Actors Instrument

Course Description

Summary

The craft of acting will be the main focus of this class. Through physical and vocal warm-up exercises, sensory exploration, improvisation, scene work, and craft readings students will be asked to develop an awareness of their own unique instruments and artistic voices while learning to trust their inner impulses as they develop basic acting technique. Extensive out of class preparation of specific exercises as well as rehearsal with scene partners will constitute the bulk of expected work. Techniques covered will include many of the exercises and historically significant work of such theater artists as Anne Bogart, Prasanna, Barbara Ann Teer, Constantin Stanislavski, Tadashi Suzuki, Susan Batson, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, Jerzy Grotowski, and Kim Stanley.