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Whither anon?

Tue, 30 June 2009, 10:27 am
Lee Sheppard6 posts in thread
I’ve been doing a bit of reflection lately, thinking about what to do next, assuming I survive “Get Smart”, and it’s got me a wondering… How many of you have “Acting Action Plans”? You know what I mean, something as complex as a strategy to take you where you want to go, or perhaps (as in my case) something as simple as a “wish list” of projects you’d like to fit into the next year or two. I thought it might be nice to read what others think about when they review their “other job”. So….I’ll start by opening my soul. Firstly, I want to survive the current production. Not just survive, but obviously do my best for the play, my fellow actors, the crew and the company that is placing their faith in me. Then a bit of R & R as a reward (I do have other hobbies). As for the future, I certainly intend to do more student films. I’ve found them great fun, often challenging, and I really just like to help out prospective film-makers of the future. I’ll certainly go back to acting classes, as I know I still have so much more to learn. I’d also like to tackle Shakespeare, as I consider “the Bard” my next acting litmus test. I’m also game to try my hand (voice?) at musical comedy of some type (did G & S in High School and loved it), as long as the old voice is up to it. I would also like to learn more about stage makeup - I need to move away from the shotgun applicator approach. Other than that – I’ll see what comes. Never say never, I suppose. Over to you. Lee “86” Sheppard

Acting Action Plan

Tue, 30 June 2009, 12:11 pm
I can't help but think that the idea of an Acting Action Plan would be one of the most beneficial things! A clear idea of where I would like to go and the things I would like to achieve as a performer. However, given the nature of the "community theatre beast" (and I use that terminology with love and affection) I have to wonder whether this is actually possible? I never know what's coming around the corner - that's why I'm always on this site looking for info. I mean, what if I put into my action plan that I think I need to develop my performance skills in naturalistic acting, but then no projects that I felt would give me an opportunity to do so came up? So I think if one was to design an Acting Action Plan, it would be important to keep it quite general - almost a list of goals that could be accomplished in a number of ways. For example: "I want to have played a role that gives me an opportunity to explore naturalistic performance techniques within 5 years." In this way, you would be able to have achievable goals. DazzaB "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams

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