Thursday, January 06, 2011

Was That My Cue?

What about a blog about acting and directing? Posts I'd like to write:

  1. Block the scenes, learn the lines, practice until memorised: a shitty rehearsal process. Why a "books down" date does not always help.
  2. "My character wouldn't say that". Its not your character. 
  3. Director's notes. Why do we get defensive? Acceptance not justification. Public vs Private. Getting and paying attention. I just want to go home. Talk to listeners. Stop/start vs. Let it Run.
  4. The Actor and the Target. Be specific. Can't act what do you want in life, but can act what you want right now.
  5. Pace and urgency. Listening is a part of it.
  6. It's part of the show: scene changes, curtain call.
  7. Anyone can act. Everyone does.
  8. Shakespeare - how to say it.
What to call it? 
  • How long is the interval?
  • Unperfect Actor
  • Saw the Air
  • Passion to Tatters
  • The Ears of the Groundlings
  • Was That My Cue?

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