Weekly Schedule
for
Beginning Acting
September 15th - 19th

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH:

Vocal, physical warm-ups
Relaxation techniques

Group pantomime:

One actor goes up on stage and begins an activity (playing in a rock band, an orchestra, painting a wall, shoveling snow, etc.); then a second person, without speaking, joins the activity; then a third, and so on until the entire group is involved in the activity.

Dream Journey:

The actors break into groups of four and create a dream story line. Actor number one begins the dream sequence - without dialogue - then at a prearranged signal from the first actor, the second actor enters the dream and playing with the first actor continues the dream - again without dialogue. Then the third actor appears and continues the dream - without dialogue - and finally the fourth actor enters and continues the dream. Then in reverse order, the first actor exits, the second actor exits, the third actor exits, leaving the fourth actor alone on stage.


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH:

SHORTENED DAY!

Vocal, physical warm-ups
Relaxation techniques

Finish the Dream Journey.

Imaginative Journey #1.



WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH:

Vocal, physical warm-ups
Relaxation techniques

Imaginative Journey #2






Theatre Games:

Break into groups of three. Create a distinctive movement and sound that represents each person the group. Each group then moves around the room using the movements and the sounds. Try to win as many other groups to your sound and movement as possible.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH:

Vocal, physical warm-ups
Relaxation techniques

Imaginative Journey #3

Theatre Games:

Break into groups of three. One actor strikes a pose. The other two quickly say what the pose reminds them of (example: a baseball pitcher! A prancing horse!) Don’t think too long - you only have about one second to spit it out! Then one of the other two actors taps the “sculpture” and replaces her/him and strikes a pose which the other two have to quickly name.

Variation:

One actor poses the second actor into a sculpture which the third actor quickly names; the third actor then poses the first actor in a sculpture which the second actor names. Time is of the essence and you are not going to be given much time to think or ponder the pose or of what the sculpture reminds you.


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH:

Vocal, physical warm-ups
Relaxation techniques

Living Patterns and Live Machines:

One actor makes a sound and a movement that a machine might make. A second actor joins her/him and becomes a second part of the machine; more actors join and become successive pieces and parts of the machine.


“The Bulgarian Game”:

One actor pretends that s/he is traveling through Bulgaria but of course, does not speak Bulgarian. S/he must buy an item from Bulgarians who do not speak English. They can only communicate with each other through pantomime. No talking is allowed.