Previous Workshops

Working with Emotion: A Practical Approach for Actors, Acting Teachers, Coaches, and Directors -  Vancouver, B.C., June 7 – 11, 2024

30 hours of introductory to intermediate instruction in working with the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns and introducing practical approaches to their integration for acting teachers, coaches, and directors, with lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli. 

Setting the Scene -  Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 3 – December 19, 2023

22 hours of intermediate to advanced application of the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns to scene work for professional actors. The eleven weekly sessions explore a variety of approaches to the creation of character, the relationship with partners, and the ability to repeat a performance. 

Working with Emotion: A Practical Approach for Acting Teachers, Coaches and Directors - Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 23 - 27, 2023 

30 hours of introductory to intermediate instruction in working with the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns and introducing practical approaches to their integration for acting teachers, coaches, and directors, with lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli. 

Embracing the Irrational  - Vancouver, B.C., January 4 - 8, 2023 

30 hours of introductory instruction in applying the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns in theatre practice and integration into existing acting techniques with lead instructor Tom Stroud.

Setting the Patterns Free - Online June 7 - 18, 2021 

25 hours of online synchronous advanced instruction for professional actors in applying the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns into theatre practice and their integration into existing acting techniques with lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli.

The Actor’s Emotional Body: Intermediate and Advanced Actors Study - Online Jan 3 - 24, 2021

8 hours of online synchronous intermediate and advanced instruction on the use of the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns in theatre practice for professional actors and educators with Master teacher Laura Bond, lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli.  

Applications of Emotional Patterns - Online January 4 -15, 2021

16 hours of online synchronous instruction and 4 hours of asynchronous instruction in the use of the basic BOS Emotional Effector Patterns in theatre practice for professional actors and educators with Master teacher Laura Bond, lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli.  

Introduction to the Emotional Effector Patterns - Online December 7-18, 2020

16 hours of synchronous instruction and 4 hours of asynchronous instruction in learning the basic BOS Emotional Effector Patterns for professional actors and educators with Master teacher Laura Bond, lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli.

Emotional Fluency in Action - Toronto, Ontario, January 10 - 15, 2020

A 5-day, 30-hour introductory training in the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns for the Centre for Indigenous Theatre School students, graduates and teachers with Lead instructor Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli.

Emotional Fluency in Action - Toronto, Ontario, May 13 - 17, 2019 

A 5-day, 30-hour introductory intensive for professional actors in the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns with Master Teacher Laura Bond, Tom Stroud, and Ines Buchli.  

Emotional Fluency in Action - Toronto, Ontario, May 21 - 25, 2019

A 5-day, 30-hour intermediate intensive for professional actors in the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns with Master Teacher Laura Bond, Tom Stroud, Ines Buchli and Gayle Murphy.  

Emotional Fluency in Action - Vancouver, British Columbia, February 16 - 20, 2019 

A 5-day, 30-hour introductory intensive for professional actors in the BOS Emotional Effector Patterns with Master Teacher Laura Bond, Tom Stroud and Ines Buchli.