Today's Focus: Yah! "Directing for the Stage" Critical Reading Group Discussion and Journal, Introduction to Stanislavski (Aphorisms and Tenents)

​Journal #3: Select one quote from your reading that resonated with you and respond to it.

Homework:
​- Uta Hagen’s “The Actor’s World/Goals” Critical Reading DUE MONDAY

Today's Focus: Drop In, Diaphragm Bends, Face/Tongue Stretching, Shake Weight, Articulators, Resonance, Small Group Vocal Order Analysis Handout

Homework:
- Syllabus Contract DUE TOMORROW
- Converse's "Directing for the Stage" Critical Reading DUE TOMORROW

Today's Focus: Critical Reading Discussion, Roles in Theatre Clarification and Reading, Energizers, Actor Neutral, Stretching, Breathing Reflection, Vocal Quality Handout Discussion

​Journal #2: Select one quote from the reading that particularly resonated with you. Respond/reflect on this quote.

Homework:
- Converse's "Directing for the Stage" Critical Reading due Friday
- Syllabus Contract due Friday
​- Add/drop deadline on Friday

Today's Focus: Ensemble Tableau Activity, Go Freeze Melt, Rhythm Circle, Go, Critical Reading Class Discussion

Homework:
- Syllabus Contract due Friday
​- Add/drop deadline on Friday

Today's Focus: Introduction to Journaling, Ensemble Tableau Activity

Journal #1:
SL - Augusto Boal said (of warming up before a performance, but also true of the essence of ensemble):
“In all the…shows I have taken part in, there has always been an element of ‘warming up’…But in reality the function of these exercises is not only warming up but forging a ‘group’ out of a bunch of people; a sort of ‘communion’ – if we do something together we become a real group, rather than a mere juxtaposition of individuals.” How are the qualities of a strong ensemble nurtured?

HL - To what extent do the attributes from the Learner Profile contribute to successful theatrical improvisation?

Homework:
​- SL: "To a Young Stage Designer" Robert Edmond Jones Critical Reading due Monday
- HL: "Toward a New Stage" & "Behind the Scenes" Robert Edmond Jones Critical Reading due Monday

Today's Focus: Name & Action Circle, Mill & Mingle, Learner Profile Introduction, Whoosh-Woah

Homework:
- SL: "To a Young Stage Designer" Robert Edmond Jones Critical Reading due Monday
- HL: "Toward a New Stage" & "Behind the Scenes" Robert Edmond Jones Critical Reading due Monday