Shakespeare made simple!
Wed, 15 Oct 2003, 10:53 amStevelee2 posts in thread
Shakespeare made simple!
Wed, 15 Oct 2003, 10:53 amTwo short courses in November/December, one for those who have very little experience in playing Shakespeare and one for those who feel more confident about the BardÂ’s work and wish to explore more deeply.
1. SHAKESPEARE MADE SIMPLE
Need to work on an audition speech but find Shakespeare totally incomprehensible? Put off by having the guy rammed down your throat at school? Wonder what on earth everyone sees in his stuff? This is the course for you.
Starting very simply, we will introduce all the important concepts about playing Shakespeare. We will cover:
ShakespeareÂ’s language (after all, itÂ’s still only English)
Verse speaking (and why this is so much easier than people think)
Elizabethan stage conventions (fun to know about, and a great help in acting the stuff)
Students get a chance to progress at their own pace onto more complicated material. If there are speeches that you have always wanted to work on. HereÂ’s your chance.
In complete honesty, playing the works of Shakespeare should be the aim of any actor. He is a joy to act, his understanding of what helps an actor or works as a character, is second to nobody. ItÂ’s a bit like playing footy and never getting to a Grand Final. This course aims to blow away a lot of the rubbish that people surround him with, and show you how easy, rewarding and FUN playing his work can be.
So if the thought of playing Hamlet has always scared you to death, or if you have some experience and just want to extend your range. Or if you need to get in some work on those drama school audition speeches, this is just the course for you.
The teacher, Stephen Lee, has worked on Shakespeare most of his adult life. He has directed over twenty productions, including “Taming of the Shrew” at the New Fortune earlier this year; taught him at several London drama schools (Lee Strasberg, Italia Conti, Method Studio); and will be directing “Othello” for Class Act Theatre early next year. He has also been nominated as Best Newcomer for his role as Duncan in “Macbeth” at the Equity awards this year.
Shakespeare made Simple. Five three hour classes starting Saturday November 15th at 10.00 am - $150
At the Blue Room theatre, James St., Northbridge.
Contact Stephen Lee: 9459 4313 mobile 0403 889 352 e-mail: Stephen.lee@tpg.com.au
And for those who have a lot more experience and want a real challenge:
2. SHAKESPEARE MADE RATHER MORE DIFFICULT (aka Advanced Shakespeare)
This course aims to explore the BardÂ’s work in much more depth and will cover a wide variety of topics using practical scene work. Topics dealt with will include:
Use of Rhetoric (a great help in understanding the construction of a speech)
The Escalation technique (how to give your speeches punch and power)
Advanced verse work
Using original texts to aid the actorÂ’s understanding and delivery.
Achieving a sense of truth and naturalism in playing. (ie to stop that God-awful “Shakespeare voice”)
We will get a chance not only to work on individual speeches, but also duologues, and more complex scenes will be offered to the class to analyse and work on.
Actors and directors often make a great mystery of all this. There is no great mystery, but a little knowledge and understanding can make your work more confident, assured and natural
Advanced Shakespeare. Five three hour classes starting Saturday November 15th at 1.00 pm - $150
At the Blue Room theatre, James St., Northbridge.
Contact Stephen Lee: 9459 4313 mobile 0403 889 352 e-mail: Stephen.lee@tpg.com.au
1. SHAKESPEARE MADE SIMPLE
Need to work on an audition speech but find Shakespeare totally incomprehensible? Put off by having the guy rammed down your throat at school? Wonder what on earth everyone sees in his stuff? This is the course for you.
Starting very simply, we will introduce all the important concepts about playing Shakespeare. We will cover:
ShakespeareÂ’s language (after all, itÂ’s still only English)
Verse speaking (and why this is so much easier than people think)
Elizabethan stage conventions (fun to know about, and a great help in acting the stuff)
Students get a chance to progress at their own pace onto more complicated material. If there are speeches that you have always wanted to work on. HereÂ’s your chance.
In complete honesty, playing the works of Shakespeare should be the aim of any actor. He is a joy to act, his understanding of what helps an actor or works as a character, is second to nobody. ItÂ’s a bit like playing footy and never getting to a Grand Final. This course aims to blow away a lot of the rubbish that people surround him with, and show you how easy, rewarding and FUN playing his work can be.
So if the thought of playing Hamlet has always scared you to death, or if you have some experience and just want to extend your range. Or if you need to get in some work on those drama school audition speeches, this is just the course for you.
The teacher, Stephen Lee, has worked on Shakespeare most of his adult life. He has directed over twenty productions, including “Taming of the Shrew” at the New Fortune earlier this year; taught him at several London drama schools (Lee Strasberg, Italia Conti, Method Studio); and will be directing “Othello” for Class Act Theatre early next year. He has also been nominated as Best Newcomer for his role as Duncan in “Macbeth” at the Equity awards this year.
Shakespeare made Simple. Five three hour classes starting Saturday November 15th at 10.00 am - $150
At the Blue Room theatre, James St., Northbridge.
Contact Stephen Lee: 9459 4313 mobile 0403 889 352 e-mail: Stephen.lee@tpg.com.au
And for those who have a lot more experience and want a real challenge:
2. SHAKESPEARE MADE RATHER MORE DIFFICULT (aka Advanced Shakespeare)
This course aims to explore the BardÂ’s work in much more depth and will cover a wide variety of topics using practical scene work. Topics dealt with will include:
Use of Rhetoric (a great help in understanding the construction of a speech)
The Escalation technique (how to give your speeches punch and power)
Advanced verse work
Using original texts to aid the actorÂ’s understanding and delivery.
Achieving a sense of truth and naturalism in playing. (ie to stop that God-awful “Shakespeare voice”)
We will get a chance not only to work on individual speeches, but also duologues, and more complex scenes will be offered to the class to analyse and work on.
Actors and directors often make a great mystery of all this. There is no great mystery, but a little knowledge and understanding can make your work more confident, assured and natural
Advanced Shakespeare. Five three hour classes starting Saturday November 15th at 1.00 pm - $150
At the Blue Room theatre, James St., Northbridge.
Contact Stephen Lee: 9459 4313 mobile 0403 889 352 e-mail: Stephen.lee@tpg.com.au
Re: Shakespeare made simple!
Sun, 12 Sept 2004, 04:50 pmWalter Plinge
where is northbridge?
can u tell me about shakespeare's acting tecniques, stage conventions? or where to ge this information?
is the course(beginners) in 2004/
can u tell me about shakespeare's acting tecniques, stage conventions? or where to ge this information?
is the course(beginners) in 2004/