21.5.09
I know the point of this is to keep you all updated with what I am doing and I know I am terrible at that. My excuse is that......everyting is so new and exciting still, I am almost always overwhelmed by my surroundings.
School is amazing. It is so nice to finally be doing what I have wanted to do forever.
I feel myself growing as an actress and developing my technique and core understanding or who I am, what my situations are, why I am doing what I want to be doing.
Some things I am learning at the school seem so obvious (Uta Hagan- Six Steps), I cant believe I even considered them before.
I have always acted what I feel a character would do in a situation, but my development, understanding and technique has never been there so even though I may revisit a familiar character....I approach her in such a different way that it shocks me.
I didn't realise how much I had to learn and I am absolutely loving it. I have never been so open to learning anything (ask my father!!) and it thrills me.
I am absorbing Stanislavski, Hagan, Chekhov (Michael) like they are copies of Glamour magazine.
The scene study classes I take are incredibly difficult (and I choose to do three of them....idiot me!!!).
Shakespeare is amazing. I have found a new love for the Bard and language that was once a torture I seem to be enjoying.
For Chekhov class I am working on 3 sisters. A play I had never previously read so was approaching with caution. My teacher has shown me how to not just trust the language but have fun with a character. Having a director teach is so different to being taught by an actor. They can see things I cant, and its good practise for me to learn to work for someone else's vision instead of forming my own ideas about a text.
The third scene study class I am taking is not focused on a particular playwright. I am currently working on the Vagina Monologues which is like nothing I have ever done before. The help and guidance I receive in this class is so encouraging and makes me want to work harder.
Right guys. I hope that was enough of an update.
I promise to write soon
Kimberly
School is amazing. It is so nice to finally be doing what I have wanted to do forever.
I feel myself growing as an actress and developing my technique and core understanding or who I am, what my situations are, why I am doing what I want to be doing.
Some things I am learning at the school seem so obvious (Uta Hagan- Six Steps), I cant believe I even considered them before.
I have always acted what I feel a character would do in a situation, but my development, understanding and technique has never been there so even though I may revisit a familiar character....I approach her in such a different way that it shocks me.
I didn't realise how much I had to learn and I am absolutely loving it. I have never been so open to learning anything (ask my father!!) and it thrills me.
I am absorbing Stanislavski, Hagan, Chekhov (Michael) like they are copies of Glamour magazine.
The scene study classes I take are incredibly difficult (and I choose to do three of them....idiot me!!!).
Shakespeare is amazing. I have found a new love for the Bard and language that was once a torture I seem to be enjoying.
For Chekhov class I am working on 3 sisters. A play I had never previously read so was approaching with caution. My teacher has shown me how to not just trust the language but have fun with a character. Having a director teach is so different to being taught by an actor. They can see things I cant, and its good practise for me to learn to work for someone else's vision instead of forming my own ideas about a text.
The third scene study class I am taking is not focused on a particular playwright. I am currently working on the Vagina Monologues which is like nothing I have ever done before. The help and guidance I receive in this class is so encouraging and makes me want to work harder.
Right guys. I hope that was enough of an update.
I promise to write soon
Kimberly
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