCamera Technique I

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  • Virtual Online Class

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  • 5 Weeks
    Mon & Wed
    July - Aug

    ​7pm-9pm (EST)
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  • Enrollment is open to theatre folks who want to move into Film/TV, but haven't had any training or experience working in the medium and keep getting stuck in the audition process 

  • Live 1:1 coaching on your scenes focusing on the three most important elements of a successful onCamera technique:

  • Meisner Technique: Listening & Responding 

  • Letter Perfect Fast Memorization
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  • Creating the Reality in the audition room based on your given circumstances
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  • Each class is recorded for you to keep so you can track your progress
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  • 6-8 Students per Class
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  • Regular Price
    $679
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TV/Film MFA OnCamera Technique II

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  • Virtual Online Class
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  • 5 Weeks
    ​Tues &Thu 

     Aug - Sept
  • 10am-12pm (EST)​​

  • Enrollment is open to folks who have successfully completed the MFA Audition Technique I
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  • Live 1:1 coaching focusing on Text Analysis of Prepared Scenes & Cold Readings​
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  • Each class is recorded for you to keep so you can track your progress

  • 6-8 Students per section
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  • Regular Price
    $679
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7 Day Self-Tape Audition Slam

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  • Virtual Online Class


  • One Week in September for
    7 Days
    10am-12pm


  • Enrollment is open to folks who have completed MFA Technique I & II

  • 7 Day Self-Tape Slam

  • 7 Days
    7 Classes,
    7 Self Tapes
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  • Live 1:1 coaching on one scene per day and feedback on one self tape daily

  • 6-8 Students per section
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  • Regular Price
    $679​​
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Installments Payment Plans include NYS tax plus $25 finance charge

Pay full price and get a FREE HotSeat Call with April or Hilary
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MFA OnCamera Package Deal


Save $150
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​$1887

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Installments Payment Plans include NYS tax plus $25 finance charge

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BadAssActor Studio On Camera Class Package
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Who's teaching this class anyway?

April Yvette Thompson

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April Yvette Thompson 
is a Tony-winning producer/writer/actor working across media.  Film/TV credits include BULL, Blue Caprice, Gotham, Blue Bloods, Babylon Fields, The Exonerated (w/Susan Sarandon & Delroy Lindo), Accidental Husband, Backwards,  Babylon Fields, Law & Order & Third Watch, etc.  Broadway/Off Broadway credits include Clybourne Park, (Pulitzer & Tony); Vassar Voices (w/Meryl Streep), Good Bread Alley, Liberty City The Exonerated(w/Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss), Medea, King Lear, Macbeth, etc 
 
As SimonSays Entertainment Director of Development, April produced Sundance features: Blue Caprice (w/Isaiah Washington), Mother of George (w/Danai Gurira), Gun Hill Road (w/Esai Morales). April was on the Tony-winning producing teams for 2017 Tony for Best Revival for August Wilson's Jitney directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson and 2012 Tony for Best Revival,  Porgy & Bess starring Audra MacDonald (Tony). 

April wrote, produced & starred in her Miami Trilogy of plays: Good Bread Alley and Liberty City (Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lortel noms & Jeff Award) at New York Theatre Workshop.  Her latest play, Black Lives is in development at NYTW.    April has taught at Rutgers University, Vassar College, Harlem School of the Arts, University of Zimbabwe, Maggie Flanigan Studio and various Universities throughout the United States as a Teaching Artist for The Acting Company.  April has served as Artist in Residence at Manhattan Theatre Club, 651 Arts, NYTW and Director/Founder of the The Children’s Defense Fund’s Fundi Freedom Schools where she developed Arts in Education Curriculum for 1500 at-risk students.
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EDUCATION: Vassar College, BA  and Rutgers University, MFA 


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Hilary Ward

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Hilary Ward 
Los Angeles-based actress, Hilary Ward, is a forceful presence in television, film and theatre. Trained in UCSD's prestigious MFA program, she is a proud member of both SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity (AEA). 

For the past 15 years, she has made her living exclusively as an actor, coach, and acting teacher.  By combining the voice and movement techniques that she learned in graduate school with sharp text analysis and on-camera technique, she has been able to create performances that are unique, compelling and specific.

She began teaching voice and speech techniques to undergraduates in 2005 and transitioned into coaching young actors applying to graduate programs. Her clients have been called back and accepted to
 The Julliard School, University of Southern California, Columbia University, The New School/Pace University, and Harvard University/ART. Her professional clients have appeared on Scandal, NCIS, NCIS-Los Angeles, Grey's Anatomy, Ozark, Marvel's Agents of Shield, Chicago Fire, Law and Order: SVU, The Good Wife, American Horror Story ​and more.

Film/TV credits: the upcoming limited series Sharp Objects (HBO),  NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, Castle, Modern Family, The Fosters, CSI, Guidance, All the Way, Like You Mean It, Other People, Five Points, Criminal Minds and 20 national commercial campaigns for companies such as Subaru, McDonald's, The Home Depot and ​AT&T. 
Theatre credits: La Jolla Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Classical Theatre of Harlem.


EDUCATION: MFA-UCSD/La Jolla Playhouse


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Bonuses



  • ​12 Step How to Write a Solo Show ($350 value)
  • Copy of Get Unstuck Move into Film & TV
  • Copy of April's What's Your Emotional Type & How Can It Double Your Auditions class
  • Pay full price for the package, save $175
  • Monthly Invite to April's Office Hours
  • Class Forum for Q & A
  • Members Only Page
  • Sides will be assigned to you ahead of time.​
  • Career Evaluation upon completion of each 5 week class
Frequently Asked Questions

When does the course start and finish?
Every Monday starting June 4th-July 9th online in Zoom's virtual classroom.  
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How long do I have access to the course?
All classes are recorded and you will have access through your personal TheDreamUnLocked account forever.  How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.

What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 7 days and we will give you a full refund.






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​The Weekend Strategy Retreat

Book April 1:1 for a full Weekend 
  • 5 Hours per day
  • You will receive homework in advance of the retreat which you'll send to April the week before the retreat.  
  • During the retreat, she will begin with structured notes followed by exercises to get you to the finish line on your project.

​Payment Plans include a
​Finance Charge plus 
NYC tax

Strategy Retreat

Pay Full Price and get a Bonus 30 min Coaching Session 

Strategy Retreat

Private Coaching is Invitation Only


​6 Month Private Coaching Package with April Yvette Thompson
How We Will Work
- Bi-weekly 2 Hour Power Sessions 
Or Monthly 4 hour Power Session 

- 6 month Private Coaching Clients have access to one of April's classes per month....
- Bi-weekly Office Hours w/April to ask questions and get feedback included 
-  Email spot coaching as needed
6 month Private Coaching Track
1:1 Private Coaching
(12-18 month committment to the program)

for BadAss Hyphenate Creators (Actor/Writer/Producer/Director)
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​Career Coaching Studio

- Emotional Type Master Session  5 private coaching sessions  
- Emotional & Physical Branding (Headshot/Reel/website/PR Kit) : 6 private coaching sessions 
- OnCamera Technique  12  private coaching sessions 
- The Actor & The Business 8 private coaching sessions: Targeting Agent/managers and Emotional Chords pitch (incorporating, taxes, how create a strong  agent/manager/casting director team)  publicists, launching your new brand to the industry) 
- Bi-weekly Office Hours w/April to ask questions and get feedback included 
-  Email spot coaching as needed
- How to Build a Production Company, brand and following
- How to Build an Year round fundraising model for the company
- Build a project brand, raise money, find investors and produce the play or screenplay
- Touring structures for solo shows
- Getting your film into festival and how to leverage sales agents and distributors


How We Will Work
Bi-weekly work sessions minimum 2.5 hours
Or Monthly 5 hour Power Session 

BONUS: Private Coaching Clients have access to all of April's classes

The installment payment plan works on trust...
The payments have been extended past the time our work together will be completed.  For that reason, the payment plan and the coaching are a 24-30 month committment. 

April only takes on 2-4 private coaching clients at a time, so once you're in, you're in. 

Please see policies on late payments.

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TheDreamUnLocked Studio Private Coaching Track
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Studio Class Option
8-10 Students

MasterMind Class
2-4 students

2 year commitment

Here's the BadAssActor Curriculum.  It's the same for the class, mastermind and private coaching options.  The difference is the price because the smaller the group, the more personal attention you get, so keep that in mind as you're making decisions. 

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BadAssActor OnCamera Career Launch
This option comes in class (8-10 clients  or mastermind 2-4 clients) formats for 12-18 months culminated in a showcase.


- Emotional Type MasterMind Group -  (8 Weeks)
- Emotional Type & Physical Branding (Headshot/Reel/website/PR Kit) - 8 Weeks
- OnCamera Technique  in preparation for your reel & showcase   12 Weeks
- The Actor & The Business 8 Classes (incorporating, taxes, how create a strong  agent/manager/casting director team)  publicists, launching your new brand to the industry)  - 8 weeks
- Monthly Office Hours w/April to answer questions 
-We will meet for 90 mins twice per month.

- All classes will be recorded and will be yours to keep.

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A La Carte Services available via Payment Plan
Website - $500
Reel - $1600
BadAssActor Showcase: Audition for 20 CD's, Managers, Agents $1999
Headshots w/Joseph Moran - $400



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