Friday, September 2, 2011

Warm-Up Notes & Giving Directions

Today (9/1/11) in class we covered the three main focus areas of theater warm-ups: BODY, MIND, VOICE.
What are theater warm-ups?  What SPECIFIC things do they help actors/technicians learn?
(Powerpoint slides from today to follow this weekend.)

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Pantomime

8/30

Today in class we defined the word pantomime.

In your journal:
  Pantomime is acting without sound or words.

We reviewed audience etiquette during tableau performances, and practiced pantomime with an Object Circle activity.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Tableaus

In your notes:

A tableau is a silent, motionless scene created by actors.  ("Living statue.")


In class, we are creating tableaus based on your neighborhood stories.