Character Background

Character Background:

You must name your character if your character does not have a name.

Describe a typical day in the life of your character:

Where does your character live?

What does your character do for a living?

Does your character go to school?

Is your character married? Describe the spouse and/or girl/boy friend.

Does your character have children? Describe the children. What kind of parent is your character?

What does your character like to do?

What does your character not like to do?

What is your character not good at?

What are some of the things your character excels at?

What are the hopes and dreams of your character?

Describe the central event your character underwent and figures in the scene you are doing.

Additional Assignment:

The pivotal moment of your character’s life.

NOVEMBER 29, 2010 - DECEMBER 3, 2010

WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR BEGINNING ACTING

Monday, November 29th:

Warm-ups:

Vocal, Physical

Emotional and sensory recall

Work with individual scene TBA

Tuesday, November 30th:

Theatre games!

Work with individual scene TBA

Wednesday, December 1st:

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical

Journal: Describe the key event in your character's life. This event should be something that the character refers to in the scene and/or has brought the character to this point in her/his life.

Work with individual scene TBA

Thursday, December 2nd:

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical

Journal: Describe a day in the life of your character from the moment s/he wakes up to the moment s/he goes to sleep.

Work with individual scene TBA

Friday, December 3rd:

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical

One scene will perform today in front of the class. The scene must be memorized and performed with props. The scene will be taped and the actors will watch the scene; then write a reflection on the scene which will be turned in for a grade.

NOVEMBER 15, 2010 - NOVEMBER 19, 2010

WEEKLY SCHEDULE FOR BEGINNING ACTING

Monday, November 15th:

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical

Emotional and Sensory Recall Exercises

Work with a new scene in front of class

Tuesday, November 16th:

Improvs and Theater Games

Work on scenes

Wednesday, November 17th:

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical

Emotional and Sensory Recall Exercises

Work privately with "Jumpers" while rest of class work on their scenes

Thursday, November 18th:

Work with "Jumpers" while rest of class work on their scenes

Friday, November 19th:

"Jumpers" will perform today in front of class.

The scene must be memorized with props and blocking.

The scene will be taped.

The actors will review the tape of their work in private and then write a one page reflection on the rehearsal and the performance. The reflection will be turned in for a grade.

November 8, 2010 - November 12, 2010

Weekly Agenda for Beginning Acting Class

Monday, November 8th:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Pass out syllabus

Pass out scenes and partners

Tuesday, November 9th:

Regular Day

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Emotional and Sensory Recall

Work with one scene in front of class.

Wednesday, November 10th:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Emotional Recall

Sensory Recall

Work with second scene in front of class

Thursday, November 11th:

Veterans’ Day

No School

Friday, November 12th:

Warm-ups

Vocal Exercises

Emotional Recall

Sensory Recall

Work with actors individually on scenes

Everyone else rehearse

Those actors with whom I have rehearsed will perform their scenes next week on Friday, November 19th. The scenes WILL BE TAPED. These scenes must be memorized and will be performed in front of the class. The class will critique the scenes according to a rubric which we will go over. The actors will then review their performances on tape and write a one page reflection on the rehearsal process and the final performance. This must be one page and typed and will be due the day after the performance.

For extra credit, you may sign up to work on crew for BLACK ORPHEUS.