You can’t make strong acting choices if you don’t know what’s driving you. This assignment gives you a clean picture of you—in your own words—so later your character work isn’t guesswork. It’s simple, honest, and private if you want it to be.
Exercise : The Character Suit
Getting into character is only half the battle. If you can’t leave the character you play on the stage that character can cause all kinds of problems in your real life. If you have a hard time getting into character and then back out again this exercise is for you.
[Read more…] about Exercise : The Character SuitExercise: Black & White to Vivid Color in Motion Exercise
Best done as an individual
This is a great way to get into character and the moment of the song. Practice it often to make your performance come alive every time.
[Read more…] about Exercise: Black & White to Vivid Color in Motion ExerciseWriting Assignment 0 : Choose your performance projects
If you are one of my university students, these are the different projects you will perform in class. Decide what you will do now so you can plan ahead and apply what is talked about to each piece as we are going along. You are required to turn this in as stated in the syllabus.
If you are not one of my university students, these projects are recommended as part of this course to help you apply what is discussed in a variety of situations.
[Read more…] about Writing Assignment 0 : Choose your performance projectsThe “Magic If” and “fI cigaM”.
The Stanislovskian “Magic If” is one of the most basic guiding principles that determines what we do on stage. For singing actors though, applying it in reverse is also a crucial skill to develop. Lets discuss both of these!
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