Foundation • Cairo
Booking openFor beginners and actors rebuilding their foundation through practical tools.
CairoNew cohorts throughout the year
View workshop detailsChoose your track and reserve your place
Foundation or advanced training in Cairo, or live online training. Places stay limited for individual feedback.
Advanced • Cairo
Booking openFor experienced actors going deeper into character and scene work.
CairoCohorts open as groups fill
View workshop detailsOnline training
Booking openLive online training for participants outside Egypt.
OnlineLive online sessions on announced dates
View workshop detailsDirectors track
Booking openA practical language for actor direction and playable notes.
CairoDedicated cohorts for directors
View workshop details01 / Is this for you?
This workshop may be right for you if… and it may not be if…
This workshop may be right for you if
- ✓You have instinct but want craft.
- ✓You are already working but keep repeating the same choices.
- ✓You have taken classes but do not have a clear process.
- ✓You want to build a character rather than imitate one.
- ✓You want more freedom and truth on camera.
- ✓You are a director who wants to communicate with actors more effectively.
- ✓Or you are starting from zero and want the foundation to be solid.
And it may not be right for you if
- ✕You expect a casting opportunity at the end.
- ✕You are looking for a shortcut to fame.
- ✕You want someone to dictate every line without doing the work yourself.
- ✕You are not prepared to rehearse, experiment, fail, adjust and prepare between sessions.
Mona is not promising to make you famous. She is offering serious space to learn the craft.
Find the level that fits you←02 / Directors
If you are a director, understanding actors is part of directing
Give me more emotion. Do less. Make it natural. Be sadder. Those are results. They do not always give an actor something playable.
01 / Directing tool
Turn notes into playable actions
Objectives and actions an actor can do on camera, not moods to imitate.
02 / Directing tool
Direct without acting the scene for them
Leave room for discovery instead of dictating every line reading.
03 / Directing tool
Name the real problem
Performance, relationship, circumstances, or the scene itself.
04 / Directing tool
Actor management on set
Mona has already taught actor-director relationship and actor management on camera.
A core directing principle
One objective = clearer behaviour
Ask for more than one objective in the same beat and the performance scatters.
«You don't need to be an actor to learn the actor's language.»
03 / Objections
The questions that are probably already in your head
Direct answers on level, age, online work, cost, and whether this gets you a job.
That is what Foundation is for. You do not need to arrive trained. You need to arrive ready to work.