Blog Archives - Spartan Theatre

September 30

9/30/2016

Today's Focus: Uta Hagen Exercise Work Day - Finish reading your Uta Hagen Chapters & begin developing your exercise for performance

- Journals were collected today.

Homework:
- Develop and rehearse your Uta Hagen exercise. We will rehearse in class on Monday, so bring ALL your necessary props.

September 29

9/29/2016

Today's Focus: Verse Technique Notes, Fun Warm-Up (to contrast all of the text work we've been doing lately), "An Actor's Technique"(SL)/"The Self"(HL) Silent Reading & Discussion

Homework:
- Prepare your Exercise Performance which will begin on Tuesday

September 28

9/28/2016

Today's Focus: "The Reality of Doing" Meisner Critical Reading Discussion, Finished Acting Terms Jigsaw

Journal #5: Compare and contrast Stanislavski's System and Meisner's Method.

Homework:
- Journals will be collected on Friday. Catch up if you need to.

September 27

9/27/2016

Today's Focus: Finished Monologue Readings, Meisner Acting Workshop

Homework:
- Sanford Meisner "The Reality of Doing" Critical Reading DUE TOMORROW

September 26

9/26/2016

Today's Focus: "An Actor Prepares" Discussion, Stanislavski Imagination Exercise, Monologue Creative Writing Workshop

Homework:
- Journals will be collected on Friday. Make sure your responses are thoughtful and, at a minimum, one page each.
- Sanford Meisner Critical Reading due Wednesday

September 23

9/23/2016

Today's Focus: Finished Open Scene Performances, Stanislavski - Subtext, Motivation, Concentration, Relaxation, Communion, Adaptation, Temp-Rhythm, Physical Apparatus

Homework:
- Finish critically reading Stanislavski's "An Actor Prepares" DUE MONDAY

September 22

9/22/2016

Today's Focus: Stanislavski - Superobjective, Analysis through Action, Truth Belief and "If", Imagination

Homework:
- Stanislavski's "An Actor Prepares" (1934) Critical Reading due Monday

September 21

9/21/2016

Today's Focus: Introduction to Stanislavski's Method - Objectives & Units

Journal #4: To what extent do the attributes from the Learner Profile contribute to successful theatrical improvisation?

Homework:
- Catch up on journals.

September 20

9/20/2016

Today's Focus: Improvisation Discussion & Debrief, Theatrical Stage Space Tour with Terminology Notes

Homework:
- Catch up on journals.

September 19

9/19/2016

Today's Focus: SL - "Truth in Comedy" Jigsaw Sharing and Exercise Teaching (15 minutes), HL: "Improvising Better" Full Class Workshop

Homework:
- Last Chance to turn in your Permission Slip TOMORROW
- Remember to wear closed toed shoes and appropriate class clothing for your Theatre Tour TOMORROW