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75th Anniverary Celebrations!
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"BACKSTAGE AT MAINSTAGE"
SPECIAL COURSE WORKSHOPS
All courses held at The Pavilion Theatre,
1025 Lorne Street
unless otherwise noted |
also
available in PDF format
Club Card members $35.00/3 hour session
or $60.00 for double-block courses
Non-members $50.00/3 hour session or $90.00/double
After June 22nd, add $10/ to all prices
NOTES:
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Acting in Musicals /
Actor's Work: Character in
Text / Actor's
Work: Effective Transition / Auditions /
Costuming / Directing
Actors / Directing Musicals / Directing Shakespeare / Directors'
Labs / Event Planning / Finding Essence of Character / Fundraising / Improv / Lighting Design / Makeup
/ Neutral Scenes / One-Man Tech Crew / Physical
Action / Playwriting / Production on Shoestring / Scene
Development / Set Design / Sound Design / Special Effects / Stage
Management / Stage Status |
Saturday, June 30th
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The Actor's Work: Discovering
Character in the Text - Michael Armstrong
9:00 - 11:00 am & 3:00- 5:00 pm (4 hours
total) Repeated Fri.6th
Clues to character in a script come directly and indirectly from a variety of sources.
This workshop will focus on the work of close reading the text for clues to character,
pace, intention, and other aspects of the actor's work. We will work with a short scene or
one act play and analyze the work very closely to create plausible and supportable
conclusions about the behaviour of the characters in it. We will look at clues in the
dialogue and behaviour of the characters that define their personality and we will look at
how the script can be read for clues to the pace of the action. We will look at actions,
objectives, and super-objectives; and briefly, at beats and transitions. This will be
largely a text-based workshop.Michael Armstrong is an actor and director
with over thirty years of experience. A Theatre BC member since the early 80's, Michael
directed Theatre BC's 50th Anniversary production in 1982. He is a published playwright
and his play, In Their Nightgowns, Dancing, won six awards at Mainstage 2004 and
represented BC at the Canada West Play Festival that year. He holds a degree in English
Literature, taught high school drama for three years, and has taught writing and theatre
privately for ten years. Recently, he served as acting administrator for TheatreOne,
Nanaimo's professional theatre company. His recent noir detective play, Night of Shooting
Stars, was produced by Western Edge Theatre in March and his new play, The Other Shoe,
will be part of TheatreOne's 2008 Mainstage Season.
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Neutral Scenes; Working the Script -
Danielle Dunn-Morris
9:00 - 11:00 am & 3:00- 5:00 pm (4 hours total) Repeated Fri.6thEvery time we open a play we look at the words. We read them and interpret,
from our point of view, what they mean. As actors we struggle to be word perfect. We know
the author has chosen those words carefully; we are the storytellers so we want the story
to be told accurately.In this workshop we will be interpreting a small scene which, on
it’s own, says very little but as we fill in the subtext (what is not being said) we
create a story that can be full of pathos, humour, and understanding.The actors will
create characters, form a relationship with their partner (these are two handed scenes)
and then find a location in which this scene takes place. It is always amazing to me how
varied and deeply moving these scenes become as we dig deep for the reality in the
situation we have created.
Come play. This workshop allows experienced and non-experienced actors the chance to
create and be in the moment. Looking forward to building the magic that theatre always
pulls us into. Walk in someone else’s shoes, you never know where it could lead you.
Danielle Dunn-Morris is an
experienced, versatile performer, director and educator. She received her degree in
Education, majoring in theatre, from UBC. She also won a scholarship to attend the Banff
School of Fine Arts studying acting, speech, movement and directing. Acting credits
include Blood Relations by Sharon Pollock, Gwendolyn by James Nichol, The Lion in Winter
by James Goldman and, recently, Western Canada Theatre’s Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun
by Norm Foster. In Theatre BC Festivals, Danielle won two Best Actress Awards. She served
as Artistic Director of two Theatre Companies: Shuswap Summer Theatre (1989-1996) and
WaterMark Theatre (1993-1998). Directing credits include Two White Chicks Sittin' Around
Talking by John Ford Noonan and Moon Over The Brewery by Bruce Graham. In 1999, Danielle
opened River Magic Productions, specializing in teaching acting and technical film
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Sunday, July 1st
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Responsible Special Effects - Robin Boxwell
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
NOTE: This course will be held at the Sagebrush
Theatre
A practical look at Special Effects and the community theatre. this will cover lights,
sound, weaponry and alternative fire effects and pyrotechnics. We will talk about guns and
the use of weaponry onstage from a legal liability perspective. We will also discuss
onstage etiquette.
BIO: Robin is Technical Director for Theatre
One, Production Manager for Vancouver Island Kids Fest, Technical Director for Theatre BC,
Technical Director for Crimson Coast Dance Society, a Licensed Special Effects Supervisor
of both Indoor and Outdoor Effects, Sound Designer for 8 Years with a variety of
organizations and Interim Production Manager for Sunshine Theatre. He is also a Freelance
Technician in Rigging, Sound Special Effects, Technical Direction and Production
Management.
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The Actor's Work: How to Make
an Effective Transition - Michael Armstrong
9:30 am- 12:30 pm Repeated Sat. 7thThis workshop will focus, very specifically, on transitions from one
beat to another. We will touch briefly on how to identify a character's actions in any one
individual beat. The main work though, will be to isolate the transition to the next beat:
where does it occur, what causes it, how does an actor justify and communicate the change.
This is a very specific workshop that deals with a topic of core concern to the work of an
actor and a director. Some acting or directing experience and some previous knowledge of
the nature of beats and actions is useful but not necessary. There will be some text work
in this workshop but the actors will be up on their feet working with the material as much
as possible.
(See bio above)
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Fundraising
- Robb Mowbray FREE
9:30 am- 12:30 pm
We don’t join community theatre groups to become fundraisers...but somebody has to do
it. What makes a good grant proposal/package? How do you define a “project”?
What & where are the available resources? What do you have to offer? This free session
will also serve as a forum for ideas on fundraising activities, so bring your ideas and
plans. What works for your group. Let's share our success stories.
Bio: Robb
Mowbray has served as Executive Director for Theatre BC for eight years. Prior to
being hired on as a staff member in 1996, Robb spent ten years on the Board. In 1997, he
was contracted to redevelop Theatre BC’s website and has been responsible for
overseeing the growth and development of theatrebc.org ever since.
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Directing Shakespeare - Leon Potter
9:30 am- 12:30 pm
There are many who hold a crown over the name of Shakespeare and won’t go near it for
fear of not understanding. Here are a few simple guidelines to the workings of the
Elizabethan stage that, once understood, can be used to create a vibrant and exceptional
piece. We will have a look at the clues that Shakespeare wrote into his work to direct his
actors, ways of working with the language, extracting the story and a few techniques which
will help you to bring your production to life.
BIO: Leon has a
Masters in directing from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and is the
Artistic Director of Blue Peanut Productions (host of Nanaimo's 24-hr playwriting
competition “Theatre in a Nutshell”). Currently he is an instructor and
Technical Director at Malaspina University-College. He has been directing and instructing
for the past 12 years in Vancouver, London and toured shows to Edinborough and New York.
His directing and acting experience ranges from Shakespeare through to the modern day.
Leon has also worked as a designer and technician for many years. Leon has led many
workshops for Theatre BC, both at Mainstage and in various zones.
Production
on a Shoestring Budget - Leon Potter
1:30 - 4:30 pm
You’ve got $500 and you want to do Phantom? Hmmmm. I don’t know if I can help
you there, but if you are looking to put up a show and you don’t have a lot of money,
hope is not lost. There are ways of doing it and in this workshop we will talk about some
of the ways and means of doing a show on a shoestring budget, where to spend what little
money you do have, how to get the help you need and at the end of the day, how to have a
really great time putting up a show without a lot of cash.
(See bio above)
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Auditions: Preparing the Monologue -
David Edwards
1:30 - 4:30 pmBring your 2-5 minute prepared
monologue to this session and audition to the class. The instructor will provide a
critique for each "audition" and provide tips on how to make a good impression
and win that role. For directors and producers, discussion will also include structuring
the audition for effectiveness.
BIO: David Edwards is the coordinator for
theatre arts at Thompson Rivers University. He has been active in theatre as an actor,
director and teacher for over 35 years. After receiving his PhD in Theatre Arts from Kent
State University, David taught in several universities in Canada and the United States
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Monday, July 2nd
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One-Man
Tech Crew - Roger Lantz
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
NOTE: This course will be held at the Sagebrush TheatreTo give attendees a general overview of the production process and a
"who is responsible for what". Job descriptions of the various dept's will be
covered as well as communication and budgeting processes. A case study of Royal City
Musical Theatre's production of 42nd Street will be presented to attendees. I plan to put
a lot of emphasis on small theatre company working scenarios where things like time,
budget and crew are all very tight. Tricks of the trade, short cuts, health/safety and
working within realistic budgets and timelines will also be covered.
Bio: Roger Lantz has
been working in the theatre community for over 20 years. He started with Western Canada
Theatre as Assistant Technical Director and is now Technical Operations Manager at the
Maple Ridge Arts Centre and Technical Director for Royal City Musical Theatre. Stops along
the way include work with Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam ; Yukon Arts Centre in
Whitehorse & Dawson City Music Festival, Yukon ; Nakai Theatre Ensemble ; Stage West
Dinner Theatre, Edmonton & Sunshine Theatre Company, Kelowna.
He's toured as technician with Alberta Ballet and the Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver. His
work includes stage management, audio and lighting technician, pyrotechnics, rigging &
carpentry. He worked for 3 years as a firefighter and is a divemaster scuba diver. Roger
is excited to be back 'where it all started' to facilitate this course for Theatre BC.
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Stage
Status - Leon Potter
9:30 am- 12:30 pm
Learn one of the simplest tools for character development which will enhance the strength
of your performance 100%. By working with an analysis of status onstage I will show you a
fast way to develop character, relationship, and a through-line from the beginning of the
script to the end. This workshop appeals to both actors and directors alike.(See bio above)
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Improv! - Bas Rynsewyn
9:30 am-12:30 pm & 1:30-4:30 pm (2-block
course)
Improvisational theatre uses audience suggestions to shape the action that unfolds on
stage. Unlike conventional scripted theatre, there is an element of spontaneity and
unpredictability that makes improv a unique and exciting experience for the performers as
well as the audience. Every performance is completely different, and there's an element of
risk involved since there's no guarantee that any given scene will "work". There
are lots of different styles of improvisation, but the one that's currently the most
popular is "spot" improv. "Spot" improv involves taking audience
suggestions and using them immediately ("on the spot") to create scenes. The
scenes usually wind up being very funny, but that's not a requirement. Good scenes can be
serious and touching instead of (or in addition to) being comedic.
In this course the participants will learn to use improvisational theatre techniques and
incorporate them into scenes developed from suggestions from outside sources. Be prepared
to perform these new found skills in a public presentation.
Bas Rynsewyn: Actively involved in theatre
for over 25 years, Bas has worked in community and professional theatre alike.
Currently he owns and runs Serious Moonlight Productions based in Prince George, his
company has produced some of the most memorable productions the Central Interior has seen.
In addition to his duties as Artistic Director he also teaches theatre to variety of age
groups and skill levels. In his off hours he spends time working with his improvisational
theatre group “Improv Ad Nauseam” entertaining the public through the province.
Bas recently took his Improv workshop on a few stops in the Peace River Zone.
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Playwriting for 1-Acts/Shorts - Leon Potter
1:30 - 4:30 pm
This workshop will look at two basic components of writing a short play: Inspiration and
Structure. The first half will look at how to get the creative juices flowing, where to
get ideas, how to get those ideas out there to work for you and the fact that no idea is
wrong or bad. A performance based on a potpourri of ideas can be messy and confusing, so
in the second half of the workshop we will be looking at how to put those ideas into a
basic play structure. How do we begin it, how do we introduce the obstacles, how do we end
it, and what is the best way to tell the story so that all of our creative ideas tell a
story.(See bio above)
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Costuming: Thrift Store Miracles- Marian
Truscott
Turn your thrift store buys into a period piece or that special costume. We will look at
how to create great costumes on a limited budget.
NOTE: This course will be held at Marian's store, "Pandora's
Costume Box", 753 Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops.
Bio: Marian Truscott: Since the age of
5, picking potatoes on the family farm in high heels, long gowns and fur stoles, Marian
has had a fascination with costumes. Her design history began with Barbie, she has since
moved on to more life size dolls. Marian's design work can be seen in Kamloops on the
stages of Western Canada Theatre, Project X, Two River Junction and in film, where she
specializes in costume aging and breakdown. Marian has a self confessed addiction to
fabricand fibres and creates many of her designs from recycled garments and fabrics. She
has recently moved her home based costume rental business,
"Pandora's Costume Box", into a commercial storefront and now designs and rents
to community and professional theatre companies on a daily basis as well as to Kamloops
and the surrounding area.
Marian led a workshop in Costume Ageing & Breakdown at Mainstage 2001. |
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Tuesday, July 3rd
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Sound Basics for Sound Design - Robin Boxwell
9:00 am - 12:00 noon
NOTE: This course will be held at the Sagebrush Theatre
A practical look at sound equipment and sound principals including design concepts, new
sound techniques and execution. We will discuss using sound in your environment and the
boundaries we can stretch within it. This course is also geared to the stage manager,
director and anyone who would like to know how the process and the equipment work.
(See bio above)
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Event
Planning - Robb Mowbray FREE
9:30 am- 12:30 pm
To have a successful event, you need to have a good TEAM...and team is the
operative word. This is not a job for a one-person show. Event planning takes teamwork and
leadership. We will talk about the committee, timelines and the relationships needed to
build a solid event. Robb brings to the table ten years of experience organizing
Mainstage, Zone Festivals, the New Play Festival and other Theatre BC events. This
forum session will allow you to discuss your specific challenges with the group. We can
learn from each other and be better prepared to manage our events.
(See bio above)
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Finding the Essence of a Character -
Danielle Dunn-Morris
9:30 am-12:30 pm & 1:30-4:30 pm
(2-block course)
Acting is responding to what we know. As actors we open up our emotions and allow
ourselves to live other lives. Each actor is unique, so too is the creation of characters
they embody while performing. Working with all your senses: smell, taste, hearing
and touch each participant will discover a character from their own imagination.Every
Character comes from somewhere. In this hour workshop we will discover the
character’s world and a point in their lives where the character feels a great urge
to talk, to understand, to remember. A transition point. We all have them, remember yours?
Out this place will come a unique monologue, which the participant will then write.Each
monologue only has to be about 2 minutes in length. The monologues will be read, discussed
and then performed (time permitting).
Requirements for the workshop are: Imagination, an open mind and confidence in your innate
ability to create.Come and find all the characters residing in your soul.
(See bio above)
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Stage Management - Cheryl Delling
1:30 - 4:30 pm
How to cope when you are the only technical support person the production has: from
getting the props, costumes, set, lighting and sound requirements to running
rehearsals and calling the show.
Bio: Cheryl has served as Technical
Director and Stage Manager for more than 70 productions in the past fifteen years and
currently teaches Technical Theatre and Stage Management for TRU (Kamloops) Actors
Workshop.
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Wednesday, July 4th
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Lighting For Dummies - Randy Poulis
9:30 am-12:30 pm & 1:30-4:30 pm
(2-block course)
Can't tell a Leko from a Fresnel? Last time you hung a Parcan, you slipped on the banana?
Lighting for Dummies may be the perfect workshop for you. In it, you will be taken through
the basics of purpose and function of lighting instruments, shown a foolproof method for
creating a lighting design and introduced to the fascinating world of colour. This
workshop is for those interested in creating dynamic lighting designs for community
theatre, employing the equipment on hand and meeting the challenges of their particular
stage environment. Randy Poulis - Randy Poulis graduated with his MFA in Theatre Design from the
University of Victoria in 2004 and has been a lighting instructor at UVic as well as a
TheatreBC workshop instructor. Recent professional productions include lighting designs
for Charlotte's Web, Anne of Green Gables and Peter Pan for Kaleidoscope
Theatre in Victoria and Here On The Flight Path for Theatre North West in Prince
George. A longtime member of TheatreBC, Randy has been
involved at every level of the organization. Besides lighting, Randy has
also lent his hand to sound and scenic design as well as directing.
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Directing The Musical - Gillian Barber
9:30 am- 12:30 pm
This course will introduce the different components of
putting together a musical. The morning will start with identifying different types and
styles of dance, listening to the score for clues in character development, and mining the
libretto/book for interpretation. Participants will then get a scene/song from a current
Broadway musical, and have a chance to get it “on its feet”. There will be an
analysis and discussion of the presentations, and then a question period to finish the
session.
BIO: Ms. Barber is a busy film and stage
actress, her recent theatre credits include: Same Time, Next Year, Two Ships Passing,
assistant director to Mr. Bill Millerd on My Fair Lady (and performing in it for
a week when someone got sick!), director and choreographer for Jerry's
Girls,Cinderella, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Anything Goes, NRG Aurum,
choreographer/assistant director on Darn that Dream, and Faces of Love.
Gillian can also be seen in Jumanji, Double Jeopardy, Cats and Dogs, My Life Without
Me, Bang, Bang, You're Dead, Stargate, Mysterious Ways, Cold Squad, Da Vinci's Inquest,
The Evidence and Supernatural, as well as the 'musical theatre celebration',
Connie and Carla. She teaches Acting and Musical Theatre at Cap College and is the
Co-ordinator of the Theatre and Musical Theatre Programs there.
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Acting In Musicals - Gillian Barber
1:30 - 4:30 pm
This course will help to identify some the pitfalls of
acting in musicals. Participants will learn to identify musical themes, styles and tempos
in the score which give them clues as to interpretation. Analysis of script and background
will be discussed, as well as song interpretation. Participants will get the opportunity
to work on the text of a song, and present it to the class if they so wish. A discussion
of the presentations and a question period will complete the session(See bio above)
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Thursday, July 5th
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Physical Action & Stage Fighting Workshop -
Douglas Newell
9:30 am-12:30 pm &
1:30-4:30 pm (2-block course) Course FULL
A workshop for performers, directors and others interested in learning the language,
skills and techniques to safely choreograph and/or perform fight and other physically
demanding scenes for drama or comedy.Topics covered include punches, slaps, kicks, falls,
chokes, hair pulling, and wrestling. As well, warm up exercises to raise the skill levels
of balance and coordination will be incorporated. Please note that no weapon use will be
taught or demonstrated in the workshop.
This is a practical workshop and everyone is expected to participate physically to the
best of their ability. You can't truly learn without taking part. Participants must
register and attend both sessions. Please come dressed in loose clothing free from belts,
zippers and the like. Long pants are recommended instead of shorts. Layers are good.
Footwear should be flexible and comfortable, bare feet may or may not be possible
depending on the workshop space. None or a minimum of rings, watches and other jewelry. A
sweat towel and fluid replacement is recommended. Participants are welcome to bring
questions about particular techniques to the workshop and every effort will be made to
address them in a portion of the afternoon session.
Douglas Newell is a working director, actor,
writer and teacher with over 25 years professional experience in theatre, film, television
and audio. Recent accomplishments include selling his film directorial debut Stick Up to
the Comedy Network and winning the 2005 Best Short Dramatic Screenplay Award for his
script Redemption at the International Family Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Douglasadjudicated for the Skeena Zone Festival in 2007 and the Central Interior Zone in
2006.
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Set Design For Dummies - Ross Nichol
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
An introduction to scenic design that will include some rules to get you started.
BIO: Ross has almost 200 theatre design credits
from coast to coast. He currently is the Coordinator of the Douglas College Stagecraft
Program in New Westminster where he teaches scenic painting, properties, and CAD as well
as designing.
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Directing The Actor - Lanni McInnes
1:30- 4:30 pm
There are many successful directing styles, but this
director uses the collaborative approach, where one key goal is to provide a physically
and emotionally safe working environment, in which actors are both supported and guided in
their exploration.The underpinnings of this approach is the development of an open and
honest relationship between actor and director.
The workshop will also provide detailed suggestions for how to do your directorial
homework; how to create a solid framework for interpretation; how to approach blocking and
movement; and how to move forward in those inevitable but challenging moments in the
process. You are most welcome to ask questions.Lanni McInnes Lanni's work as an actor and
director has primarily been with Western Canada Theatre, for thirty-plus years. Those years have also included projects with
other professional theatres across B.C. Lanni recently directed "Having Hope at
Home" by David S. Craig, for WCT's Sagebrush Theatre (mainstage) series. She has
served as a Dramaturge Instructor for TBC's New Play Festival in Kamloops since 2000, as a
Playwriting Competition Juror in 2001, and as a course workshop instructor at Mainstage in
Kamloops. Lanni will also be serving as a Workshop Play Instructor for this
festival.
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Introduction to Stage
Make-up – Easy Make-Up FX's
Instructor – Award Winning Make-up Professional – Vancouver Film School Faculty
1:30- 4:30 pm
What makeup products should you use for which purposes? How to work with make-up to create
the look, colour and character you need?
Part A will concentrate on application basics, tricks and techniques to meet the demands
of local theatre.
Part B will feature simple special effects. Bald caps, horns, simple prosthetics can
create a professional look once you know the techniques.
Sponsored by HollyNorth
Production Supplies Ltd.
HollyNorth recently purchased ACT 1 Theatrical Make-up and is now the leading stage
make-up supplier in Western Canada. The company also supplies Special FX, expendables,
equipment, and a wide range of other products used in film, theatre and entertainment
production.
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Friday, July 6th
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| The Actor's Work: Discovering
Character in the Text - Michael Armstrong REPEAT OF SATURDAY JUNE 30th
9:00 - 11:00 am & 3:00- 5:00 pm (4 hours
total)
Neutral Scenes; Working the Script -
Danielle Dunn-Morris
REPEAT OF SATURDAY JUNE 30th
9:00 - 11:00 am & 3:00- 5:00 pm (4 hours total)
The Actor's Work: How to Make
an Effective Transition - Michael Armstrong
9:30 am- 12:30 pm |
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Saturday, July 6th
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| The Actor's Work: How to
Make an Effective Transition - Michael Armstrong REPEAT OF SUNDAY JULY 1st
9:30 am- 12:30 pm
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DIRECTOR'S
LABS & Scene Development Sessions
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The
Directors' Lab, attached to each Workshop Play, provides a mentorship
opportunity for directors and potential directors. This is intended as an opportunity to
follow the process with the theatre professional as he/she provides consultation and scene
workshopping for the Workshop Play.
Over a 3-day period, the Workshop Play Instructor works with the production's director and
company, exploring some of the options available in terms of taking the show to the next
level.
Directors' Lab participants will:
Before the 1st performance: Meet with the Workshop Play Instructor, who will outline the
process.
During the 1st performance: Make extensive notes throughout the show, much the same as an
adjudicator. Observations should include what they saw, what worked, what didn't work, any
suggestions they may have.
Following the first performance: The Workshop Play Instructor will meet privately with the
Directors' Lab participants to discuss all notes, give his/her perception in terms of
directing the piece & what he/she plans to do in terms of the workshopping, as well as
discussing how to achieve specific directing goals for the piece - how to get where you
want to go…
Lunchtime 2nd day & End of 2nd day: The Workshop Play Instructor will meet briefly (up
to 1/2 hour) to discuss progress during the workshop session, what is next, and answer any
questions the Directors' Lab participants may have.
During the second performance: Participants will take further notes during the show,
reflecting on what has developed, what choices may still be available and any final
questions they may have.
Following second performance: The Workshop Play Instructor will meet with the Directors'
Lab participants to wrap up the session, discussing observations made during the second
performance and any final questions.
NOTE:
- Directors' Lab participants have no voice during the workshopping sessions and will
audit the sessions only. Discussion is reserved for the private meetings with the Workshop
Play Instructor;
- The show's original director will not be included in private Directors' Lab discussions
with the Workshop Play Instructor and participants;
- This is not about questioning the original directorial choices. It is about considering
each participant's perception of the play and the choices he/she might make as a director,
with feedback on those choices from the Workshop Play Instructor. The original community
director should be respected at all times.
RETURNING ...Scene Development sessions provide an
opportunity to follow the process with the theatre professional as he/she provides
consultation and workshopping of chosen scenes from a zone festival production. Mainstage
registrants are welcome to sit in on these re-working sessions.
Over a 9-hour period, the Scene Development Instructor works with the production's
director and company, tweaking the scenes to get the most out of them, and then presenting
them as free lunchtime entertainment for festival participants.
The sessions are scheduled for:
SD Play #1 : TBA
Re-working: Monday, July 2nd - 9:30-12:30 & 1:30-4:30
& Tuesday,
July 3rd 9:30-12:00; presentation 12:15
SD Play #2 : "This Is A Play"
by Daniel MacIvor, presented by North Peace Players, Fort St. John :
Re-working: Wednesday, July 4th - 9:30-12:30 & 1:30-4:30
& Thursday,
July 5th 9:30-12:00; presentation 12:15
Special Courses also
available in PDF format |
 Dramaturge:
David Ross
Workshop
Play #1 (TBA)
Fri.June 29 - Sun.July 1st
Workshop Play #3
Thu.July 5th - Sat .July 7th
Unity (1918) by
Kevin Kerr,
Between Shifts Theatre (NSZ)
Dramaturge: Lanni McInnes
Workshop
Play #2
Mon.July 2nd - Wed.July 4th
Legoland by
Jacob Richmond,
Serious Moonlight Prod. (CIZ)
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 Dramaturge:Janet Michael |
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