STAGE THREE: Scene Study II
CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION
COURSE CONTENT
In the first half of this course we will focus on the Psycho-Physical Transformation into Character. Working with professional Acting, Voice, and Movement professionals, the work in this stage will provide the professional actor an opportunity to address the kind of acting, physical, and vocal adjustments necessary to fully embody whatever character you play. We will also address the interconnection between these acting, vocal, and physical changes within the character’s psychological profile dealt with in STAGE TWO.
We will accomplish this by helping you to:
- Develop and Implement the Character Adjustment Sheet. This allows the professional actor easy access to compare their own personal physical and vocal qualities with the physical and vocal qualities of the character. This information can be used by the professional actor as a launchpad to determine what appropriate physical and vocal adjustments need to be made.
- Finding the essence of the character, physically and vocally, through the Psychological Gesture.
- Activate the character's physical and vocal transparency, both verbally and non-verbally, to reveal the character's opinion in the given moment.
- Use various physical & vocal exercises and improvisations to help the professional actor make the kind of committed physical and/or vocal adjustments necessary to fully embody and distinguish the character.
In the second half of this course, we will focus on the Psycho-Physical Transformation of Character that leads to what Jeff Zinn describes as the surrender into character. We will explore the high-stakes climactic/cathartic moments in the scene when the character breaks free of their previous patterns of behaviour to act in a revolutionary or unexpected way. It is a process of inspired alchemy leading to a change of state that takes place within both the actor and the character. This change of state is often sparked by the impact of monumental discoveries & decisions that register within the character and are transparently expressed via the character’s face, body, and voice.
We will accomplish this by helping you to:
- Courageously and urgently pursue your Scene Task within the Critical Circumstances of a climactic Scene
- Courageously surrender fully to the emotional life of the character by allowing yourself to play the most vulnerable moments of the character without inhibition.
- Courageously employ Stella Adler’s, Big Idea: the concept of lifting yourself to the level of the character rather than bringing the character down to you.
- Courageously learn how to ride the wave of the scene by allowing the Dramatic Tension to impulsively build, ebb, and flow as the given circumstances dictate.
- Courageously integrate
Immediate Acting Technique with your own acting instincts and personal way of working, creating a practical methodology that becomes distinctly your own.
TIMETABLE
PLEASE NOTE: THE ACTOR'S PROCESS - STAGE THREE: CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION course will run weekly with dates TBA.
WEEK ONE
ONLINE LECTURE & DISCUSSION: A Review of on how to effectively and efficiently Research the Play & Character
You can either attend the daytime class (12:00 - 14:00) or the evening class (18:30 - 20:30).
WEEK TWO
ONLINE TUTORIAL: Discuss Play & Character Research Results.
Each Scene couple will meet with me online for an hour to discuss the results of their research. Appointed times will be arranged in Week One.
WEEK THREE
ONLINE LECTURE & DISCUSSION: Review on how to create a practical and effective Scene Analysis.
You can either attend the daytime class (12:00 - 14:00) or the evening class (18:30 - 20:30).
PLEASE NOTE: Partners should meet either online or in-person to work on their character analysis and rehearse their scenes from Week Three onwards. It is highly recommended you test your Task and Tactics by putting the scene on its feet. Following your meeting with your partner (online or in-person) you should submit your first joint Scene Analysis Sheet.
WEEK FOUR
ONLINE TUTORIAL: Discuss Scene Analysis Results.
Each Scene couple will meet with me online for an hour to discuss the results of their research. Appointed times will be arranged in Week Three.
WEEK FIVE
ONLINE LECTURE & DISCUSSION: Character Vocal/Physical Transformation (CAS).
You can either attend the daytime class (12:00 - 14:00) or the evening class (18:30 - 20:30).
WEEK SIX
LIVE DIAGNOSTIC TUTORIAL: Discussion and Analysis of Physical and Vocal Adjustments needed to transform into the character.
Each Scene Couple will meet with both Jack Hesketh and Abby Sheridan to discuss specific ways by which they can make the physical/vocal adjustments necessary to transform into the character
WEEK SEVEN
LIVE CLASS INTENSIVE: Scene Study Workshop 1 (On Book).
These live and in-person classes will take place at Theatre Deli, 107 Leadenhall Street, London from 14:00 to 17:00.
WEEK EIGHT
ONLINE TUTORIAL: Review and Discuss Scene Analysis, Vocal/Physical Adjustments, & Rehearsal work from Week Seven. Design targets for Week Nine's Live Class.
Each Scene couple will meet with me online for an hour to discuss the results of their research. Appointed times will be arranged in Week Seven.
WEEK NINE
LIVE CLASS INTENSIVE: Scene Study Workshop 2 (Off Book).
These live and in-person classes will take place at Theatre Deli, 107 Leadenhall Street, London from 14:00 to 17:00. There is a possibility, if enough interest is generated, that we will use the last two hours on Friday for a Showcase with an invited audience.
WEEK TEN
ONLINE FEEDBACK SESSION: Reflection on the work and suggestions for future Scene Study Classes.
You can either attend the daytime session
(12:00 - 14:00) or the evening class
(18:30 - 20:30).
COST
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