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Welcome the Bad Bits – The Theatrefolk Podcast

The Theatrefolk Weblog - Wed, 04/17/2013 - 2:00pm

Episode Thirty-Seven: Welcome the Bad Bits.

The path to success, whatever that success may be, is not by looking for the soft and easy road. Success comes when you accept the bad bits of your job, of your art. Nobody gets just the good bits.

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Music credit: ”Ave” by Alex (feat. Morusque) is licensed under a Creative Commons license.

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Hand in Hand

The Theatrefolk Weblog - Tue, 04/16/2013 - 2:00pm

 

Neil Gaiman

Oooooooh I love this. It makes me deliriously happy. Shared Worlds (which is a interdisciplinary creative summer school of sorts for teens through Wofford College)  asked writers to give one piece of advice for other writers, write it on their hand and send a picture.  Click here to see the entire gallery.  It’s a simple, visual reminder. Just write. Finish things. Never give up. Persist. I love seeing such great advice written with the device and on the piece of the body that makes writing happen.  Here’s mine:

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Movie Monologue Monday – Robert De Niro in Raging Bull

The Theatrefolk Weblog - Mon, 04/15/2013 - 2:00pm

Robert De Niro in Raging Bull

This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Robert De Niro’s “That’s Entertainment”  monologue from the beginning of Raging Bull.

It’s not flashy, not iconic like some of the monologues I’ve looked at in this series. It’s very simple, very intimate. An actor alone in his dressing room prepares to go onstage. He runs through some of his material, flubbing and adjusting as he goes.

Economy of movement is key in this piece. His feet rarely stray, maybe one tiny step. He takes his time, pausing to think, pausing to light his cigar, pausing to remember the next line. And though it’s not immediately obvious (because his tone is so still and quiet) the monologue builds and builds towards a subtle climax.

It’s not a long piece and I recommend watching it several times. His command of the craft is pretty darn remarkable. It really is amazing how strong a performance can be when you do “almost nothing.”

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Join our Next Conference Call on Making Playback Theatre More Visible to Youth, Wed. Nov. 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

Stagedoor: Kelly Dumar - Tue, 11/06/2012 - 4:25am

Inspiring Youth with Playback Theatre Wed. November  28, 7:30 pm ET Moderated by Kelly DuMar & Franci DuMar   In our free monthly experiential phone conferences, we co-create a "stage" where we explore stories about our efforts and passion for making playback theatre more visible to youth. For people of any age interested in engaging teens and youth in Playback  Join us to share techniques for involving youth in Playback and explore strategies and ideas with others who have expertise, experience & ideas. Bring your imagination!   You can sign up here.    Franci is a high school student, actor and member of a teen improv troupe, Improv Soup. Kelly DuMar is a playwright, fiction writer and workshop facilitator.  Together, Franci and Kelly are a mother & daughter who practice playback theatre and love to share the personal relationship value and creative benefits of playback storytelling with others of all ages. They presented a version of this worksop at the  Playback North America Conference in Washington, DC, October 5-8, 2012.   "Playback has the magical ability to create a deep ritual space where any story—however ordinary, extraordinary, hidden, or difficult—might be told and affirmed," [PNA] To learn more about Playback Theatre, click here.

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