Our Paper Birds Explorations

 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-6IwNKA29Lae2HPju9roQq2K_bTwMgia

#metoo (Paper Birds-inspired)

 https://vimeo.com/503668484

The last Frantic Assembly-inspired piece

 

https://youtu.be/AMjiEFVdgWY

Also, an interesting article about Stanislavski, Method acting, and modern theater styles:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/02/07/how-the-method-made-acting-modern

Frantic Assembly Inspired Pieces

 Kam's piece:

https://vimeo.com/668952443/d891bc6094

Aishlinn's piece:

https://vimeo.com/668952542/24d8e31a6a

Millie's piece:

https://vimeo.com/668952683/36fdff7812

Osajie's first piece:

https://vimeo.com/670759640/b5222c6bab

Osajie's second piece:

https://vimeo.com/670756017/5a34c3c806

Jackson's piece:

https://vimeo.com/670758581/31b0c527a5

Final Monologues

 Kam:

https://youtu.be/7Vg83I6KvNs

Osajie:

Aishlinn:

Jackson:

https://youtu.be/6nTB-u9gsCA

Millie:

Geffen:

Monologue Unit

A monologue is a solo performance (like a speech) given on stage. Unlike a speech, it is not simply recited but acted out. It will be important to think about how to add deliberate movement and deliberate voice to your monologue performance.

Here is an example of a monologue that tells a story. This one is directed to an unseen listener (probably a parent?), so she speaks out to the audience as if speaking to the parent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WIiFWTBsK4

Here is one that is not directed toward a speaker. It doesn't tell a single story but is more of an exploration of a theme or an aspect of her personality: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFU3ac9fysk

And one final one tells a story and incorporates a little movement (because you don't have to just stand there when delivering a monologue -- remember that it is still acting although it feels like a speech: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHnkZUAJfW8

Uta Hagen's technique for monologue preparation


In her book, Respect for Acting, Hagen outlines 9 Questions Actors Need to Ask Themselves when preparing for a role. Many actors use this technique and it supplements the work from our textbook.


1. Who Am I?


Who is your character? Identify all the details: name, age, physical traits, education, personal opinions, likes, dislikes, fears, ethics, beliefs, etc.

 
2. What time is it? 

The year, the season, the day, the minute. What is the significance of that time?


3. Where am I?


Identify the country, the city or town, the neighborhood, building, room, or where in that room are you?

 
4. What surrounds me? 

What is happening in the environment surrounding you? What's the weather? Landscape? People? Objects?


5. What are the given circumstances?


Identify events in the past, present, and future: What has happened? What is happening? What is going to happen?

 
6. What are my relationships? 

More than just your relationship with and to other people, it's your relationship to objects, characters, events, etc.


7. What do I want?


What do you want right here, right now? What does your character want overall: an ultimate want?

 
8. What is in my way? 

What obstacles keep you from getting or achieving what you want?


9. What do I do to get what I want?


What actions do you take - verbally, physically, both? What tactics do you implement?

Some student solos using various theorists

 Olivia's Glass Menagerie based on Artaud:

https://youtu.be/xpFGP3_5Nmc

Caroline's Les Mis based on Grotowski:

https://vimeo.com/536590170