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Theatre Studies

The Theatre Studies course will prepare students for the A level study of Practitioners. The course will introduce you to the influential theatre practitioner - Konstantin Stanislavsky. Stanislavsky gave actors The System which created the modern theatre acting style we expect today – you will follow a four-week practical exploration that will give students the experience of four of the 7 pillars. The aim is for you to have not only learnt the theory but to apply specific techniques through scene study, from a range of modern and classical texts.

Lesson Outline:

Week 1: The first lesson will introduce how Stanislavsky made an impact on the world of modern acting with a brief introduction to The System.

Then we will explore Imagination: As Stanislavski said, ‘not a single scene, not one step onstage must be performed mechanically, without an inner reason, that is without the imagination’.

Week 2: Communication and Relaxation: You need all your senses to communicate effectively with other performers on stage so we will explore a range of exercises to home in on this skill. Objective and Obstacles – What’s my motivation and who is stopping me from obtaining it? Practical scene study from Ibsen’s Doll’s House.

Week 3: Students will explore how the actors uses Endowment and Emotional Recall. Students will engage in an endowment activity and then apply this to a modern play Things I know To Be True.

Week 4: Parallel Improvisation – create a monologue or short play derived from a character from the scene you have studied.

Project Outcome: Students will get the opportunity to perform scenes from the play study, or if they desire create a short film of their week 4 performance project.