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Showing posts with label Rivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rivals. Show all posts
Feb 13, 2017
Who is Captain Jack?
Mar 10, 2015
Mar 13, 2014
Rivals Scene Review
Kayla (Lydia) & Darcy (Julia)
Kayla forgot some words during the performance but when she stopped to remember them she stayed in character which was good. She also remembered to keep her arms up to account for her "dress" being to big. Darcy did a pretty good job of that as well. The blocking for the scene where Lydia was chasing Julia around to get her to listen to her was well done. I think more stage business could have been done so weren't just sitting or standing next to each other not moving. Overall it was really well done.
Kalond (Absolute) & JD (Sr. Anthony Absolute)
It was an interesting idea for Absolute not to move at all during his fathers rant/aside. JD had pretty good posture for a rich old man. He was fidgeting with his robe belt so I think if he had some stage business to keep his hands occupied that would have been good. When JD was describing Lydia he had great facial reactions to what he was doing. Kalond also responded to the description well. Kalond did a really good job of keeping a straight posture even though he didn't have a corset on.
Melissa (Lydia) & Me (Lucy)
I think our scene went pretty well. I should have delivered my lines in a steady way instead of high pitched and frantic. I think the props we used were really good. Melissa did a really good job of acting like a frantic spoiled rich girl. The status difference between our characters was established early on and maintained throughout our scene. I think our blocking was pretty good as well.
Kayla forgot some words during the performance but when she stopped to remember them she stayed in character which was good. She also remembered to keep her arms up to account for her "dress" being to big. Darcy did a pretty good job of that as well. The blocking for the scene where Lydia was chasing Julia around to get her to listen to her was well done. I think more stage business could have been done so weren't just sitting or standing next to each other not moving. Overall it was really well done.
Kalond (Absolute) & JD (Sr. Anthony Absolute)
It was an interesting idea for Absolute not to move at all during his fathers rant/aside. JD had pretty good posture for a rich old man. He was fidgeting with his robe belt so I think if he had some stage business to keep his hands occupied that would have been good. When JD was describing Lydia he had great facial reactions to what he was doing. Kalond also responded to the description well. Kalond did a really good job of keeping a straight posture even though he didn't have a corset on.
Melissa (Lydia) & Me (Lucy)
I think our scene went pretty well. I should have delivered my lines in a steady way instead of high pitched and frantic. I think the props we used were really good. Melissa did a really good job of acting like a frantic spoiled rich girl. The status difference between our characters was established early on and maintained throughout our scene. I think our blocking was pretty good as well.
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Mar 7, 2014
Such Lovely Tableaux
Mar 11, 2011
Rivals Scene Review
Rivals Scene
I really enjoyed the process of integrating physicality into our characters, and I felt utilizing the corset’s really helped.
Zach & Mallory’s scene was hilarious. I really appreciated the time they took to entirely polish their piece and take full advantage of the awkward romantic nuances in their selection. I felt like their scene had a ‘film noir’ feel to it and was a great performance, especially in embodying the character’s emotional life made the scene all the more enjoyable to watch.
Rachel and Taylor’s piece was super and very entertaining. I think all girls (and perhaps guys) can relate to the whole ‘getting caught up in the moment feel’. Although Julia is seemingly more levelheaded than Lydia, I especially liked how Taylor reacted and played off of Rachel’s character. The coughing bit was a hoot!
Roberto and Matt’s piece was also very wonderful. For whatever reason, Matt’s physicality really stood out to me and I loved how he carried himself. It sort of reminded me of a stork. I was reminded of Walt Disney’s “Robin Hood” when watching their scene. Roberto! I was very impressed with his fantastic understanding of the text and ability to present his character in a honest, funny light. Despite the line flubs, it made for an entertaining piece.
Jen, Nicole and Danielle had a great scene. It was really fun to see a different take on the same scene as I did. Danielle had a really strong grasp of the text and that made the scene even more fluid. Jen was very in the period. Nicole was lovely and easy to understand.
Working with Sophia was great. I really enjoyed to opportunity to work with someone who comes from a very different background than I. She was very helpful and we ended up being able to help one another in various ways and I think we both grew a lot.
I think the biggest challenges out class faced was fully grasping the language and focusing on the vocal qualities/dictations/accents necessary to make the scene full. However, this being a movement class, I’m happy with how it turned out.
I really enjoyed the process of integrating physicality into our characters, and I felt utilizing the corset’s really helped.
Zach & Mallory’s scene was hilarious. I really appreciated the time they took to entirely polish their piece and take full advantage of the awkward romantic nuances in their selection. I felt like their scene had a ‘film noir’ feel to it and was a great performance, especially in embodying the character’s emotional life made the scene all the more enjoyable to watch.
Rachel and Taylor’s piece was super and very entertaining. I think all girls (and perhaps guys) can relate to the whole ‘getting caught up in the moment feel’. Although Julia is seemingly more levelheaded than Lydia, I especially liked how Taylor reacted and played off of Rachel’s character. The coughing bit was a hoot!
Roberto and Matt’s piece was also very wonderful. For whatever reason, Matt’s physicality really stood out to me and I loved how he carried himself. It sort of reminded me of a stork. I was reminded of Walt Disney’s “Robin Hood” when watching their scene. Roberto! I was very impressed with his fantastic understanding of the text and ability to present his character in a honest, funny light. Despite the line flubs, it made for an entertaining piece.
Jen, Nicole and Danielle had a great scene. It was really fun to see a different take on the same scene as I did. Danielle had a really strong grasp of the text and that made the scene even more fluid. Jen was very in the period. Nicole was lovely and easy to understand.
Working with Sophia was great. I really enjoyed to opportunity to work with someone who comes from a very different background than I. She was very helpful and we ended up being able to help one another in various ways and I think we both grew a lot.
I think the biggest challenges out class faced was fully grasping the language and focusing on the vocal qualities/dictations/accents necessary to make the scene full. However, this being a movement class, I’m happy with how it turned out.
Mar 8, 2011
Rivals to your Rivals
Thought you guys might get a kick out of seeing last years' Rivals tableaux:
http://bonzuko.com/?p=1554
http://bonzuko.com/?p=1554
Mar 5, 2011
Action Gallery for The Rivals
You all did very, very well. Here's a gallery of pics from your glorious last Rivals rehearsals. ~Prof. Jenn
Feb 27, 2011
Fun w Corsets
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| Hippolyta, Midsummer 2002, CSF |
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| Peaseblossom, Midsummer 1995, CSF |
Feb 26, 2011
Feb 20, 2011
Rivals Costumes
MEN
button-up shirt
scarf or tie
heels or dress shoes
belt for sword
bathrobe / big-skirted coat
vest
(long socks and short/rolled up pants if you can)
WOMEN
heels
skirt
corset/bodice (I'll have some available too)
fan / hanky
ALL
Please do your best to memorize your lines so we can work mostly movement.
Remember to make your character clothing collage for next week! You can post it here, as long as you have a device on which we can all look at it. See this post for ideas. By the way, the year for Rivals was 1775, not 1742 like I was saying. :)ALSO: this link is extremely helpful for clothing images and background. Add this to your reading!
~Prof. Jenn
Feb 19, 2011
Stage Movement Gallery
I thought you guys might like to see a so-far-in-class picture gallery, so here 'tis. ~Prof. Jenn
Feb 12, 2011
Bowing, Sitting and Standing is Hard!
Today we learned how to bow, sit in chairs and stand up again as 1740s folk. We also did exercises in tableaux and distilling gestures. Here's a video of the students' beautiful distilled-gesture pieces. The gestures were from a series of words I got from an advanced movement class way back when I was in Acting school:
1 movement per:
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Confusion
Grief
Compassion
Pretense
Wisdom
What would your gestures be? ~Jenn
1 movement per:
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Confusion
Grief
Compassion
Pretense
Wisdom
What would your gestures be? ~Jenn
Feb 7, 2011
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