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Week 1
Monday, 8/17 Course Intro
Tuesday, 8/18 What is Acting?
Wednesday, 8/19 Intro to Kiersy's Temperament Types
Thursday, 8/20 Temperament Wrap-up
Friday, 8/21 The Instrument
Homework: Pick an exercise from "The Instrument" Section of your text to present to the class on Monday.
Journal Entry:
Write about your instrument. What do you see as your strengths and weaknesses at this point?
Week 2
Monday, 8/24 Share Exercises
Tuesday, 8/25 Share Exercises
Wednesday, 8/26 Relaxation
Thursday, 8/27 Being
Friday, 8/28 Improvs
Journal Entries:
1. Write about your experience sharing your exercise with the class. What was difficult? What was easy? Did it go as you expected? Were there any surprises? Why did you pick the exercise you did?
2. Write about either relaxation or being. What did you learn in our discussions Wed and Thurs?
3. Write about your experience with the improvs on Friday. What did you learn (by watching and/or doing)? Were there any surprises?
Week 3 - Eliminating the Obstacles to Being
Monday, 8/31 The Expurgative Group
Tuesday, 9/1 The Expurgative Group
Wednesday, 9/2 The Expurgative Group
Thursday, 9/3 The Vulnerability Group
Friday, 9/4 Improvs
Journal Entries:
1. Write about your experience with the expurgative group of exercises. Why are these exercises useful to eliminating the obstacles to being?
2. Write about your experience performing the vulnerability exercise. What did you notice in watching others do these exercises?
3. Register for Virtual Stage Manager. Click the link (left) or go to www.stagemanagement.com and enter the code L992Z45B.
Week 4 - Eliminating the Obstacles to Being (cont)
Tuesday, 9/8 The Vulnerability Group
Wednesday, 9/9 Imaginary Monologues
Thursday, 9/10 Imaginary Monologues
Friday, 9/11 Meditation
Journal Entries:
1. Write whatever you wish
2. Write about the imaginary monologue exercise. What did you do well? What would you have like to do better?
3. How is meditation useful for actors? What was your experience like during our meditation exercise?
JOURNALS DUE MONDAY!
Week 5 - Eliminating the Obstacles to Being (cont)
Monday, 9/14 JOURNALS DUE (10 entries). Antipropriety Group
Tuesday, 9/15 Miss Purgason out sick
Wednesday, 9/16 Miss Purgason out sick
Thursday, 9/17 Antipropriety Group
Friday, 9/18 Antipropriety Group
Journal Entry:
Write about your experience with the antipropriety group of exercises (watching and doing). Why is this group of exercises so challenging? Why are these exercises important for eliminating the obstacles to being?
Week 6 - The Impulsitvity Group and Antiprivacy
Monday, 9/21 Stream of Consciousness
Tuesday, 9/22 Finish Stream of Consciousness/Discussion
Wednesday, 9/23 Double Exposure
Thursday, 9/24 Double Exposure
Friday, 9/25 Group Activity
Journal Entries:
1. Write about the impulsivity exercise. Was it easy or difficult for you? Do you often follow your impulses or do you supress them?
2. Write about the double exposure exercise. How successful do you think you were? Was it easy to open up or did you find yourself wanting to stick to "surface" topics?
3. Write about the preparation for your group play. What do you find difficult/easy about group work? How can you incorporate the things we have been working on into this kind of activity?
Week 7
Monday, 9/28 Group Activity
Tuesday, 9/29 Group Activity
Wednesday, 9/30 Class Performance
Thursday, 10/1 Discuss pg 18-23
Friday, 10/2 Prep for scrooge auditions
Journal Entries:
1. Write about one or both of the one-act plays. What did you think of the acting in them?
2. Write about your group performance. How did you feel it went? What were your strengths/weaknesses? Were there any surprises?
3. Compare the relaxation exercises in the book to the Strasberg-style relaxation that we learned in class. What works for you? How are they different?
1st Quarter Paper:
Your papers about the play that you have chosen to read this quarter will be due on Tuesday, October 13 at 2pm. You need to turn them in using turnitin.com. You can register for our class with the course id 2898772. See me for the class password. Papers should be 600 words and should address why you chose the play, which role you would like to play and why, and how you would approach the role if you were cast in the show.
Week 8
Monday, 10/5 Discuss pg 20-24
Tuesday, 10/6 Discuss pg 25-28
Wednesday, 10/7 Miss Purgason out sick
Thursday, 10/8 Personal Inventory/Dealing with the Demon
Friday, 10/9 Personal Inventory/Dealing with the Demon
Journal Entries (only 2 entries this week):
1. Write about performing the personal inventory or what do I want exercise and about your reaction to pages 20-28 in the book. What is the purpose of these exercises?
2. Write about what you have learned so far in this class? Are you using any of the things you have learned outside of class? Has anything changed for you? What do you want to do more of?
JOURNALS DUE ON MONDAY, 10/12/09!!!
PAPERS DUE ON TUESDAY, 10/13/09
Week 9
Monday, 10/12 JOURNALS DUE
Tuesday, 10/13 1st QUARTER PAPERS DUE
HAVE A WONDERFUL FALL BREAK!!
Week 10
Monday, 10/19 Discuss pg 28-32
Tuesday, 10/20 Paper Conferences
Wednesday, 10/21 Paper Conferences
Thursday, 10/22 Sensitizing
Friday, 10/23 Discuss pg 32-35
Homework:
Design your own instrumental preparation. Prepare a series of exercises that address your strengths and weaknesses.
Journal Entries:
1. Rewrite your 1st Quarter paper.
2. Write about the sensitizing exercise. What was your experience like? How is this exercise useful to actors?
3. Write about the instrumental preparation assignment. Why did you choose the exercises that you chose?
Week 11
Monday, 10/26 Instrumental Preparation Exercises
Tuesday, 10/27 Paper Conferences
Wednesday, 10/28 Paper Conferences
Thursday, 10/29 Casting for directing scenes
Friday, 10/30 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Homework:
1st Quarter Paper rewrites due to turnitin.com on Monday at 2pm.
Journal Entries:
1. Write about performing the instrumental preparation in class. What worked? What didn't? How would this help you "get ready to get ready"?
2. Write about whatever you wish
3. Write about casting your directing scenes. Why did you make the choices that you did?
Week 12
Monday, 11/2 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Tuesday, 11/3 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Wednesday, 11/4 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Thursday, 11/5 Read pg 38-45
Friday, 11/6 Discussion/Exercises
Journal Entries: (only 2 topics this week, but make the response to the discussion a 2 page entry)
1. Write about blocking your directing scenes. What challenges did you face? What came easy for you?
2. During Thursday's class discussion we talked about the challenges of performing these exercises in the high school acting class environment. Write about your experience pertaining to this. Would a different set of circumstances make things easier for you? Why?
3. Entry #2 is a two page entry this week.
Week 13
Monday, 11/9 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Tuesday, 11/10 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Wednesday, 11/11 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Thursday, 11/12 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Friday, 11/13 Performances of first 4 directing scenes
Journal Entries: (for weeks 13 and 14)
1. Write about rehearsing your directing scenes. What would you do differently next time? How are your responsibilities as a director different from those as an actor?
2. Write about performing your directing scenes. Did it go as you expected? What could have made your performance stronger?
3. Write about what you have learned from watching/performing in the other directing scenes. Be specific.
Week 14
Monday, 11/16 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Tuesday, 11/17 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Wednesday, 11/18 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Thursday, 11/19 Rehearsal for directing scenes
Friday, 11/20 work on journals - DUE TUESDAY
Journal Entries: (see above)
JOURNALS DUE TUESDAY, 11/24/09
Week 15
Monday, 11/23 Performances of second 4 directing scenes
Tuesday, 11/24 JOURNALS DUE
NO JOURNALS FOR WEEK 15. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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