March 14, 2016 - March 18, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Monday, March 14, 2016: 

The Most Pivotal Moment

“Sad and Glad” 

Karla and Pamela – shared pivotal moment 

1^st Scene: 

Karla asks Pamela to marry her

2^nd Scene: 

Pamela sneaks out after leaving a note saying she is leaving her. 

Most Pivotal Moment

“They Fell”

Gus

Helper – Karla

Karla tells Gus he smells

Gus calls his buddy to tell him about his bad date

Reworked the scene putting Justin on stage with him rather than in the audience talking on the phone (!?)

Meisner Exercise: 

Justin and Gus

Tuesday, March 15th: 
Theatre Games:

Murder

Most Pivotal Moment:

“Sad and Glad”

Ivette – scene

Helpers:

Karla, Justin, Gus, Katia

“They Fell”

Justin

Helper – Pamela

Wednesday, March 16th: 

Acting Exercises: 

Animal Studies 

Most Pivotal Moments

“This Hurts” 

Elizabeth A. 

Kimberly 

 Most Pivotal Moment:

“Seeing the Thing”

Elizabeth D. 

Miriam 

Helpers: 

Franklin

China

Thursday, March 17th: 

Acting Exercise:

Bound, Float, and Punch Physicalizing the Character

Actors walk around the stage at a moderate speed, without communication with the other actors – heads up, arms freely by their sides. Then, the actors are told to imagine that their hands are “stitched” to the side of their bodies from the armpits down to the tips of their fingers on their thighs, and their legs are “stitched” together down the thighs to their knees.  They then “walk around in that condition”. Then, the actors are told to imagine their hands and arms and legs are filled with helium and are floating to the ceiling. They walk around for awhile in that condition. Then, the actors are told they are “war machines” – each step is a stomp, and they must “punch” their way through space with their arms. The actors walk around in that condition. Then, different actors are told to “float” and other actors are to be “bound”. Then the conditions are switched so that some actors who are war machines are now floating, and those who are floating are “bound” and those who are bound are war machines.

Then stop and discuss how the different states or conditions affected the actors emotionally or mentally. For example, how did walking about as a war machine make them feel emotionally?

Then discuss how this might be useful in the development of a character. What kind of character might move through her/his day like a war machine – punching and stomping?

Most Pivotal Moment:

“Seeing the Thing”

Miriam – her scene

Helpers:

Chynna, Luiza

Rehearse with:

“Seeing the Thing” – Elizabeth and Miriam