Assignment 1: "On Acting"
Create a Google Doc Journal.
Title your journal
Drama 7 Journal. Your Name
and share it with me - blanckd@gsis.sc.kr
Create a Heading for these questions called "On Acting"
Watch "Sir Ian McKellan On Acting"
1. In your journal write what Sir Ian says acting is in your own words...
Watch "Orson Welles On Acting"
2. What do you think Mr. Welles means when he says acting is "undressing", "tearing yourself apart" or "eliminating from yourself those things which will interfere with that truth"?
Watch "Jonathan Pryce on Stage Fright"
3. Explain what Pryce means when he says that stage fright is selfishness. Why do actors need to listen to each other?
The Arrival of Method Acting on TV
Method acting made a remarkably early impact on television performance. In the 1950's stage-trained actors and theatrical productions were imported into television to be broadcast live. In one of the very first examples of the Method on television, Rod Steiger, featured here, brought the title role of Marty to life on Philco Television Playhouse May 24, 1953. Steiger trained under Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler at the Actors Studio alongside Marlin Brando.
Monologue Reflective Response:
The Task
Write a reflective response answering three questions with at least one paragraph per question. Your responses should be submitted in your drama journal Google doc under the heading Monologue Reflection. The questions are as follows:
1) Describe your progress as an actor so far. (Compare and contrast your skills and abilities now with 6 months ago.) Think about the areas of Voice & Breathing, Memorization Skills, Character Work (Method Acting).
2) Identify your strengths & weaknesses as an actor.
3) What feedback (positive or negative critique) did you find most useful?
This assignment is Summative following our formative reflection in class
Improvisation
Improv Activities:
First Line and Emotion
Group Work, Shape and Space
Physical Improv with Music (Summative - Engagement Criteria D)
Fairy Tale
Fairy Tale with a Twist (Summative - Application Criteria B)
Character Improv with Objectives (Summative Application Criteria B)
Improv Reflection: Add this reflection to your Drama Journal Google doc under the heading Improv Reflection
1. Describe one of your character improvisations
2. Look at the 6 rules for improvisation. Describe the progress you feel you have made and demonstrated on each of the 6 rules. (The rules are on the Improvisation Intro document below.)
3. Identify your strengths & weaknesses as an improvisational actor.
4. What feedback (positive or negative critique) did you find most useful?
This assignment is Summative following our formative reflection in class
Historic Social Issues -
Script Analysis
2. Susan Glaspell's Trifles 1916 (Formative)
Read the introduction titled "The Treatment of Women in Trifles" and the script "Trifles (Glaspell)". Then answer the analysis questions I will provide for you.
Social Issues
Choose a script from those identified on the document below. Your script will deal with an issue facing someone in society.
Final Performance Reflection
Please answer these questions in your Google Doc Journal under the heading "Final Performance Reflection"
1. How have you improved as an actor since the beginning of this semester? Include a reference to method acting in your answer.
2. Explain the Social Issue or Moral that your play was all about. How did your group help to convey this message?
3. What feedback (from your teacher, a classmate, or a member of your audience) was the most helpful to you? How might you use this feedback next time you perform in front of an audience?