Course Details
The Actor's Toolkit
22 Feb 2014
Industry
Other
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
This course is only offered in Wellington
More Than 1 Week
5 weeks, Sat 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
5 weeks, Sat 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
$280.00
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $252.00 incl GST
Early Bird Discount available until 2 weeks prior to the course start date $252.00 incl GST
Overview:
‘Good’ acting is about making choices: the better the actor, the richer the choice. Learn tips, tricks and tools of the professional actor and free your inner performer through guided relaxation, concentration and imagination exercises. In this introductory workshop series, you will draw from a range of theatrical periods and styles including Shakespeare, classical and contemporary drama, improvisation and commercial reading.
Target audience:
This course is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in acting, regardless of age, background or gender. You must be prepared to ‘act’ in every class.
Bring loose comfortable clothing. Be prepared to work shoe-less and to lie upon the floor or sit in a chair in a relaxed position.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have:
•gained basic physical and vocal warm-up skills
•learnt how to pull apart and analyse a script
•gained a greater understanding of sense-memory training techniques
•developed a personal style that works with a variety of written material.
Course outline:
This interactive workshop will have a physical and emotional component every week. Performance is mandatory, not an option. You have got to be willing to occasionally make a fool of yourself!
During the course, you will be required to find two scenes of your own choosing – one a monologue and the other to do with a scene partner. The tutor will supply suggestions for both.
Session 1
•Introductions, ‘why’ act, the unresolved/resolved self; a basic vocabulary
•Crossings, seven-step exercise; give and take; animals
Session 2
•Neutral scripts part 1: playing you; listening and relaxation to place
•Neutral scripts part 2: playing the environment
Session 3
•The Bard: exercises in and around Shakespeare; script analysis; language
•Monologues: the good, the bad and the ugly
Session 4
•Meisner technique; two-person scenes
•First reading, commercial call: readings of commercial copy
Session 5
•Scene and monologue rehearsal and notes
•Scene presentations and review
Course format:
This workshop is held every Saturday over five weeks. Sessions include group exercises, discussion and work shopping. Every class will have a physical and emotional component.
Please bring your own lunch or you can buy it from nearby food outlets. Bringing water and/or snack food to class is also recommended.
Class limit:
This course is limited to a maximum of 16 participants, so please enrol early.
Teacher:
KC Kelly has been a professional actor since 1975. The former senior drama tutor at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, he is also the co-founder and artistic director of Ensemble Impact Theatrical Trust, which tours New Zealand’s secondary schools with New Zealand plays.
For further information:
Continuing Education, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140.
Phone 04 463 6556, Email: conted@vuw.ac.nz
‘Good’ acting is about making choices: the better the actor, the richer the choice. Learn tips, tricks and tools of the professional actor and free your inner performer through guided relaxation, concentration and imagination exercises. In this introductory workshop series, you will draw from a range of theatrical periods and styles including Shakespeare, classical and contemporary drama, improvisation and commercial reading.
Target audience:
This course is an excellent introduction for anyone interested in acting, regardless of age, background or gender. You must be prepared to ‘act’ in every class.
Bring loose comfortable clothing. Be prepared to work shoe-less and to lie upon the floor or sit in a chair in a relaxed position.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will have:
•gained basic physical and vocal warm-up skills
•learnt how to pull apart and analyse a script
•gained a greater understanding of sense-memory training techniques
•developed a personal style that works with a variety of written material.
Course outline:
This interactive workshop will have a physical and emotional component every week. Performance is mandatory, not an option. You have got to be willing to occasionally make a fool of yourself!
During the course, you will be required to find two scenes of your own choosing – one a monologue and the other to do with a scene partner. The tutor will supply suggestions for both.
Session 1
•Introductions, ‘why’ act, the unresolved/resolved self; a basic vocabulary
•Crossings, seven-step exercise; give and take; animals
Session 2
•Neutral scripts part 1: playing you; listening and relaxation to place
•Neutral scripts part 2: playing the environment
Session 3
•The Bard: exercises in and around Shakespeare; script analysis; language
•Monologues: the good, the bad and the ugly
Session 4
•Meisner technique; two-person scenes
•First reading, commercial call: readings of commercial copy
Session 5
•Scene and monologue rehearsal and notes
•Scene presentations and review
Course format:
This workshop is held every Saturday over five weeks. Sessions include group exercises, discussion and work shopping. Every class will have a physical and emotional component.
Please bring your own lunch or you can buy it from nearby food outlets. Bringing water and/or snack food to class is also recommended.
Class limit:
This course is limited to a maximum of 16 participants, so please enrol early.
Teacher:
KC Kelly has been a professional actor since 1975. The former senior drama tutor at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, he is also the co-founder and artistic director of Ensemble Impact Theatrical Trust, which tours New Zealand’s secondary schools with New Zealand plays.
For further information:
Continuing Education, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140.
Phone 04 463 6556, Email: conted@vuw.ac.nz
Presenter: KC Kelly