Scripts'n'Stuff
Love for Love (Acrobat Reader file,
419 KB)
My modernisation of the Congreve classic from the end of the 17th
Century.
This was intended for production by the Tübingen Anglo-Irish Theatre Groupin February 2000. And maybe it will get that far some day... If it does ever get that far, I will add production notes and possibly even our own composers work on the songs!!!
Although I am delighted if you enjoy what I have done to this script, if you intend to stage a performance I would appreciate some compensation for the work I've done on it. You can contact me at dave@hegarty.de.
Ideas on Acting
Another one of those things that I keep meaning to get back to. I'm still accumulating and arranging my thoughts.
I'm also not trying to pretend that these are original ideas.
Much of this is based on what other people have (directly or
indirectly) brought to me, or from books I have read.
What I hope I am adding is the filter of my personal experience. These are the things that I have found to be useful and relevant.
The end result is a copy of my notes(in Acrobat Reader format) that badly needs editing.
But before you go downloading all 262 KB, here is an indication of the contents:
- Some General Notions about Theatre
The essential purpose of theatre is to provide excitement, illumination and fulfilment for the audience. - The Actor's Building Blocks
- Relaxation.
- Imagination
- Concentration
- Communication
- Active Listening
- Active Talking
- Access to emotions (Mad, Glad, Sad, Afraid, Loving, Hurt, Surprised, Ashamed, and Disgusted.)
- Observation
- Other Skills
- Exercises for Voice and Pronunciation
- Exercises for Posture and Gesture
- Exploring the Script
- Defining the Given Circumstances
- Discovering the Dramatic Action
- Identifying the Revelations
- Creating a Character
- Rehearsals
- Blocking
- Circumstances, Needs, Actions and Emotions
- Keeping Spontaneous
- Personal Rehearsals
- The Performance
- Design in the Theatre
- Environmental Design
- Makeup and Costume
- Setting and Lighting
- Sounds on and off.
