What is this things called Acting?

Fri, 8 Sept 2006, 07:23 pm

UPstageWA35 posts in thread

Address:
Large Meeting Room, Lotteries House, 2 Delhi St, West Perth

17th October 2007

Seen any theatre lately? Been in a production?
Did you enjoy it? Was some of it, well... y'know.

UPstageWA is a company that wants to raise the bar on theatre. The aim is to provide opportunities for community theatre practitioners of all levels to learn from industry professionals and respected community theatre practitioners including fantastic networking opportunities for people in community theatre.

There will be a series of Discussion Panels and Master-classesi that "tell it like it is" on various topics. You may be confronted, you may not necessarily like everything you hear, but we assure you of the most interesting theatrical panel discussions you will ever experience.

Panel members will consist of industry professionals, respected community theatre practitioners, and people who have experience, background and credibility to shake us up a little. One week later, the panel will be followed by a Master-class which will deal with the issues raised at the panel discussion.

When: Our first Discussion Panel will be on Acting, Tuesday, October 17th at 7.30pm.

Cost: Discussion Panel is $10 per person ($5 for students)
Master-class is $15 per person (10$ for students)
Master-class bookings will be opened at the Discussion Panel – Places limited for the Master-class

Contact: Use the Write to Author link below to request more details.

Further Info Name:
UPstageWA - Refer to this link

http://www.theatre.asn.au/meeting/2006/upstagewa_what_is_this_thing_called_acting

In terms of delveing into

Wed, 20 Sept 2006, 11:20 am

Alex Milne

In terms of delveing into meaty and often very difficult characters i really believe that you have to be careful. i shy away from 'method' acting... i personally just dont believe in it. I think you are running a huge risk with your emotional and physical health doing it that way, and personally i believe an actor needs to act. the audience needs to feel and see everything the character is experiencing.. but the actor doesnt have to to the same extent. However, dont get me wrong, i dont think the actor should be detatched, and the actor should certainly find empathy for the character and all that. But people who dredge up all teh crap from their past to pull of a highly emotional scene i think are running an incredibly high personal risk... which i believe is very unnecessary. With difficult characters it would be my opinion that a lot o fresearch and thought and improvisation around the character is very necessary to find where you can fit into it and play within a character very far stretched from yourself. But i certainly believe you can delve to deep into your own crap for acting, but i dont think you can really delve to deep into the character. ** It takes a lot of work to be an overnight success **

Thread (35 posts)

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What is this things called Acting?— UPstageWA8 Sept 2006

Looking forward to this— Labrug10 Sept 2006
Are you coming?— UPstageWA17 Sept 2006
- The Craft— Labrug18 Sept 2006
Some of these points are— Kirilee18 Sept 2006
- When Rules get in the way.— Labrug19 Sept 2006
I quite like breaking— Alex Milne18 Sept 2006
- Agreed!— Kirilee18 Sept 2006
Its very much a case of— Alex Milne19 Sept 2006
- Common thought— Labrug19 Sept 2006
The old dog does have to be— Alex Milne19 Sept 2006
- Same book— Labrug19 Sept 2006
  - However...— Kirilee20 Sept 2006
    - Rising Points— Labrug20 Sept 2006
      - ···
        Hobby— Na20 Sept 2006
        ···
        In Government Eyes— Labrug20 Sept 2006
        ···
        Hobbyist— Logos20 Sept 2006
        ···
        Point Taken— Labrug20 Sept 2006
Possibilities. . .on many levels— Tari-Xalyr19 Sept 2006
Keeping track of the thread is a good idea but....— who cares19 Sept 2006
- Clarification— Tari-Xalyr20 Sept 2006
Psycho-analyst— Labrug20 Sept 2006
Old and new dogs— Logos20 Sept 2006
- An Actors Jog— Labrug20 Sept 2006
- Learning— Tari-Xalyr20 Sept 2006
  - Live to Learn— Labrug22 Sept 2006
In terms of delveing into— Alex Milne20 Sept 2006
- Lost in the Darkness— Labrug21 Sept 2006
Just out of interest...— Labrug22 Sept 2006
- Hands up!!— Tari-Xalyr22 Sept 2006
I will not be attending but— Logos22 Sept 2006
- Will do— UPstageWA22 Sept 2006
I fly in from shows in— Alex Milne22 Sept 2006
- Ouch...— Labrug22 Sept 2006
Gotta fit in uni between— Alex Milne22 Sept 2006

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What is this things called Acting?

Seen any theatre lately? Been in a production? Did you enjoy it? Was some of it, well... y'know.

In terms of delveing into

Thread (35 posts)

Seen any theatre lately? Been in a production?
Did you enjoy it? Was some of it, well... y'know.