by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 12, 2014 | Rehearsal Methods
Easy (Barenaked Ladies) Come Fly With Me (Michael Bublé) Falling for the First Time (Barenaked Ladies) Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen) Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe (from Dil Chata Hai) Like Flames (Berlin) Cartoon Heroes (Aqua) Skip to 1:30 for the song proper to start...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 12, 2014 | Actor's Process
“…Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Dylan Thomas All too often, test fights end with a “light switch” kill, meaning that the character gets stabbed and one breath later, they expire (many...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 11, 2014 | Rehearsal Methods
We’re coming up to final performance, and it’s time to get “test-ready”. At this stage most people need to increase their level of aggression. This does not mean that you go as fast as you can, or move with tension because it feels like...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 9, 2014 | Rehearsal Methods
I had a post ready-to-go on working the scene with focus on how to discover a rich variety in each and every moment, while deepening your character work and strengthening your connection to your partner. Important work. And then I thought about it again, and decided...
by Siobhan Richardson | Jul 8, 2014 | Rehearsal Methods
(This may post be a little late as far as the timeline is concerned for this particular workshop, everyone already has their choreography.) Train slow, because anger will give you speed in the fight. – Fiore dei Liberi (paraphrased) While this quotation is...
