Alice in Wonderland...Abridged
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 04/29/2023
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Follow Alice to Wonderland where she encounters curious creatures like the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter & March Hare, and of course, the Queen of Hearts. Alice's adventures teach her to question and wonder. In doing so, she finds her voice and the confidence she needs to grow.
Students age 9-14 enrolled in this production based class will work as an ensemble to learn, practice, and perform the 30 min play, Alice in Wonderland...abridged. This play version has all the charm of the original classic story yet shortened for a simpler, yet creative narration. (8 yr old students will be accepted upon prior approval)
Students will:
- audition & be cast in a roles(s) for the selected play,
- hone their acting skills with character analysis and bringing their character to life,
- learn techniques for line memorization,
- practice and understand stage directions/blocking,
- have input into costume choices, and
- have fun and bring the show to life!
All students who register for the class are cast in the production through the audition process that happens on the first day we meet. Every role in a production is different and requires different line loads and abilities. Students in this production will have lines to memorize and work as a team.
Please note that the final dress rehearsal and performance is on: April 29, 2022 from 10am-2pm
Prerequisite: Must fall within the age range. Have already taken the Acting Fundamentals or Acting Techniques class OR prior experience performing in a one act and/or full production of a play or musical. Students must already know and understand theatrical stage directions, be able to focus and take direction, and the ability to memorize lines.
Directors: Patti Punzi & Peter Punzi
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“There are no small parts, only small actors” (Konstantin Stanislaviski)
Stanislavski was the “father of modern acting”. He revolutionized the craft of acting. Not just for lead performers, but for the actors with small parts and for background actors and ensemble. Prior to Stanislavski, actors who were cast in small roles or in the ensemble often gave “smaller” performances. This means their acting lacked a sense of purpose. Their characters lacked depth and commitment and it was more like they were spectators versus performers.
Stanislavski found this unacceptable. When he arrived on the scene he expected his actors to truly engage in their roles with “equal commitment” regardless of the role size.
When Stanislavski’s company, the Moscow Art Theater, toured around the world, spectators immediately noticed the change he had made. Audiences now saw ALL the actors, even those with smaller roles or those in the ensemble, move with a sense of purpose and perform their characters with depth and truth. There was a full commitment by every actor on the stage to achieve their character’s objective no matter if they had hundreds of lines, a handful of lines, or none at all.
Here are Wisconsin Theater Arts, we follow this same philosophy. No matter the size of the role, we expect our actors, our performers to be true to their characters and create realistic representations on stage. Every single role in a play or musical has purpose otherwise it wouldn’t be there. We expect every cast member to have full commitment to their performance regardless of the size of the role they’ve been cast in.
(Stanislavski info from: https://actingmagazine.com/2018/07/there-are-no-small-parts-only-small-a...)
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