7th January 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
EXCITING
TIMES AHEAD
The New Year is off with a bang at The Rehearsal Room.
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Above: Rehearsal Room students filming for the Free Feature Film Workshop, January 2010 |
On Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd January the first scenes of the Free Feature Film Workshop were shot. These were two fantastic days of acting fun. ‘Materials Fabrication Pty Ltd’ provided the shoot with a fabulous location and great back up support from the staff. Rod Winning contributed with lighting; Frances McLean-Grant (ABC continuity expert) assisted with continuity and trained Jo Mullins to take on this job; Ex-ABC Director Lindesay Dresdon operated the second camera and Ex-Neigbours Director David Morgan was 1st Assistant Director. Richard Sarell was directing. |
All
these experienced professionals were highly impressed by the
standard of the performances. Entirely made up of Rehearsal Room
actors, the cast excelled. They were efficient, adventurous,
playful, consistent and hard working.
This workshop is designed to give Rehearsal Room MASTER CLASS actors a wider level of experience. It functions like a real film shoot but with a slightly lower level of technical sophistication.
The script has been especially created for the exercise with both Jane Miller and Ashley Harris contributing to the writing. The quality of the story telling was exciting and everyone responded positively to good scripts.
Eight scenes were shot over the two days with very pleasing results. It provided some actors with an experience they have never had before and gave Rehearsal Room acting process a good workout in a genuine working enviroment.
Congratulations to all.
Summer Intensive
Workshops
(Acting Workshop
commences on 11th January)
There are more of the standard Rehearsal Room Workshops underway.
The Summer Intensive is another great opportunity to explore
this remarkably practical and excitingly adventurous approach
to performance.
The final exercise of the Summer Intensive Acting Workshop is to shoot a scene. It is ultimately edited so that actors can have a copy of the finished product.
There are still a couple of places available in that workshop. Click here for more information.
Congratulations
Nick Gunn
The Short and Sweet short play festival ended with the Nicholas
Gunn winning the best actor award.
 Above: Nick Gunn being interviewed about Rehearsal Room process |
Nick appeared in two plays both of which were selected for the gala final night. His winner’s prize gives him 5 months fulltime work touring the country with a season of Shorter and Sweeter plays. This will be the longest period of time Nick has spent working as a professional actor. As such it represents a major step forward in his acting career. Nick has found Rehearsal Room process to be really productive in helping him make clear choices when preparing for a role. He discussed his approach in a recent interview which is now available on The Rehearsal Room YouTube channel. |
A Very Productive
Year
During 2009 The Rehearsal Room continued on its remarkable adventure
exploring and developing the acting process. More and more actors
are finding that this approach to performance is choc-a-bloc
with simple practical tools that enable significant improvements
to occur in acting technique.
During the year Richard Sarell was quoted as saying that he thought the on going growth of "Rehearsal Room process had reached a level of wholeness that was now very satisfying". And yet, still further developments emerged through the year that have further clarified and improved the process. One new and simple addition to the Rehearsal Room formula was a significant factor in Nicholas Gunn’s preparation for the performance that ulitimately delivered a ‘Best Actor’ Award to him.
The element that continues to excite actors about The Rehearsal Room approach is the continuing development of simple, clear and extremely practical methods of preparing for the performance adventure. These techniques are constantly tested for their praciticality and efficiency. It is this atmosphere of exciting exploration that provides an open forum for everyone’s ideas to come to the surface.
The end result is clear improvement in actor’s capabilities and some exciting performances.
Here’s to more exciting developments in 2010.
THE NEXT TERM OF EVENING ACTING CLASSES COMMENCES FROM 18th JANUARY
TV PRESENTER’S SATURDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 21st JANUARY.
THE VOICE OVER WORKSHOP COMMENCES 15th FEBRUARY
4th November 2009
Summer
Intensive
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The Summer One Week Intensives for both Actors and TV Presenters are just around the corner. Last years classes were a huge success with people travelling from the country and interstate to soak up The Rehearsal Room experience. The one week intensive workshops are a great way to explore the unique Rehearsal Room process. At The Rehearsal Room you wont be dealing with dreams of how to be a Hollywood star but instead you will be working on simple and very practical measures which will quickly make you a better actor or presenter. This is a practitioners approach to effective work practice. It is an approach that cuts through the mumbo jumbo and the myths, to work with simple practical methods that make a difference. |
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The TV Presenters Summer Intensive commences on Monday 4th January 2010.
The Summer Intensive for actors commences on Monday 11th January 2010.
CLICK HERE TO ENROL - for 5 days of fun and fulfillment
TV
Presenters Skills
The Rehearsal Room has assembled the work of a number of TV Presenters
who have attended the TV Presenters Workshop and they are now
available online. CLICK
HERE to view. In the final exercise of the course a programme
is made with each presenter contributing a story. Each story
includes an interview, 2 reports to camera and a voice over.
A selection of pieces to camera have been included in the video.
Every so often independent producers contact The Rehearsal Room in their quest for a presenter. This reel has been prepared as a quick way of showing them a variety of options. Only the female reel is available at the moment. An edited reel of male presenters will be available shortly.
DONT FORGET TV PRESENTERS SUMMER INTENSIVE 5 days from 4th January.
AUDITION NOTICES New System
There is a new process for posting auditions on The Rehearsal
Room website.
The old bulletin board is no longer in use. It was causing too many maintainance problems and attracting pornography spammers so, in line with other Rehearsal Room principles, the process has been simplified. To view current auditions CLICK HERE.
Placing
Audition Notices
Audition notices are now ONLY being accepted for Victoria. If
you wish to have a notice placed on the RR website email the
details to contact@rehearsalroom.com and they will be added to
the audition page as quickly as is practical.
If you have a graphic or logo or poster you want to include then by all means attach a .jpg file to your email.
The Rehearsal Room has assisted a number of young film makers cast their projects this year. The publishing of auditions is another way of helping actors and directors build skill and experience.
A
CHANCE TO SAVE!!
There will be an increase in the cost of Rehearsal Room Workshops
in 2010.
In line with Rehearsal Room principles the rises are aimed at covering increases in costs, including rent which is escalating significantly. The Rehearsal Room will always aim to provide the best classes in the country at reasonable prices and continues to maintain a policy of high value for money.
SAVE
You can SAVE
$45 by
enrolling for
2010 NOW.
Enrol in the next month (by 11th December) for next terms classes
and save. This offer applies to all levels of Acting Workshops
(10 week) evening classes and Sunday classes (6 week).
Offer closes 9.00pm 11th December 2009.
15th September 2009
A
NEW REHEARSAL ROOM PROJECT
The Rehearsal Room is always looking for the opportunity to do
something different. Now theres a chance for Rehearsal Room actors
to gain more experience for free, through a feature film concept
'Rhyme
or Reason'.
Richard has designed this as a skill building project that is
done just for fun. The aim is to publish scenes on the internet
as they are completed.
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It will give Rehearsal Room actors the opportunity to prepare scenes and performance choices and shoot them in a similar way to a fully fledged production. Unlike, 'Forrest's New Beginning' of over 2 years ago (where each scene was one continuous shot) this will be a dual camera shoot and scenes will be edited with a traditional visual structure. Two writer's, Ashley Harris and Jane Miller, have agreed to participate. Jane is an award winning writer of short plays and Ashley is completing an MA in script writing at the Victorian College of the Arts. At this stage there is a general consensus about the shape of the story and the next step is to work out the detail. These story elements are currently being researched. Locations are being found and we are beginning to approach cast. |
This is a FREE workshop and there are NO costs involved to participants.
Everyone is donating their services. It is a chance to build
skills and gather experience.
FIRST
ASSISTANT NEEDED
The Rehearsal Room is looking for one or two people interested
in filling a production manager/1st assistant role on this production.
It will be shot sporadically in spare time on weekends and perhaps
over the Christmas break. There is quite a bit of work involved
in organising such a shoot so the more people who are prepared
to help the better. ARE YOU INTERESTED? Someone interested in
building their skill as a Director's Assistant/continuity person
would also be of great use.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Growing Interest
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Attendances at Rehearsal Room classes continue to grow as more and more actors spread the word about the positive changes that have occurred in their acting process once they have done these classes. VIVIENNE GORMAN is an actor who has been building her skills through The Rehearsal Room Audition Workshop. Her improvement and consistency are now clearly recognised and she recently was given a small role in a show to be aired on Channel 7 in November. Just wanted to let you know that the filming went well on Monday. It was great to do the shoot and feel confident at the same time, something I doubt that I would have managed prior to your classes. |
| Chicago trained actor JENNIFER SHEAHEN also has found Rehearsal Room process of great value. I haven't been doing much acting lately and I was called in for an audition at Mullinar's today. I went in and had to cry on camera. I did it without a problem - over and over again. Simply using what I learned at the Rehearsal Room. |
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TV PRESENTERS WORKSHOPS have also been growing in numbers simply based on the word of mouth about the value of these classes. The final exercise in this six week course is to make a show. Presenters record an interview and also do introductions to their story in locations such as Chapel Street. The quality of these programmes is improving every time we do one.
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| Richard Sarell , Adelene Tan, Aaron McCarthy, Christina Moloney, Candy Hertz(b/g), Tessa Biddles organising the final exercise shoot in Chapel Street. | Richard and Adelene sort out a position for Adelene's next presenting piece to camera. |
The next TV Presenters Workshop is on a Saturday afternoon commencing on 26th September. A new term of evening classes commences from 5th October. For details of classes click here.
3rd June 2009
NEW
ACTING UP-DATE
The
Rehearsal Room
process is a living organic approach to acting that grows year
by year. It has been two years since the Summary of the Rehearsal
Room process has been up-dated and lots of new elements have
been explored in that time. A NEW SUMMARY
has now been published including all the new fundamental elements
of this contemporary approach to acting.
Although the approaches have been adjusted the goals are still the same. The aim of Rehearsal Room process is to create an efficient, open process that generates real active listening and an exciting flexibility in delivering story.
ON-LINE
ACTING COACHING
Another new development is the availability of on-line coaching.
TIM KIRCHLER decided to attend the Round 3 weekend Audition Workshop
in Melbourne even though he lives on the Gold Coast. He suggested
making contact through Skype to enable an audition coaching session.
The outcome was so successful that The Rehearsal Room is now
offering online coaching for anyone who wants to make an appointment.
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Webcam
Value Rehearsal Room concepts are easily explained and the clarity of this approach to acting makes it perfect for the internet technology. Now actors dont have to come to Armadale for audition coaching they can do it from anywhere in the country or the world. |
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Explore
Rehearsal Room Process
There will, no doubt, be many uses for the Skype approach to
communication. Actors who want to find out about these Rehearsal
Room techniques can do so from any place on the globe. ACTORS
CAN NOW CHOSE to do a series of lessons on-line to gain a clear
understanding of The Rehearsal Room process. Actors from around
the world will be able to access this approach to acting that
makes Stanislavskis remarkable concepts simple, practical and
accessable. No matter where actors are they can discover these
simple, practical tools to strong and believable performance.
(Click here for more)
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EXTRA
SATURDAY CLASSES A
Rehearsal Room First |
2nd June 2008
Ian Smith CHANGING ROLES
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It is fantastic to see IAN SMITH back on stage in Australia after all the years that we have known him so intimately on TV as Harold from Neighbours. In Hobsons Choiceat Chapel Off Chapel he is playing a character that is entirely different to his Neighbours persona. We are so used to the fussy mannerisms of Harold Bishop that it is hard to imagine that they can just be wiped from the slate. But there are absolutely no signs of Harold Bishop in the character of Dr McFarlane that IAN has created for this production of Hobsons Choice. It has been fascinating to watch the transformation. IAN SMITH is an actor who uses the characters pre-history as an important tool in building character. The character notes he created are printed in the programme and it makes very interesting reading. It is a delightful experience seeing the subtle ways the characters past life experience emerges in his performance. |
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Richard Sarell, who first worked with Ian Smith on the ABCs serial Bellbirdin the 1970s, is excited about IAN SMITHs contribution to Hobsons Choice. Ian never behaves as a star he is always just a working actor. The generous support he gives to the other actors is wonderful. He has often been quietly watching in rehearsal and applauding the efforts of the other actors. Ians approval is not given lightly and the rest of the cast are really lifted by his support. Hobsons Choice has a strong cast that are bringing an enormous amount of skill to telling this charming story. I didnt want it to end,Joanne Wraight said as the lights came up at the end of Sundays performance. |
Hobsons Choice is a MUST SEE SHOW. Whether your interests are AN ENTERTAINING NIGHT OUT or THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS OF GOOD PERFORMANCE Hobsons Choiceis THE SHOW TO SEE. You only have till June 14th. BOOK NOW 8290 7000 or www.chapeloffchapel.com.au
| Very refreshing, and very funny. If you do another play anytime soon - I'd love to audition.actor Shanrah Wakefield after Saturdays performance. |
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in Hobsons Choice at Chapel Off Chapel till June 14th |
- 23rd April 2008
3 year Home and Away contract for Esther Anderson - Hobson's Choice tickets now on sale - Round 2 Audition Workshop with Jo Rippon and Lou Mitchell.- 28th January 2008
Hobson's Choice is casting - The Rehearsal Room changes your view - Sunday Workshops - TV Presenting class filling fast - Professional Presenters seek Rehearsal Room advice.- 10th December 2007
Two actors on NIDA short list - MTV opportunity for TV Presenter - Summer Intensive - What's The Rehearsal Room difference??- 30th October 2007
It's time to ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE - Evening Monologue Workshop for the first time - A new Show Reel edit- 12th September 2007 One year for Forrest Blogs - Jan Russ (Neighbours) and Independent Melanie Mackintosh in Round 3 Audition Workshop - TV Presenting Workshop dates - Professional Voice Over Classes
- 5th August 2007
Strong impression made by actors in Audition Workshop - Weekend workshops commence soon - 'There Are Only Three Stories' - One more TV Presenters Workshop for the year.- 18th June 2007
Rehearsal Room Theory Tested - Tom McSweeney and Cameron Harris are the casting directors for Round 3 - Kristin Sargent and Patrick Constantinou attracting attention - Jackie Rae Lythgo gets a good review with STC - Forrest's Blog 14 'Love???' - NEW Director's Notes.- 1st May 2007
Can Forrest be a Feature Film - Monologue Workshop - Australian Screen Test postponed - Missing Manual Auditions Up-date- 8th April 2007
Auditions for "Missing Manual" - Monologue class size reduced to 6 - Forrest's Video Blog now more than a RR exercise - Performance Perspectives on "The Lives of Others" - Chapell Off Chapel Playwright Forums - Australian Screen Tests.- 9th March 2007
Why Rehearsal Room process works - First Voice Over Class up and running - 1st Audition Workshop has casting directors who are currently casting a series - Forrest gets the sack.- 3rd February 2007
TVC success for ELIZABETH SHINGLETON 'Hobsons Choice' postponed The Rehearsl Room on MySpace - Forrest's Video Blog 7 & 8 1st Voice Over Workshop - 'Autobahn' - The Object of Desire - Career Commonsense (Bob Fraser)- 27th January 2007
The Summer Intensive Workshop 'Hobsons Choice' Auditions Forrest's Video Blog and its techinical difficulties VIRGINIA BOWERS in 'The King' - "Listening - The Key to Everything." article.- 4th November 2006
The Rehearsal Room is about working at building skill. PAUL COUSINS is beginning to reap some rewards for his labours.- 28th October 2006
Little Miss Sunshine actor gets presenting gig hope of Jules Lund workshop meetings good value.- 11th October 2006
US actor and director Brian Drillinger visits Summer Intensive independent feature film for Samantha Hird.- 24th September 2006
US actor/director at The Rehearsal Room - NEW MP3 file "The Path to Realism"- 18th September 2006
Audition Workshops - Veronica Taylor from Mullinars comments on the consistency of Rehearsal Room actors - new website for The Rehearsal Room - Audition reading a way to build skill.- 22 June 2006
New workshops with Paul O'Brien (Home and Away) and a Monologue Workshop - Jules Lund workshop postponed - speed show reels (very interesting) - "McLeod's Daughters" director takes a class.- 9 May 2006
Logies success for Paul O'Brien - Jules Lund at the Logies - 1st RR MP3 audio file on audition workshops - new casting agency - new magazine.- 15th April 2006
Rehearsal Room student, Lisa Sontag wins Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actress, Presenter students land jobs for SBS and Channel 7, and more ...- 1st January 2006
Presenter workshops a great success, Audition workshop students get the nod of approval from Casting Directors, and more ...- 16th September 2005
New TV Presenters course announced, Rehearsal Room students enjoy audition successes, in memory of the man who inspired The Rehearsal Room, Murray Hutchinson, and more ...- 12th July 2005
Rehearsal Room students get the "Japanese Experience", Paul O'Brien workshop report, Presenter Level Two announced, and more ...- 25th June 2005
Rehearsal Room students achieve video game voicing success, Casting Directors assess the Rehearsal Room process, Paul O'Brien (Home & Away) Workshop announcement, and more ...- 13th June 2005
Round Two Audition Workshop with Dina Mann report, Term three workshops announced and more ...- 31st May 2005
Rehearsal Room student Paul O'Brien lands three year contract with "Home & Away", Rehearsal Room welcomes three of the "Mama Mia" cast as students, and more ...- 11th May 2005
Rehearsal Room students, Rachel Bickerton lands a role in "Leader of the Pack", Rachel Truscott secures job of hosting the Cosmopolitan Model Search, Annabel Pemberton lands guest lead role in "Blue Heelers", and more ...- April 25th 2005
Rehearsal Room students Peter Davenport gains a guest lead role in "Blue Heelers", Alinta Chidzey lands a lead in "Leader of the Pack", David Paterson lands a role in "Lost", and more ...- 14th February 2005
Previous Rehearsal Room student, Jules Lund visits Presenters workshop, Advanced workshops announced, Rehearsal Room student Damian Andrews lands role on ABC series, and more ...- 8th February 2005
Rehearsal Room students Anne Cordiner lands role in Korean feature film, Kentaro Hara gains role on Neighbours, and more ...- 16th January 2005
Previous Rehearsal Room student Jules Lund (Getaway) to take session in upcoming Presenter's Workshop, update on Rehearsal Room website, and more ...- 4th January 2005
Casting Director, Nick Harmon takes final session of Advanced Level One workshops, "MDA" Producer, Denny Lawrence, works with Level One Masterclass students, and more ...- 4th December 2004
Rehearsal Room DVD launched, "Gorgeous Girls" (directed by Richard Sarell) finishes successful Melbourne season, and more ...- 28th September 2004
Richard Jasek (director on "Blue Heelers" & "McLeod's Daughters", amongst other credits) works with Advanced Workshop Level Two students, win a term of classes at Rehearsal Room, and more ...- 2nd September 2004
Rehearsal Room student, Samantha Hird lands role in short film, Term 4 workshops are announced and more ...- 24th August 2004
Sketch Comedy workshop announced, "Gorgeous Girls" season (directed by Richard Sarell) announced, and more ...- 11th August 2004
Next Presenter's Workshop announced, Intensive Introductory Workshop announced and more ...- 1st July 2004
TV Director Richard Jasek works with Advanced Level Two students, Casting Director Nick Hamond works with Advanced Level One students, and more ...- 7th June 2004
Sunday Advanced Workshops announcement, Teenager Holiday Workshops announcement and more ...- 28th May 2004
Rehearsal Room students, Raelene Isbester working at Tokyo Disney Land, in Los Angeles Cecelia Specht and David Paterson have great success with the world premiere of MISDIRECTED, and more ...- 6th May 2004
BLUE HEELERS Casting Director, Jodie McKenna to attend final session of the Audition Workshop, DROP-IN NIGHT update, and more ...- 8th April 2004
McLEOD'S DAUGHTERS Director, Richard Jasek, takes the final session of the Level One Masterclass, Rehearsal Room classes restructured and more ...
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