I’m off to see Old Hats at Signature Theatre. I have Bill Irwin on the brain. This video features Bill Irwin in a segment from Regard of Flight.
Mackenzie Crook and Kristin Scott Thomas in a 2008 production of The Seagull. What do you think? Is this how you imagined this scene? Does the language sound different than you imagined it would?
Acting for Beginners...and Professionals
The article begins with some basic acting and directing notes, but soon slips into a state of concern about encroaching technology and the internet…What do you think?
http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-01-02/theater/let-s-cheat-this-year/
From my colleague, Eero Laine.
A scene from Slings and Arrows in which a director tries to guide a terrible actor who is massacring a scene. Bonus points if you can name some of the Stanislavski terms that the director is using in this scene. Submit your answers in the comments!
The Perfect Valentine’s Day Playlist (Assuming You Hate Valentine’s Day)
10. “One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man” (Wonderful Town)
Think you have a yen for repelling romance? Then take a page from Ruth’s book (literally) and turn your expertise into literary gold with your own list of love antidotes. After all, self-help books are big sellers these days.
The Perfect Valentine’s Day Playlist (Assuming You Hate Valentine’s Day)
1. “My Funny Valentine” (Babes in Arms) - Starting with the classics, nothing says “Our love is eternal” like the phrase “Your looks are laughable,/ unphotographable.” Thanks, Lorenz Hart.
![After our conversations about “realness” on stage and how the truth of an action relates to the body, I thought you would love these articles. Shakespeare’s famous play Richard III is a historical (though not necessarily accurate) play. Many famous actors have embodied Richard III—Anthony Sher, Simon Russell Beale, John Barrymore, Ian McKellen, Laurence Olivier, Al Pacino, Mark Rylance, Kevin Spacey.
One of the challenges of this role has traditionally been the question of physical portrayal. Richard III was said to have been “deformed” (the script says “rudely stamp’d”).Actors who play Richard III have made different choices as to what that means (Antony Sher played him in arm crutches and looked like a giant spider scampering towards the audience at the top of the show). What will it mean for the future portrayals of the character of Richard III if we discover the actual physical traits of the person Richard III? How does research and fact impact an actor’s performance?
Now, archeologists have found the body of the actual Richard III!
From the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21063882
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/world/europe/richard-the-third-bones.html?_r=0
[photo from BBC article]
Update: Actors respond to this very question!
http://m.guardiannews.com/stage/2013/feb/04/shakespearean-actors-richard-iii-remains](http://24.media.tumblr.com/af23d5201a2c8193bf511a68fc2a5675/tumblr_mhpg8dpzyu1qd7tufo1_400.jpg)
After our conversations about “realness” on stage and how the truth of an action relates to the body, I thought you would love these articles. Shakespeare’s famous play Richard III is a historical (though not necessarily accurate) play. Many famous actors have embodied Richard III—Anthony Sher, Simon Russell Beale, John Barrymore, Ian McKellen, Laurence Olivier, Al Pacino, Mark Rylance, Kevin Spacey.
One of the challenges of this role has traditionally been the question of physical portrayal. Richard III was said to have been “deformed” (the script says “rudely stamp’d”).
Actors who play Richard III have made different choices as to what that means (Antony Sher played him in arm crutches and looked like a giant spider scampering towards the audience at the top of the show). What will it mean for the future portrayals of the character of Richard III if we discover the actual physical traits of the person Richard III? How does research and fact impact an actor’s performance?
Now, archeologists have found the body of the actual Richard III!
From the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21063882
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/world/europe/richard-the-third-bones.html?_r=0
[photo from BBC article]
Update: Actors respond to this very question! http://m.guardiannews.com/stage/2013/feb/04/shakespearean-actors-richard-iii-remainsThis is a Kathakali performance; a type of acting that we discussed in class.
This is a clip of Beijing Opera; a type of acting that we discussed in class.
This is an excerpt of a Noh Theatre piece. This is one of the kinds of acting we discussed in class.
