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  • reflection of a reflection of a projection

    In my first-year actors’ showcase, all the way back in 2020, everyone picked a word they wanted their solo performance to reflect. Accompanied by the published poems or monologues of our choice, each combination of Word and Words Recited was key to providing the audience insight to every newest member of the acting program. My…

  • what I learned in Scene Study #2: throat clearing

    SESSION 2 Chekhov plays require brilliant actors No villains, no heroes, no lessons “My job is to show humanity in clinical detail” No such thing as too much research “The author’s intent matters not” VERY dangerous to make judgments about your character; it shuts off exploration – instead, try to understand them In comedy, look…

  • what I learned in Scene Study #1: introducing super-objective

    Scene Study was a class I took in Fall 2022. We studied Chekhov’s “The Seagull” for most of the semester. I took copious notes during this class, the highlights of which I will be sharing here in small doses. Why am I sharing these notes that I paid to have the privilege to write? Because…