CHARACTER WORKSHOP TEXT IN PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP PREPARATION
How do actors prepare for a role?
Where do actors get their understanding of the character from and how does this impact on their vocal and physical choices for the role? This workshop will explore how actors look to the text for facts and evidence to start building the role and will focus on identifying characteristics. The workshop requires whole group, small group and pair work. The aim is to build upon an understanding of the characters with a specific emphasis on the choices that the actors have made for this production. Resources you will need • 1-minute character interview video • Character Insight – Characteristics PDF • Sneak Peak Act One – PDF Follow on activities • Character Biography – write the story so far based on finding evidence in the text • Character Profile – A way of collating facts about the character. • Character visualisation board. Creating quotes/images/photos/drawings/fabrics/materials/scents/ start to build a visual collage of the character and link this to evidence found in the text. • Compare your initial ideas about the character and the actor’s interpretation of the role.
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