Monthly Archives: November 2018

Nov 08

WEBINAR 9: What Kind of Actor Are You?

By Richard Sarell | Acting Classes & Workshops

WEBINAR 9: What Kind of Actor Are You?

Dates:

Sunday 8 November

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Times:

6:30pm - 8:00pm Melbourne
8:30am - 10am London
9:30pm - 11pm New Zealand

Tutors:

Richard Sarell

Fee:

$10AUD


WEBINAR 9:  8 November at 6:30pm

5 star rating



 "Great skills you can apply ... with immediate results" - Travis Waite (Melbourne)​​
"The webinar was brilliant! The demonstrations. were the best part of it." - Kanapathipillai Kapilthev (Sri Lanka)
"Don't be fooled by his humility, Richard is an exceptional teacher." - Janet Watson-Kruse (Melbourne)

What kind of actor are you?  
Why do you need to know?  
And what you can do about it?

There'll be lots of interesting examples and the opportunity for you to work out the answers to those questions yourself.

WEBINAR 9: on Sunday 8 November 2020 - $10
6:30pm Melbourne;  8:30pm Auckland;  7:30am London 

Download the scenes once you enrol so you are set to  participate in this interactive, experiential learning experience.

Richard knows his stuff.  He knows what actors must do to be real and he will explain it in simple terms that you can use now.

5-STARS

Kyla K Phoenix  actor

You have acting instincts, don't you!  
Which direction do they point you in?  Do they have a bias?  How do you exploit them?  How do you modify them? Know your strengths?

Understanding how acting process works is the first step.  Knowing how your process works is the next step.  A correct diagnosis of any problem is the straightest pathway to fixing it.  Understanding and celebrating your strengths is essential.

Then take your performance to NEW HEIGHTS.

Alec Hartnell

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Richard Sarell is one of the best teachers of acting. The world is lucky to have him in it and I’m so happy I found The Rehearsal Room. Wish I found it years ago! Time and money well spent! 

5-STARS

Alec Hartnell actor


LEARN TO GENERATE PERFORMANCES THAT ARE CREATIVELY PLAYFUL and CONVINCINGLY REAL

Explore techniques that have been 35 years in development.  They bring a new clarity and functionality to acting technique.  

Explore techniques that not only effectively deliver creative choices for the actor but also enable you to measure the chances of success.  


THIS IS FOR YOU IF...

  • Clear and logical explanations work for you
  • An acting adventure is always fun
  • You love being involved with the development of new ideas
  • Understanding more about the actors and directors skill is your passion
  • Feel you often fall into the same traps
  • Often aren't clear about your choices so you just wing it.

IF YOU DON’T HAVE THESE SKILLS …

  • rather than being relaxed at tackling new ideas you will be stressed
  • you could restrict your openness to new processes
  • applying yourself to unusual tasks will be challenging
  • making the obvious choice will become a more regular trap
  • you won't be confident about floating an unusual idea
  • the same mistakes will continue to occur

ABOUT RICHARD...

Over his twenty-five year directing career Richard found that that there were many unusual behaviours that he would have to encourage actors to adopt for their character.  One thing became quickly plain.  No matter how odd the behaviour was there was always a conscious or unconscious reason driving it.  Everything happened for a reason.

Working out how and why unusual behaviours occurred was fascinating.  Then learning to translate that knowledge into acting technique was another fascinating challenge. He became very skilled at it.

Actors have to do the same thing.  On some occasions they too are confronted by the unusual and have to start from scratch to work out a practical way to apply a new understanding to a performance.

This webinar will also therefore explore learning how to learn.


WEBINAR 8:
Sunday 8 Nov
6:30pm Melbourne;  9:30pm Auckland;  8:30am London

Have a fun time learning. 



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Nov 04

A Successful Play Reading

By Richard Sarell | News


Our first Friday Play Reading produced a very successful exploration of an engaging  Australian play.

The standard of the read increased and increased as we progressed and by the time we got to the final act it was really flying. With actors who had trained at NIDA, the VCA and some Rehearsal Room veterans present the performance standard was high. The outcome was a very entertaining evening with a lot of laughs.

BRING SOME NIBBLES
The reading started at 6.30pm and by the time we had finished many of us were quite hungry. Bringing something to nibble on is a good plan for the next Friday evening event.

NEXT FRIDAY SOCIAL
The next opportunity will be on Friday 16 November and is a "Monologue Night".

Bring a new monologue you would like to try out or one you have done before but want to test a different approach to. It’s an informal evening of creative play amongst friends.

If there is time, actors may be able to run a second version of their monologue to try something different. Keep your monologues to a maximum of 5 minutes.

You don't have to perform to attend. Come along and socialise. Bring a friend -
everyone is welcome.

$5 for the night – drinks are $5 – chips provided – bring your own nibbles.
164 Kings Way, South Melbourne (front entrance) or 24 Tope Street (back entrance).

If you would like some more information about attending or if you are a writer that would like us to read your script contact Richard@rehearsalroom.com