In this article, I’ll analyze Shakespeare’s Sonnet 23 for performance. I’ll break down each step of the process down the line. Dividing the Sonnet I will start with dividing the sonnet into sentences, to look at the flow of sense and the breathing needed. I find, however, that if I keep to the punctuation of […]
Brigid Panet
Line Learning with Confidence
Actors must learn and remember their lines! Many find the process of line learning scary and unpleasant. They try to force the little black marks on the page into their minds, sometimes until the words lose all meaning. Then comes the nagging fear of forgetting: having a sudden blankness in the middle of a scene […]
Some Basics for Actors: Words and How We Use Them
‘In the beginning was the word……’ Actors work with, through and because of the power of words, so it’s useful to understand how words fit together in English to convey our intentions and meaning. We can also join the grammar to a clear acting process. We can start with NOUNS. A noun is the name […]
What is Acting and How Do You Do It?
What is Acting and How Do You Do It? This is no. 3 a series of ‘letters’ that I am writing for people interested in the craft and uses of acting as a creative journey, as fun, personal expression, understanding of self and others and as a marketable, socially necessary, skill. I have written about […]
A Simple Exercise for New Groups
Hello, This is Brigid wishing to share with you an enjoyable, safe and useful starter exercise, for any new group or workshop. The subject or reason why you are together in that room a that time is not important: this exercise is just a friendly way to ‘arrive,’ to be present, and to realize that we […]