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aCTIVITy 4.18
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Working with acting Companies and Focus Groups
7. Individually, synthesize all the details of your performance plan.
Element of Performance
Ideas for Character
Explanation
Blocking
Movements Enter/Exit
Gestures
Facial Expression(s)
Emotion
Comedic Emphasis
my Notes
8. Complete this section if you are the director. Share your plan with the members of your acting company.
We want to create a ______ mood. To accomplish this goal, we will ...
I will introduce the acting company and scene by ...
The scene will end when ______ so the audience will be left with a feeling of ... We will focus on the comic effects listed below to ensure that ...
9. Use your performance plan to rehearse your scene to accurately portray your character and achieve your intended comic effect. Be sure to focus on the following:
• tone and inflection
• correct pronunciation of words
• gestures and movement
Check Your Understanding
Reflect on the process of planning for and rehearsing your scene.
• What went well? What will you want to replicate in future rehearsals and in your performance?
• What part of your performance do you need to work on?
• What part of the performance does the group need to work on?
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