Agenda: Session #3 Tuesday, January 28, 2013

Today's Agenda:

Warm-Up:  Physical Stretching & Vocal Flexing

Improvisation Games:

• The Mirror (part 2): Silent Emotion
• Walking Through....
• Postcards

Activity/Skill Work:

2. Stage Fright

• Statistics
• Winning Stage Fright Moment
• An Expert 'to the Stars' Shares Some Tips on Stage Fright
• Let's try some of her 'Get the Butterflies to Fly in Formation' tips: 1. Inner Critic, 2. Inner Coach, 3. Breathing into the Fear, 4. Relax
• Tips for combating the nerves

 The Neutral Play--pairs will work with people whom you have not worked with

• Gabi & Lucca
• Carolina & Aman
• Ellen & Laura
• Dana & Ivanna

Questions to Discuss:

What is being communicated in these openings 4 exchanges?

Who are these people?  What is their relationship?

What is the specific conflict here?

Where are these characters as they deliver these lines?  (Time & Place)

What will happen next in this scene?

How will this scene end?

Your Task:

1. Share a Google document--share it also with shannon.hancock@graded.br
2. Collaboratively type a scene with at least 20 more exchanges between the actors.
3. Print & Prepare
4. Perform with strong VOICE & BODY LANGUAGE

for Next Session:

Personal Experience Speech