I think this group should be a collaborative study group:
- We should meet on a regular basis, with an agenda for each meeting that we’ve agreed on beforehand.
- This agenda might have a focus on a particular acting exercise, or scene work, or discussion, or improv, or acting style, or vocal work, or any combination of the above.
- Every member of the group can propose an agenda. All proposals are equal: like Marc says, we can vote on what we want to do next, and we can take our time about getting around to everything on our list.
- Membership of the group should be porous, especially if we use space at the Newnan Theatre Company. Members of the group should feel free to audition and perform with NTC’s regular season, and regular NTC members should feel free to join us. No pressure, and no rivalry.
- We should try to perform something once a quarter. Once a year, it should probably be something as big as Mame and performed in Wadsworth Auditorium.
Discuss.
After reading this over, it sounds as if I’m proposing just an acting class that never gets into doing a show, but that’s not what I meant. However, I do think we’d be doing ourselves a favor to back up and work on some ideas before heading into another show. Also, Marc and I vanish during the summer to GHP, so there’s no time to do another show right off the bat. Also also, I want to finish a piece of music that got put on the back burner for Mame.
Actually Dale, I do not mind the “acting class” side of things. I really enjoy working acting techniques. I believe it could benefit everyone. I also like the idea of a show every quarter. You did mention being gone to GHP, but could we decide on a show and get scripts over the summer and maybe begin working on it in August? It doesn’t have to be a big show. I agree that one show like Mame a year is a good idea.
So when is the first meeting? We should set up a definite date and time to discuss our ideas further. Over coffee at Gallery Row is my preference…