Sharpen Your Craft Monthly
Every other week (or so) we review all Richmond theatre Web sites. As you can imagine, this process can take awhile. This process is worth every minute because of the occasiona amazing gem of interest for ART Readers. Here's a recent "gem" for all actors in the Richmond area: Pretending Trees, a new project at Yellow House.
Pretending Trees is the theatrical answer to Yellow House's own Project Resolution for film's. Both have similar goals - to help artists hone their craft. I highly recommend these great projects out when you get the chance.
Yellow House has posted a description of this great new project on their Web site:
Pretending Trees is a new free monthly event presented by Yellow House and the Firehouse Theatre Project that allows actors to present their work for feedback and critique from their peers and the general public. Following the same principal as Yellow House’s other free monthly event, Project Resolution, which invites filmmakers to present their work in an open forum, Pretending Trees gives actors a means of discourse with an audience, as opposed to the normal isolation of rehearsal, monologue work, and study. Yellow House artistic director Justin Dray chose the name Pretending Trees to evoke the image of children performing in their first play. For the child playing Tree # 2 it is very important that they find the inspiration and validation they need to be the best tree on stage. For the adult actor, inspiration and validation can be very hard to come by and Pretending Trees seeks to be a place to find both and reconnect with the time they played pretend as opposed to doing it professionally.
Each actor will have ten minutes, five to perform and five for feedback from the audience. Ten slots will be available every night and will be open indiscriminately to professionals, non-professionals, and students on a first come, first serve basis. Performers may present whatever they wish, monologues or scenes with others, for whatever purpose they require. All we ask is that the five minute performance/five minute feedback limits be adhered to as much as possible and that everyone respect the supportive and communal nature of the event.
Email clifton.yellowhouse@gmail.com to sign up for a slot.
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Pretending Trees is the theatrical answer to Yellow House's own Project Resolution for film's. Both have similar goals - to help artists hone their craft. I highly recommend these great projects out when you get the chance.
Yellow House has posted a description of this great new project on their Web site:
Pretending Trees is a new free monthly event presented by Yellow House and the Firehouse Theatre Project that allows actors to present their work for feedback and critique from their peers and the general public. Following the same principal as Yellow House’s other free monthly event, Project Resolution, which invites filmmakers to present their work in an open forum, Pretending Trees gives actors a means of discourse with an audience, as opposed to the normal isolation of rehearsal, monologue work, and study. Yellow House artistic director Justin Dray chose the name Pretending Trees to evoke the image of children performing in their first play. For the child playing Tree # 2 it is very important that they find the inspiration and validation they need to be the best tree on stage. For the adult actor, inspiration and validation can be very hard to come by and Pretending Trees seeks to be a place to find both and reconnect with the time they played pretend as opposed to doing it professionally.
Each actor will have ten minutes, five to perform and five for feedback from the audience. Ten slots will be available every night and will be open indiscriminately to professionals, non-professionals, and students on a first come, first serve basis. Performers may present whatever they wish, monologues or scenes with others, for whatever purpose they require. All we ask is that the five minute performance/five minute feedback limits be adhered to as much as possible and that everyone respect the supportive and communal nature of the event.
Email clifton.yellowhouse@gmail.com to sign up for a slot.
Categories: theatre_companies
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