PPT-Fundamentals of Acting in Musical Theatre

For many the term acting carries connotations of pretense posturing and artful lying To those who practice it as a profession it is just the opposite It is the expression of the artists personal truth through the lens of a role Deer Vera. 8 Key Terms and Steps for Actors. Can acting be taught?. What do you think?. With a partner discuss your answer. . Be prepared to share your opinion. . Students will act by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and in informal or formal productions.. A Brief History – Part 1 . Early Influences. Early Influences - . English ballad opera.  . The Beggar’s Opera. . – 1728; . Flora. – 1735 . No historical scenery . or. costumes. Spoken . play with preexisting popular songs amid . From . American Musical Theatre . by James Leve. CHAPTER ONE. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s . Oklahoma!. opened in 1943 and ran for 2,212 performances.. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). Theatre 101. Drama. Greek word meaning “to do” or “to act”. Born out of the dance ceremonies of primitive people before Greek civilization. Egyptian Theatre. Ritualistic rites = our idea of a play. Week 7. [Part . 1. ]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. What is a Director?. Directing is still a relatively new phenomenon – late 19th, early 20th century . – and is . still . developing. What is Musical theatre? . Musical theatre is theatre that utilizes singing, acting, and dancing to tell a story. A Brief History of Musicals. History of Musicals: The beginning. Music has been used in onstage performances throughout the years – Greek theatre, medieval theatre, Tudor theatre, and Elizabethan theatre all saw the use of music and/or dance in some form to entertain audiences. Week 15. [Part 1]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. Realism. Realism in the last half of the 19th-century began as an experiment to make theater more useful to society. . The . mainstream theatre from 1859 to 1900 was still bound up in melodramas, spectacle plays (disasters, etc.), comic operas, and vaudevilles. Early Influences. What is Musical Theatre?. mu·si·cal. . the·a·ter. . noun: musical theatre is a genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential part. It is an American creation. Week 6. [Part . 2. ]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. Acting: Offstage and in the Past. Everyone is an actor. Imitation. Role Playing. However there are differences between the roles . Stanislavski’s “Method” was indeed a revolution in acting focusing on an actor’s inner motivation.. Instructors who came after Stanislavski or disagreed with his methods also gained . prominence:. . Una obra teatral musical se caracteriza porque además de los elementos teatrales principales combina música, canción, diálogo y baile. . Se representa en grandes escenarios, como los teatros de West End o en Broadway. También hay películas que se han adaptado a obras teatrales.. ICE BREAKER. Meet your Theatre Faculty and Staff!. Faculty:. Dr. Christopher Bailey – Musical Theatre/Voice. Talon Beeson – Acting/Directing. Leni Dyer – Costume Design. Marcus Hayes – Dance. Sioux Falls, SD. January 2020. Started in 1969 by Roger L. Stevens, the Kennedy Center's founding chairman, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program involving 20,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide annually. For over 50 years, the organization has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. KCACTF has grown into a network of more than 700 academic institutions throughout the country.. Unit Goal. : The goal of this unit is to . explore. how characters in the musical Oliver! express their own power and privilege despite the lack of authority, security, and freedom. . Why are doing musical theatre?.