Acting Research Projects

Tuesday, April 1st:

Break students into groups of six and give each group an acting style on which to do a presentation:
The acting styles are:
Commedia Dell' Arte
Stanislavsky:  Naturalistic Acting
Michael Chekhov
Stella Adler

Lee Strasberg
Sanford Meisner
Uta Hagen

The preparation will include:
Research:
Books and internet sources:
Books:
Uta Hagen: Respect for Acting
Stanislavsky: Building a Character
Michael Chekhov

The Process will include:
All students will do research and are responsible for five note cards each on the subject
(Five sources from a book and two from an internet source) - 100 points
One student will be assigned the biography of the teacher
Two students will collaborate on the ten basic tenets of the acting philosophy
Two students will find a short representative scene to present to the class - 100 points
The scene should not be more than three minutes in length and must involve at least two of the students as actors.  The scene will be directed by one of the students in the group.  The scene must be memorized and will be performed in front of the class.
The students will prepare a power point about the teacher and her/his philosophy about the class, which all the students will present to the class - 100 points
The power point must include:
A biography of the teacher
At least ten pieces of information about the teacher's philosophy or approach
How this person's work differs from other approaches
A demonstration of the teacher's technique:
Example: Meisner's "The Repeat Exercise" or Strasberg's "Sense Memory Exercise"



Each step will be work 100 points for a total of 300 points

Groups:

Group #1:
Rebecca
Elizabeth
Ariana
Desserie
Steven
Leah


Group #2:
Shania
Anastaja
Kona
Annie
Demy
Chrishondala



Group #3:
Adriana
Anton
Abbey
Lexie
Cooper
LaBreanna


Group #4:
Tai
Hope
Jose
Nina
Aisha
Valorie

Group #5:
Kaleh
Dominique
Megan
Avery
Bree-Anna
Lirio


Group #6:
Norman
Emilia
Daniel
Miriam
Julia
Leo

Group #7:
Roger
Alexis
Stephanie
Montserrat
Celeste
Keynia