Actors and Acting

Getting up close and personal

Mar . 17 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

There comes a time in rehearsals when the director wants to go in close to a piece of text and refine things with the actors. Sometimes it’s because moments or a whole scene are not working as well as they might. Characters may have become becalmed and need a fresh injection of energy. Tonight was

Acting Notes, Asides, Cabaret

First Run: spot the holes and string the beads!

Mar . 16 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

Water Court installation Queensland Art Gallery Despite the dreads a week or so back, the first run was actually a bit of a thrill. During the blocking and working phase of rehearsals so far, most of our scenes have been worked in isolation from the others. So today, it was terrific to see them all

Actors and Acting, Asides, Cabaret, rehearsals

That Triple-Threat Thing

Mar . 14 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

Image by Dramagirl via Flickr Sing, dance, and act … if you can do these equally well, you’re a triple threat according to show biz jargon. Well I’ve long known I’m an actor first and foremost. I love music and singing and always have. We’ll pass over the dance part. So here I am in

Acting Notes, Asides, Cabaret, jingju, triple-threat

Week 5: How can that be!

Mar . 12 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

There’s a definite sense of autumn in the air which means we are getting mighty close to production time! Last 4-day weekend’s rehearsal period saw our doughty director and the creative team work their way through the mind-numbing exercise known as directing a crowd scene. Perhaps not so much mind numbing as shredding. There were

Asides, Cabaret, crowd scenes, Director, rehearsals

Whoa! The first run-through? Already?

Mar . 04 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: Jeremy Brooks Now time goes fast when you are enjoying yourself. We all know this. But to get an schedule standby for a first run-through makes you realise how fast time is really running. In the world of the theatre this call tends to bring on gentle hyper-ventilation and semi-moist palms. Yes, our

Acting Notes, Asides, Cabaret

Week 4: Slow and Steady and Dorothy Parker

Mar . 02 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

Another weekend of rehearsals, but sporadic for me. It feels a little like shooting a movie; short bursts and a bit out of sequence, as well as disconnected from previous work. It’s a function of how we’re working on the show. The current schedule is Thursdays through Mondays for the creative team heads. However, as

Asides, Cabaret, costumes, Dorothy Parker, rehearsals

Being There: On Tour

Feb . 27 . 2008
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Actors and Acting, Technology and Creativity
Posted by Kate Foy

An enormously important and formative experience in my life as a young actor was that of being on tour for many weeks, and schools’ tours at that. It was 1971, and I was fresh from drama school in the UK, and back home in Queensland. The new state theatre company (Queensland Theatre Company or QTC

Asides, QAC, QTC, touring, Videos

Week 3: Rehearsals, trust and the feel-goods

Feb . 23 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: ghostdad On we go inching our way through the text … another rehearsal another song, another movement routine … not quite dancing. A bit of a relief really. I’ve not been blessed with feet touched by Terpsichore. So you think you can dance? Nope, not this gal. Not fair because I love it

Asides, Cabaret, effort, endorphins, rehearsals, stress, well-being, workout

Hanging Out on the South Bank

Feb . 22 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

There’s a widespread view that not much happens during the summer … culturally speaking … in Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city. Wrong! I’ve just returned from a couple of days spent primarily on the south bank precinct of the Brisbane River. This is home to QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre), the Queensland Museum, the State Library,

Asides, Clemente, Ellis, Esslin, GOMA, Hewett, playwriting, QPAC, QTC, Reviews, Trounson, Warhol

Week 2: Into the Tough Stuff

Feb . 17 . 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

The end of another week of rehearsals. We continue working through the play, scene by scene, beat by beat developing character and relationships, exploring blocking, action and reaction. All this is familiar territory for a dramatic actor. But of course, this is a musical … enter choreography and singing calls, and it becomes tough stuff

Acting Notes, Asides, Cabaret

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Getting up close and personal

First Run: spot the holes and string the beads!

That Triple-Threat Thing

Week 5: How can that be!

Whoa! The first run-through? Already?

Week 4: Slow and Steady and Dorothy Parker

Being There: On Tour

Week 3: Rehearsals, trust and the feel-goods

Hanging Out on the South Bank

Week 2: Into the Tough Stuff