[SDS] UPDATED - Summer Acting Workshop

[Abigail Hulse]

Hey everyone!

Check the message below for updates on the Summer Acting Workshop led by
Bethany!

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From: Bethany Reeves <breeves at stevens.edu>
Date: Sun, May 19, 2019 at 11:51 AM
Subject: UPDATED - Summer Acting Workshop - please send out
To: Stevens Dramatic Society <sdseboard at gmail.com>, Abigail M Hulse <
ahulse at stevens.edu>


As it happens, I've made some changes. This year the final week fell on
very inconvenient dates, and my sense is that some otherwise interested
actors might be holding off because they're going to be gone on the
Presentation dates, which are just too close to July 4.


With that in mind, I'm adjusting the structure a bit so those who can't do
the Presentation dates can still participate in the rest of the class.



*ACTING CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT, including several updates, especially regarding
DATES*


DeBaun Performing Arts Center is offering a summer acting workshop to
members of the Stevens community. The workshop will be taught by Bethany
Reeves.


Our sessions will cover various aspects of acting craft. Each summer I
choose an area for special focus, and this summer's choice is on developing
a character. Everyone will have some specific monologue work and exercises
in service of developing this skill set. It will require some homework.


This focus will continue into scenework, along with attention to other
skills.


The workshop will culminate in two evenings of Scene Presentations. Dramatic
material from Ibsen and Chekhov forward is generally stressed in scene
selections.


Parameters:



   - This is a not-for-credit workshop.
   - No experience necessary.
   - The workshop is free of charge, though all participants will be
   expected to borrow or purchase a play script for scenework.
   - Initial character development exercises will involve use of Edgar
   Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology." Students may obtain their own copy
   (get the full collection of poems, not the play), or borrow one from DeBaun
   PAC (deposit: $10, to be returned when the book is returned).



   - *DATES:*
   - *Blue parts are new -*
      - *PLEASE NOTE THAT because our presentation dates fall
      inconveniently close to July 4, students are not required to
participate in
      the last week of class or the official Presentation evenings
(July 5 & 6).*
      - I will need to know who will be in and who will be out during that
      week, as it will affect scene assignments.
      - An earlier date may be chosen for less formal presentations of
      monologues and perhaps any scenes that are far enough along for an
      audience. Friends & family welcome. Probable date: Wednesday June 26 or
      Monday July 1.
      - Classes are on most Monday and Wednesday evenings from May 29 to
      July 3, 7:00-10pm (wiggle room available for work & class
conflict issues).
      - No class on Wednesday June 12; it is also probable that we'll do a
      "field trip" into the city on Wednesday June 5 to attend a play reading
      featuring some recent Stevens alumni.
      - *SCENE PRESENTATIONS for all who are available: Friday July 5 &
      Saturday July 6, 8pm, DeBaun*
   - Each actor will be assigned a monologue or scene for performance.
   Scenes require actors to rehearse with scene partners outside of class.
   - Timely memorization is expected on both material for performance and
   the "Spoon River" work.


If you are interested but have not taken an acting class before, please
contact me for an interview so you have a clear idea of what's involved.
This also applies if you have been onstage but never in a class.

Of necessity there will be a limit on number of students. Please contact me
directly, and soon, if interested!

All best,

Bethany Reeves


Dr. Bethany Reeves
Director, Stevens Choir & DeBaun PAC Voice Studio
Music Program Coordinator, DeBaun Performing Arts Center
Stage Director/Teacher, DeBaun Shakespeare & Summer Theatre Projects
Stevens Institute of Technology

-- 
*Abigail Hulse*
Stevens Institute of Technology
Chemical Biology '20
Stevens Dramatic Society - Vice President
ΘΦA - Gamma Chi Chapter
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