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  1. The Collection performance

    After rehearsals over several weeks we finally performed our ten minute scene in front of an audience.

  2. The Collection dress rehearsal

    Our dress rehearsal went almost worryingly well.

  3. The Collection Rehearsals part 3

    Continuing with rehearsals. Lots of fruit malarkey and finally getting somewhere with my character.

  4. ‘Sanford Meisner on Acting’

    Notes on Meisner’s enjoyable and inspiring book.

  5. ‘Respect for Acting’ by Uta Hagen

    Notes on the book, which has been required reading for my Foundation acting course.

  6. More rehearsals

    Continuing rehearsals for our ‘The Collection’ scene, trying to work out my character.

  7. The Collection rehearsals

    I’m rehearsing a scene from Pinter’s ‘The Collection’. It’s going OK, but is proving difficult.

  8. Acting update

    Although last term’s acting classes weren’t very inspiring, I’m still just about enjoying enough to keep me excited.

  9. Mask class

    While the Drama Foundation classes aren’t inspiring me this term, my enthusiasm is being kept alive by the surprisingly fun and challenging Mask class.

  10. Not being me

    In two exercises I realised that although I tell myself I can let go and be another character, I find it incredibly hard to do that physically.

  11. Two interesting improvisations and feeling hot

    I’ve taken part in a couple of fun, interesting, and partially successful improvisation exercises recently. But there are other things that still require much more work.

  12. Notating conversations

    Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’ had a piece about the ways playwrights have attempted to notate how speech should be delivered, particularly when it overlaps.

  13. Too many exercises

    I’ve been getting frustrated by all the acting exercises, and lack of actual acting.

  14. Three homeworks down

    I’ve done my Endowment exercise, a Sense Memory exercise, recited some text in front of the class, and begun singing.

  15. First week over

    Recounting the first week of classes. Lots of getting to know people and realising how much homework I’ll need to do.

  16. Back to school

    I had the induction for my acting Foundation course on Saturday, and am looking forward to this term’s schedule.

  17. The Method Studio Intensive Summer School, part 3

    The course is over. A busy week of practicing our scenes but I think I maybe, just about, cracked it.

  18. The Method Studio Intensive Summer School, part 2

    Half-way through the course and it’s been a mixture of mini emotional crises and a lot of fun.

  19. The Method Studio Intensive Summer School

    I’m three days into a two week acting course, and it’s proving hard work.

  20. I got in

    I’ve been accepted for the City Lit’s one-day-a-week, one-year drama foundation course, although not the day I hoped for.

  21. My first audition

    Last week I had my first audition, for a place on the City Lit acting foundation course.

  22. Technical Voice Production

    I need to make my voice stronger for performing, but something didn’t quite click for with this class, and I still need to work on it.

  23. Ways Into Text

    I’ve been spending my Saturday afternoons doing this class for the past six months, and it’s been surprisingly emotional.

  24. Acting through improvisation

    Last term I did a fun improvisation class.

  25. ‘An Actor Prepares’ by Constantin Stanislavski

    Because I’m usually immersed in web stuff, it’s interesting to read a text whose ideas…