Lab - Week 2 Recap
The body is weak, but the spirit is strong. I may have only gotten, on average, four and half hours of sleep a night this week, but I’m tapping into some energy that enables me to keep going somehow. I’ve got the day off today, so I’m hoping I can use it to recharge my battery. If nothing else, I look forward to taking a nap or two.
The second week at the Lab began with a discussion with Bernie Gersten, the Executive Producer of Lincoln Center. Later that afternoon, we had a discussion with Richard Eyre, the former Artistic Director of the Royal National Theatre in London, and most recently, of Mary Poppins fame. In the evening we had (a rather heated) discussion with Michael Miller, Director of the Actors Center, and Daniel Swee, Casting Director at Lincoln Center.
Wednesday began our two day ‘acting training’. The morning session covered Approaches to Acting with Ron Van Lieu, the afternoon was doing Clown Work with Chris Beyes and the evening was dedicated to The Actor’s Voice with Grace Zandarski. On Friday, we had a discussion with Anne Cattaneo, the Director of the Lab, on Dramaturgy, and after lunch, we had a discussion with the participating international directors: Chari Arespacochaga, Saroj Aryal, Karina Bes, Pia Furtado, Tess Jamias, Athina Kasiou, Dina Keller, Helene Kvale, Indy Lee, Ana Margineanu, Michel Melamed, Matteo Tarasco, Michel Van der Aa, and Andy Vitolo.
The weekend was spent in workshops with a variety of New Dramatist playwrights. I worked with Zakiyyah Alexander on Found Text and Images. I don’t want to describe it in detail because it was something better experienced than explained, and I know she teaches and don’t want to give away any of her gems. Needless to say, I had a great time. This city will never sound the same.
The second week at the Lab began with a discussion with Bernie Gersten, the Executive Producer of Lincoln Center. Later that afternoon, we had a discussion with Richard Eyre, the former Artistic Director of the Royal National Theatre in London, and most recently, of Mary Poppins fame. In the evening we had (a rather heated) discussion with Michael Miller, Director of the Actors Center, and Daniel Swee, Casting Director at Lincoln Center.
Wednesday began our two day ‘acting training’. The morning session covered Approaches to Acting with Ron Van Lieu, the afternoon was doing Clown Work with Chris Beyes and the evening was dedicated to The Actor’s Voice with Grace Zandarski. On Friday, we had a discussion with Anne Cattaneo, the Director of the Lab, on Dramaturgy, and after lunch, we had a discussion with the participating international directors: Chari Arespacochaga, Saroj Aryal, Karina Bes, Pia Furtado, Tess Jamias, Athina Kasiou, Dina Keller, Helene Kvale, Indy Lee, Ana Margineanu, Michel Melamed, Matteo Tarasco, Michel Van der Aa, and Andy Vitolo.
The weekend was spent in workshops with a variety of New Dramatist playwrights. I worked with Zakiyyah Alexander on Found Text and Images. I don’t want to describe it in detail because it was something better experienced than explained, and I know she teaches and don’t want to give away any of her gems. Needless to say, I had a great time. This city will never sound the same.
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