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Being in Voice: The Acting Class is Back!
OK! Now that the excitement of mounting a full scale production for Thunder’s Mouth Theatre is all over, everybody has been paid their share of the profits – and there was a profit, thanks to our steaming fund-raising campaign and … Continue reading
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Refreshed, regenerated and revived
Just back from a three week trip to Dunedin, NZ, where I got to teach the University of Otago Voice and Movement paper (class), and the Shakespeare Performance paper, run an Archetypes Workshop, and direct one of the three 40 … Continue reading
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The Sound of Quality
How do you describe a performance that absolutely rocks? The kind that picks you up by the scruff of the neck from the moment the performers appear before you, and keeps you engaged till the bows at the end? They … Continue reading
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The HERO challenge
The new sessions of The Acting Class began on Sunday morning, with the first of the six Archetypes we will be exploring – one per class. What is an Archetype? Well, first let me acknowledge that everyone who works with … Continue reading
Open Slather
I’ve just removed the password protection on the handouts, and video demos. Having thought about it long and hard while I was away, I have decided that I would much rather everyone had access to these, and that people actually … Continue reading
The fate of June Bloom
There are some pretty cool tools out there on the world wide web, including Wordle, which creates a ‘cloud’ from text you enter into it. Following the example of Canadian actor Kris Joseph http://www.krisjoseph.ca/, I extracted all of June’s lines … Continue reading
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“Deep Voice” is coming to The Acting Class
Just back from my trip to the States, I managed to sleep from 8 pm till 3.30 am, so here I am… And I am inspired! So much rich inspiration at the VASTA Conference in New York, catching up with … Continue reading
Change is a-foot
If you have visited the website lately, you will have noticed that the timetable for next term’s Acting Class keeps changing. Well, it’s about to change again, because I have now been advised by Metro Arts that they have a … Continue reading
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Thoughts and insights from Brisbane-based voice and acting teacher Flloyd Kennedy
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Preparing a Monologue
Now that you’ve chosen a monologue to work with, here are some thoughts and ideas about how to begin to approach the text. Start by thinking about, and acknowledging where you want to end up – sounding as if you … Continue reading
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