Acting: scenework
Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: DRF018
- Dates: 25/04/24 - 27/06/24
- Time: 10:30 - 12:30
- Taught: Thu, Daytime
- Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Laura Baggaley
Course Code: DRF018
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Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
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What is the course about?
These lively practical sessions are designed for those who want to extend their abilities and skills in acting. You will work on exercises to improve your spontaneity, presence and ability to act truthfully in the moment. You will learn the fundamentals of script analysis, stagecraft, how to build character and rehearse a text for performance.
This course can be taken on its own or as part of a cycle of three Acting courses all at improvers level (DRF016 Creating Character, DRF017 Duologues, DRF018 Ensemble & Group Scenes). The three courses complement each other, and can be taken in any order.
What will we cover?
• Warm ups
• Character work
• Text analysis work
• Scene rehearsal and performance.
Please note that acting classes by their very nature can involve exercises and the exploration of material that some students may find challenging.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
• Work cooperatively with other actors and the director
• Explore and analyse text confidently
• Develop character
• Perform in a scene from a play with confidence.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is an improvers class. You need to have completed a beginners course or have suitable experience.
In order to get the most from the course you will be able to:
• Listen and respond to instructions and feedback.
• Communicate clearly in discussion and drama practice.
• Read and respond to a variety of text.
• Give and receive constructive feedback.
• Take notes.
• Work within groups and pairs safely.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
In pairs, groups and individually
HEALTH CHECK
You may or may not be asked to participate in rigorous activity from time to time. Please consider whether you could do this, if you are in any doubt consult a medical practitioner.
As part of the course content, your tutor may record your image for initial and ongoing assessment purposes. You are entitled to decline to participate in the recording of your image.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Comfortable clothing and soft shoes should be worn. Please bring a pencil and rubber for annotating scripts. You may also wish to bring a notebook and pen to these sessions.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Continue onto the next course in the sequence DRF016 or any class at improvers level. You may wish to consider a Stanislavski, or an improvisation course.
Laura is an experienced theatre director, teacher and writer and has taught at City Lit since 2011. Laura has worked at a wide range of venues including the National Theatre, the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park, Birmingham Rep, the Cambridge Arts Theatre, and Southwark Playhouse. She loves all types of plays, from new writing and devised theatre to Shakespeare and works in translation, and enjoys bringing scenes and characters to life with students in her classes. Laura studied English Literature as an undergraduate at Oxford University and went on to take an MA in Text and Performance Studies at King’s College London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She splits her time between teaching, writing, environmental work and directing theatre productions.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
