Alright friends, three questions- 1. What is your favorite lyric in the show? 2. What do you find most difficult or weird about the breathing lessons? 3. If someone asked you this- "I know a man with a wooden leg named Smith", what would the correct response be? *Answer in the comment section.
🎭 Hello, Master Class.
Spring Break has officially started and may very well be extended due to the steps we, as a community, are taking to try to keep everyone healthy and stop the spread of the coronavirus.
So let's enjoy our spring break but lets keep our show fresh and let's keep working toward our performance of Mary Poppins.
First,
🎉GREAT job at the GUSD district office!! 👏
I hope it felt good to you to get up in front of an audience and give them a taste of what you've been working so hard on.
Mrs. Acitelli and I were so proud of you all 😊 and we got so very many complements on your performance. Ms. Tonoli & Ms. Worley were bowled over 😁
Second,
I'm planning on posting every 3 or 4 days to check in on you and to give you some notes and... HOMEWORK! 😧
"Close you mouth please, cast. We are not a codfish."
Here's a job for you-
This is a YouTube video by a guy named Eric Arceneaux.
(I don't know anything about him except for these videos.)
This is an exceptional lesson on vocal production for singing as well as speaking.
This is not something that you do once and think, "ok, now I've got it".
Please work on these exercises. I promise, it will be a life long benefit to you.
These are directly in line with how Ms. Acitelli and I believe you should be supporting your voice. 🎶Mr. De La Graza, our sound engineer, is already concerned about being able to get the audience to hear and understand you.
Here there be info for~ 1. Tuesday's mini rehearsal and performance 2. Thursday's rehearsal 3. 🚨 AN ALERT 4. Step in Time rehearsal videos 5. Something to consider... 1. Tuesday's mini rehearsal and performance
Schedule: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – rehearse “Supercalifragalistic” in the Dance Room 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM – drive to the district office (223 N Jackson St, Glendale, CA 91206) 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM – Perform before the school board 😊 🚨 The students will move to the lobby after performing and are free to leave w/ their parent or with whomever is indicated on their permission slip. Permission Slip: Your student must have a permission slip which will be sent home on Monday inside their t-shirt bag (yes, they will be getting their show shirts on Monday😍).
No permission slip and unfortunately, they cannot attend. NO EXCEPTIONS. What to Wear: Ladies – Black leggings / Mary Poppins show shirt Gents – Dark pants / Mary Poppins show shirt Parent drivers and students riding with other parents: This opportunity can only be accomplished if we have parents drivers. If you absolutely CANNOT drive your student to the district office, then you need to speak to another parent to get your student to the performance. On the back of the permission slip will be an additional section that you will need to fill out fully. It will state that you do not hold GUSD, Mark Keppel Elementary or the individual driver liable in case of an accident. Your signature is required. 2. Thursday's rehearsal
March 12
2:30-5:00
dance clean up
All performers are called
3. 🚨 AN ALERT!
From here on out, EVERYONE is called to EVERY rehearsal ✔
4. Step in Time rehearsal videos
*this is why we stay turned out to the audience😒
5. Something to consider...
Advice from a children's Theatre Company
-Don't Forget the Audience
Think of the audience as your acting partner. Make sure they can see, hear and understand you.
-Pay attention to your voice
Be very aware of your enunciation and projection.
-Act with the Voice AND the Body
How does your charter stand, walk, gesture?
What kind of character does the audience see?
-Stay in Character
Even if someone forgets a line or something goes differently than rehearsed, stay in character. Deal with the situation in a way that is true to your character. If you are always in character the audience will never know that something went wrong.
-You are never invisible
If you can see the audience, the audience can see you. What are you doing, at this moment, to help tell the story?
Many beginning actors feel that once they stop talking, or singing or dancing they become invisible to the audience. They believe that they can squirm, they can talk to their neighbor, they can break character or stand looking totally bored. If you’re not the focus of the scene and you break character you will stand out (not in a positive way). You could stand out so much that you will pull the focus away from the action. That is not being a good team player. Whenever you are on stage you are to be involved in telling the story to the audience.
Here are a few definitions of "breaking character"- 🎭A theatrical term used to describe when an actor, while actively performing in character, slips out of character and behaves as his or her actual self. This is an acceptable occurrence while in the process of rehearsal, but is unheard of and extremely unprofessional while actively performing in front of an audience. 🎭In acting, saying or doing something that is not in keeping with the character one is portraying. 🎭When an actor stops acting and steps out of their role.
🎭Stepping outside of the imaginary world of performance
