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The Fine Mismating of a Him and Her
know the name of the famous Strindberg character who is "the muse" for some of the season plays |
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The Fine Mismating of a Him and Her
know the names of the current or upcoming productions discussed |
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"A Streetcar Named Desire"
"Oleanna"
"Hamlet" |
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East Side of Chicago? It's in New York
know the name of both famous regional theaters in Chicago |
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| The Goodman and The Steppenwolf |
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East Side of Chicago? It's in New York
know Chicago bred productions that is one of the longest running new plays of the last decade in NYC |
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Broadway Action Heroes
know the occupation both actors had to observe and study in preparation for their roles |
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Broadway Action Heroes
know the game these actors play together in rehearsal when running lines |
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| They recited the alphabet in counterpoint |
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We Can't Stop Talking about Race
"All drama is about _____" |
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| "All drama is about lies" |
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When Life Name You Lemon
this is where Mr. Anderson "delivered his poem, acted in his first troupe, found his first mentor and met his future wife" |
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| El Puente Community Center in nonhipsters Williamsburg |
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When Life Name You Lemon
in what play does Mr. Anderson "leaven his story's pathos with detailed, textured and often humorous evocation of people and places" |
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No, Mr. Kaufman, Satire Lives On, If It's Yours...
for what musical was Mr Kaufman awarded two Pulitzer prizes |
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"Of The I Sing"
written by Morrie Ryskind and The Gerswhins |
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No, Mr. Kaufman, Satire Lives On, If It's Yours...
where did Mr Kaufman work from 1917 to 1939 |
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Happy Journey of An Actor as Tragic Hero
what play ignited John Douglas Thompson's passion for acting? |
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| "African-American version of Hamlet in Boston" |
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Happy Journey of An Actor as Tragic Hero
what software company did he once work for? |
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The tangle of branches
The play is "blithely set in the ____ Age" |
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| The play is "blithely set in the Jazz Age" |
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The tangle of branches
Ms Harris was surprised when her daughter announced, at 14, that she wanted to be an _________" |
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| Ms Harris was surprised when her daughter announced, at 14, that she wanted to be an actress" |
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50 Year Older 'Birdie' Returns to the Nest
"Josh Grogan once told me that every hit show is a _____" |
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| "Josh Grogan once told me that every hit show is a fluke" |
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50 Year Older 'Birdie' Returns to the Nest
where did Mr Strouss hide during a performance of an out of town tryout only to find that "Mike was already there?" |
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| In Philadelphia: "I was so nervous I went to hide in a broom closet in the theater. I opened the door and heard a growl. It was Mike. He was already in there." |
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- is ageless
- is an action, not a location
- is an event that requires an actor and audience relationship/agreement in a momentary suspension of disbelief of an imaginary circumstance |
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Education
Entertainment
Enlighten |
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- crucial critical points
- leads to building context
- the crucial plot info reveiled early in the play |
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| moving actors around (by director) |
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| to make living as an actor |
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| Attributes for good actor |
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| talent + chutzpah (hootz-pah) |
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1. Auditions
2. Given pieces of script in a cold reading
3. Prepared monologues; pieces of text |
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- creative people to work intensively
- seeing themselves being in the actor or with their
- how each actor presents himself and how they enter the room |
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| Marketing tools for actors: |
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1. Headshots
2. Resume
3. Acts + training; special skills (ex, weapon training) |
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| 3 Parts of Actors Arsenal |
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1. Body
2. Voice
3. Emotional Life |
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| needed the laugh track to be funny. created studio for live audience taping |
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| 3 People that enhance/impact environment |
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Director
Playwright
Designer |
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| the invisible barrier between the actor & audience |
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| sudden turn to audience; talking to audience; actors thoughts |
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Select actors, coaching
a directors role is defined by not what he/she does but rather what he/she is responsible for |
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| something that is naturally occurring; a good thing |
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- repeat
- only repeat phrase
- can only change pronouns
- allowing change
- use repetition as a safety net
o then all of a sudden it doesn't seem like repeating |
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| a physical task that can be accomplished with the materials at hand |
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| Opposite of moment to moment |
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- physical types, vocal types, skills over looks, value & abilities over external type
- dynamics (can work w/ this for 8-10 weeks) |
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- cowboy, scared, coward
- can't drink |
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- french mime
- died 2 years ago
- best mime in the world |
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| tells story, replicate the real world into a fantasy world |
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- Picasso
- Vango
- shapes, sizes
- abstract |
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create an event that is compelling, we allow ourselves to suspend our disbelief
- cave drawings also tells stories
- theater has gone through many challenges |
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Is the manifestation of the play you are watching (artists).
("Good production, of a mediocre play") |
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