November 1st - November 5th Weekly Agenda for Beginning Acting

Monday, November 1st:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Finish up the Observation Game

Tuesday, November 2nd:

Warm-up

Vocal Exercises

Scenes and partners will be assigned today

Wednesday, November 3rd:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Work with one scene in front of class

Thursday, November 4th:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Work with another scene with in front of class

Friday, November 5th:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Theatre Games

OCTOBER 25th - OCTOBER 29th Weekly Agenda for Beginning Acting

Monday, October 25th:

Warm-ups!

Emotional Recall Exercises

Sensory Recall Exercises

Theatre Games

Finish up the Animal Studies

Tuesday, October 26th:

Shortened day!

The Entrance Game

Wednesday, October 27th:

Theatre Games!

Vocal warm-ups!

Observation Study

Choose someone whom you see rather frequently - every day, a couple of times a week, a month - someone whose personality you are familiar with; for example, you are familiar with the way s/he speaks, moves, etc. Become that person and create a one-to-three minute scene typical of what that person would do. You may speak as that character if you wish.

Thursday, October 28th:

Theatre Games!

Vocal warm-ups!

Begin working on the Observation study.

Friday, October 29th:

Theatre Games!

Vocal warm-ups!

Observation study!

October 11th - October 15th Weekly Agenda for Beginning Acting

Monday, October 11th:
Theatre Games!
Warm-ups!
Finish showing your three scenes based on a short phrase!

Tuesday, October 12th:
Theatre Games!
Warm-ups!
Assignment: Animal Studies. Observe an animal. Observe how it moves. Then create a person who moves and behaves like that animal. The class will try to determine on what animal your character is based. We will begin presenting tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 13th:
Theatre Games!
Warm-ups!
We will begin our Animal Studies!

Thursday, Octoner 14th:
Theatre Games!
Warm-ups!
Finish up our Animal Studies!

Friday, October 15th:
Theatre Games!
Warm-ups!
Assignment: Choose someone you see on a fairly constant basis. Observe that person. Observe what that person does on a fairly regular basis. Then create a two minute scene in which you become that person and engage in that activity or behavior that person typically does. This is to be done without judgment. Do not choose someone that everyone knows. The person you choose can be a neighbor, a relative, a person who works at the convenience store at the corner in your neighborhood. We will start presenting on Monday, October 18th.

October 4th - 8th Weekly Agenda for Beginning Acting Class

Monday, October 4th:
Continue performing the monologues and discussing the performances in class.

Tuesday, October 5th:
Continue performing the monologues and discussing the performances in class.

Wednesday, October 6th:
Continue performing the monologues and discussing the performances in class.

Thursday, October 7th:
After all the monologues have been performed, the students will be divided according to age, class, and experience. The older classes and those with more experience will go with Mr. Itkin.

First day of my class: theatre games.

Divide into groups of three and build three scenes on one of the following phrases:
“I’m sorry.”
“Thank you.”
“I don’t mind.”
Choose a different attitude for the three scenes.
Example: if you choose “Thank you”, then in the first scene you do, the “thank you” (which comes out of the situation of the scene) might be sarcastic. The second scene you write using the phrase “I’m sorry” might show genuine contrition. The third scene you write using the phrase “I’m sorry” might be silly.

Friday, October 8th:
Theatre games
Begin presenting the three scenes you wrote with your partners.