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Stage & ScreenActing 101 for PlaywrightsJA9-D01
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The Book ThievesHosted by Writers & Books Younger Staff Members Book Kick-off, A Divided Poet: Robert Frost, North of Boston, and the Drama of Disappearance, by David Sanders.Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. First Fridays / Wide Open MicHosted by Norm Davis Beyond Reading: Blood DriveSaturday February 4, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. Beyond Reading: FilmMonday, February 6, 7 p.m. “How Do I Love Thee?” Romantic Love Poems Through the AgesTuesday, February 7, 7 p.m. Afternoon TeaWed., Feb. 8, 4:30 - 6 p.m. The Bertrand Russell SocietyHosted by Phil Ebersol
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Many playwrights are as mystified by the art of acting as actors are by the art of play writing. In 4 weekly sessions we will explore the basics of acting, the process of developing a character on stage and how to be true to the character as written on the page. We will also discuss the challenges actors and directors have in performing and mounting a play. 
Have you ever seen the television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and thought, "I'd like to do that"? Here's your chance! Comedy improvisation is the art of plugging audience suggestions into specific theater-game formats with the result being at best hilarious and at the least entertaining. In this experiential workshop students will learn the craft of comedy improvisation through playing warm-up and group-building games, skill-building theater games and finally the improv sketches themselves. Students will learn in a supportive atmosphere designed for experienced and inexperienced improvisers, trusting and supporting their fellow players, learning how to ask the audience for suggestions and how to plug them into a scene, along with brief characterization, projection, and timing.
This course is for people who love to watch, read, and write plays. The instructor will discuss what makes a good story, how to create intriguing characters and lasting images, and how to make use of technical elements such as stage space, sound, and lights. This workshop is meant to inspire, encourage, and inform both beginning and more experienced playwrights eager to learn and improve. The instructor will concentrate on writing, class discussion, and feedback. This class will be followed by a special reading by class members.