What is this things called Acting?
Fri, 8 Sept 2006, 07:23 pmUPstageWA35 posts in thread
What is this things called Acting?
Fri, 8 Sept 2006, 07:23 pmLarge Meeting Room, Lotteries House, 2 Delhi St, West Perth
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.
UPstageWA - Refer to this link
Lost in the Darkness
Thu, 21 Sept 2006, 09:28 amPersonally, as I am sure is true of most of us, I find the darker characters - cruel, emotional, depressed, manic - to have the greatest impact on me personally. They can take a big emotional toll on you, so yes, I agree Alex, you need to approach such characters with care. Most characters are what I call superficially available in that they do not ask a lot of the actor performing them.
Then there are those rather unique characters that require some deep soul searching, or involved research, that have experiences that are simply beyond the everyday experiences of the performer. I have never killed anyone either intentionally or through accident. Playing a character who has or has the desire to so so, is something rather alien, requiring something extra from me personally.
On those odd occasions where I have to play such a part, I have attempted to create the memories of events that have shaped the character. I have had to create a complete fictional history and the add emotional qualities, a bit like a novelist writing in the first person. How would you grab the reader and really draw them into the character and have them experience what they feel? And of course I put myself in the role of the reader firstly, then the character itself.
My hope is to make the character into a state-of-mind that I can get into and out of with minimal effort. It may not always work but I find it the most effective. Mind you, I have had limited opportunity to try it as I seem to be cast more frequently in either comic or goody-two-shoe type roles ;-)
Absit invidia
Jeff Watkins
Perth based Actor/Performer
who can also sing ... and occasionaly dance
Fight/Sword Choreographer
Virgin Director
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