“How do you learn all those lines?” An actor’s experience from auditions through closing performance

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“How do you learn all those lines?”  This is one of the most asked questions of theatre actors.  Actually, learning the lines is just a small part of the process an actor goes through to get ready for performance. This class will look at the many steps in that process; from auditioning, getting cast, the many stages of the rehearsal process, through performances; in both a professional theatre as well as a community theatre.

We will then dive deeper into what is happening in an actor’s brain, using some of the latest research in cognitive science related to memory, gestures and emotions.  We will look at what actually happens in the actor’s brain and the audience members’ brains during a performance.  What role does the audience play in affecting the performance?  How does that make each performance unique?

Participants of this class should walk…