June 25, 28, 29

June 25

1. What is a monologue?

monologue

ˈmɒn(ə)lɒɡ/

noun

noun: monologue; plural noun: monologues

     a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme.

    "he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare"

synonyms:

soliloquy, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily; More dramatic monologue, interior monologue; informalspiel "the skilfully varied tone and pace of her 40-minute monologue"

a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation.

"Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken"

2.  View and analyze monologues 



 More monologues:  1 Minute Monologue Competition Finalists





3.  How to prepare
https://www.wikihow.com/Perform-a-Monologue

4.   Family Portrait -   purpose:  The family portrait is helpful when developing character work skills.

June 28, 29 


1) Warm-up:  Machines The machine warm-up starts with one person building a machine and each person coming along to add to it cooperatively.





2) Warm-up:  I'm Cool and So Are You  The "I'm Cool & So Are You" warm-up game is good for working with new groups of people who do not know each other.





3) Choose a script to rehearse and perform

June 18, 21, 22

June 18
Jamor - have fun

June 21
OLA field trip - have fun

June 22

1.  Warm Up
Respond to one of the following questions in your process journal. 

• How do you define who you are?
• Who are you?
• How does your culture shape your world? Why?
• With whom do you identify?

2. What are you doing?    -   The "What are you doing?" game is good for warming up the brain and body, and practicing using the brain and body differently at the same time.



 3.  Word Association

June 15

Warm-ups

1. Shake out- to energize

2.  Whoosh, bang, pow builds and focuses on energy, commitment and pacing.

3. Emotional Fruit Salad - high energy game that works on expressing extreme emotions.

4.  What are you doing?    -   good for warming up the brain and body, and practicing using the brain and body differently at the same time
               https://youtu.be/zGvKVWv1fFQ?list=PL0F098B1E301351CC



5.  Exaggeration Circle -  good warm-up to work on taking something small and heightening it.
                           https://youtu.be/GWuaQ1FKt1E?list=PL0F098B1E301351CC


6.  Word association firing line -  great for loosening people up, getting them used to being spontaneous, in the moment and focusing on listening and responding without censoring themselves.
                           https://youtu.be/5gLs3EDYne8