Guide Lines for the Final Project for Acting

In preparation for the final scene, the actor must submit the following as preparation for the final:

1. A biography of the character, the specifics of which will be supplied to you.

2. "A Day in the Life" of your character, the specifics of which will be supplied to you.

3. A "Person, Place and Thing" journal: a detailed journal in which you go through the text and write at least a half page explanation/description of each person, place or object which is referred to in the scene. Refer to excerpts from Uta Hagen's book, RESPECT FOR ACTING.

4. Meaningful Object: Bring to class the actual item, or photo of an object that is meaningful to you and to your character. Please make sure that the object has meaning for you that can be transferred to your character.

5. Historical/Social/Economic/Theatrical Background: You must also do research into the historical, social, economic, theatrical background of the piece. You must also do a brief synopsis of the play from which the piece is taken, and a bio of the author and a history of the play. You must also discuss how, where, and why the particular scene occurs in the character's arc of the play.

TIME LINE:

November 30th: Must present a scene and the background of the play (see #5).
December 7th: Must present "Person, Place and Thing" (#3) and Meaningful Object (#4).
December 11th: Must present "The Biography" (#1) and "A Day in the Life" (#2).
December 14th: Must perform the scene for me before the final. The scene must be memorized.

November 26th - November 30th, 2007

November 26th - November 30th
Weekly Schedule
for
Play Production

A link for you: Backstage West

Monday, November 26th:

Today I will once again be shlepping the costumes from the cleaners to Sony. Work on your projects and be nice to the sub.


Tuesday, November 27th:

Shortened day!

Today you will be given a detailed overview of what each project entails. As you finish the assignment you will give it to me to sign off on. For example, for those of you who are directing, you will be expected to compile a director's notebook, which you will show on the day of your scene's presentation. If you are doing a scene, then you will keep an actor's notebook.


Wednesday, November 28th:

If you haven't yet given me a description of the project which you intend to work on, then you must do so today.


Thursday, November 29th:

Continue working on your project. Tomorrow, the first installation of your project will be due - the nature of which will be dependent upon the project you have chosen to do.


Friday, November 30th:

Check the progress of your project. Everyone must show her/his work.

November 19th - November 21st
Weekly Schedule
for Play Production

Links for you: BACKSTAGE WEST

Monday, November 19th:

Even though we have worked hard these past few months, now is not the time - although we’d like to - to kickback and coast these next few weeks. Nope, instead, we have to figure out something to do rather than just look at each other for an hour each day. So, we need to find:

a. a scene and a scene partner
b. a monologue to do
c. a scene you would like to direct others in
d. a short scene to write (five pages minimum with two rough drafts)
e. a twenty minute cabaret act on a topic of your choice
f. a set or costume or lighting design of a play of your choice.

This will be your final. Please start looking, writing, developing now. I will monitor your progress each day and will work with you as a director, acting coach, editor, advisor as needed.

You need to have something to present to me by Tuesday, November 20th: a scene, a partner, a monologue, an idea, the beginnings of a rough draft, an outline - something.


Tuesday, November 20th:

Continue working on our individual projects which I will oversee.


Wednesday, November 21st:

I won’t be with you today because I will be picking up the costumes from the cleaners and shlepping them to Sony’s.

Continue working on your projects and don’t give the sub a hard time. Be nice!

And have a marvelous Turkey Day!

November 13th - 16th Weekly Agenda for 6th Period Play Production


Tuesday, November 13th:
Shortened day!
Relax, kickback, you deserve it after such a brilliant run! I will show you the tape(s) I made of the show.

Wednesday, November 14th:
The same! Continue watching the video or taking care of those loose ends that are still hanging around bothering people.
If you are involved with the dance recital or the music show you have permission to work with the directors.
If you are not, then we will begin working on scenes and monologues to perform in class. The play production class will be turned into an acting class. For the final, we may present a recital of our work to the school in #503.

Thursday, November 15th:
The same. We will now start looking for scenes and monologues to work on for the class.

Friday, November 16th:

We’ll do some theatre games and start working on the scenes and monologues.

Rehearsal and Performance Schedule for Nov. 5 - 11th

NOVEMBER 5TH - 11TH
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
FOR
THE IMAGINARY INVALID

We are now in the homestretch! One more week and then SOME of us can relax for a moment; others can’t: it’s one down, two more to go.

Anyway, what we all need to do is go over our notes; go off somewhere to rehearse with our scene partners, and when we are at home - yeah, right, like who has time to go home - rehearse the lines and business over and over and over again.

What the show needs is for each of you to do what we have rehearsed. Please bear in mind that now we must treat the rehearsals as if they were performances.

NO BREAKING CHARACTER!
NO AD LIBBING!
NO COMMENTING ON THE SCENE!
NO UNREHEARSED OR UNRELATED BUSINESS!
USE PROPS AND COSTUMES!


You have to give 100% not only for yourself, but for your fellow actors and for the show. When you allow yourself to indulge in negativity or self-doubt, you are letting down your fellow actors who are in the scene with you. And you are letting down the show. We are all working very hard and we must all be very strong. Acting requires tremendous strength - mental toughness, physical stamina and emotional resilience - and we must use much more discipline during this week than we have been. Then you can relax and enjoy the accolades from your family and friends and the warm memory of a wonderful run.

Monday, November 5th:

6th Period:

Work with Alexandra as Bonnefoi
Work with Phoenix as Diafoirus
TOINETTE and ARGAN: work on Act 2 scene
NURSES: run your dance and your scene.
CLEANTE: Run your scene.

3:25 - ?
Run-through

After run-through work with Toinette and Angelique







Tuesday, November 6th:

6th Period:

Work on those scenes as needed.

3:25 - 8:00
Run-through with props and costumes

After run-through: work with TOINETTE and ANGELIQUE


Wednesday, November 7th:

6th Period:

Work on those scenes as needed.

3:25 - 8:00
run-through with props and costumes

After run-through: work with TOINETTE and ARGAN


Thursday, November 8th:

3rd, 4th and 5th Periods Call: Eat, warm-up, get into costumes, hair and make-up.

6th Period: Invited dress

5:00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

7:00 pm Curtain


Friday, November 9th:

6th Period: Work on those scenes as needed.

5:00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

7:00 pm Curtain


Saturday, November 10th:

5:00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

7:00 pm Curtain




Sunday, November 11th:

12: 00 pm call: Warm-up, get into costumes, make-up and hair.

2:00 pm Curtain