theater
Theater is an event that requires actor/audience, relationship/agreement in a momentary suspension of disbelief of an imaginary circumstance.
3 E’s:
Entertainment, education, enlightenment
Expired theater tickets became worthless
If something unforeseen should happen, and you couldn’t make it to the theater, they use to deny your entry
Then producers devised a “past dated” (expired) …you can call on that day and say you have “past dated tickets”..Limit to weekday evening
The Actor
Fame comes and goes. It becomes significant
Success longevity, lifetime, pay bills
2 attributes or skill an actor must possess
Dedication -love for art form
Charisma - energetic
Passion -heart
Luck -practice
Health -emotion
Truthful -chutzpah
Diverse
Persistent
Pizazzzz
Audacious
Memorable
Patient
Flexible
Convincing
Selfless
Level-headed
Confident
Imaginative
Talent
Self promotion
Will
Versatile
Actors have unions
Raise a question as to why anyone would face all these challenges?
February 8, 2010
AEA- actors equity association
Film: SAG..screen actors guilt
Television and radio: AFTRA
Non equity: where you are going to learn and grow
How do actors get hired?
Two tools necessary to market himself?
Resume: brief..what you have done and where..where did the training come from? Where there any degrees earned? Special skills
Things you wouldn’t ask someone; height, weight, age
When there were black and white photos you needed to write hair color and things..now you don’t need to
What is a monologue? Long group of dialogue from one side
What is a soliloquy? Speaking their mind out loud..For benefit of the audience
Soliloquy is a monologue.
What is a side? Piece of play to create a segment to create dialogue
Off-book: memorize
Blocking: movement director gives actor..staging
February 15, 2010
Notes on paper
February 17, 2010
What is the most produced play?
Grease and bye bye birdy
Trying to make sequel of bye bye
3 E’s:
Entertainment, education, enlightenment
Expired theater tickets became worthless
If something unforeseen should happen, and you couldn’t make it to the theater, they use to deny your entry
Then producers devised a “past dated” (expired) …you can call on that day and say you have “past dated tickets”..Limit to weekday evening
The Actor
Fame comes and goes. It becomes significant
Success longevity, lifetime, pay bills
2 attributes or skill an actor must possess
Dedication -love for art form
Charisma - energetic
Passion -heart
Luck -practice
Health -emotion
Truthful -chutzpah
Diverse
Persistent
Pizazzzz
Audacious
Memorable
Patient
Flexible
Convincing
Selfless
Level-headed
Confident
Imaginative
Talent
Self promotion
Will
Versatile
Actors have unions
Raise a question as to why anyone would face all these challenges?
February 8, 2010
AEA- actors equity association
Film: SAG..screen actors guilt
Television and radio: AFTRA
Non equity: where you are going to learn and grow
How do actors get hired?
Two tools necessary to market himself?
Resume: brief..what you have done and where..where did the training come from? Where there any degrees earned? Special skills
Things you wouldn’t ask someone; height, weight, age
When there were black and white photos you needed to write hair color and things..now you don’t need to
What is a monologue? Long group of dialogue from one side
What is a soliloquy? Speaking their mind out loud..For benefit of the audience
Soliloquy is a monologue.
What is a side? Piece of play to create a segment to create dialogue
Off-book: memorize
Blocking: movement director gives actor..staging
February 15, 2010
Notes on paper
February 17, 2010
What is the most produced play?
Grease and bye bye birdy
Trying to make sequel of bye bye