Saturday, March 27, 2004
TheatrePEI Course Re-offer! - Reminder
Course Re-offer! TheatrePEI’s Spring Workshop: THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR
This course is the “101” of directing essentials. It will define the basics of scenic action and intention and help guide directors through the process of getting actors off the page and onto the stage. The course will conclude with directed presentations of scenes. Participants must be prepared to take on acting roles for fellow directors.
For more information on this course…
N.B. ACT will consider funding up to 50% of various workshops, including this one. If you are an ACT member and would like to take this course, please contact a member of the executive (or contact me by clicking on Past-President below). Dollars have been set aside in the budget for this kind of activity, but they are limited. Don’t wait too long before applying for them.
Friday, March 19, 2004
Board / Executive Minutes Mar 07/04
Minutes of Recent Meeting
ACT Executive/Board Meeting
March 7/04
Minutes
Present: Jennifer Shields (chair), Emily Hanlin, Greg Hughes, Carl Mathis, Sophia Wong, Terry Pratt, Gerry Gray, Ben Kinder, Andrew Mann, Janet MacDonald, Monique LaFontaine, Brenda Porter (recorder)
Regrets: Murielle MacDonald
1. Additions to Agenda
There were no items to be added.
2. Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Brenda and seconded by Sophia that minutes of the February 4 meeting be approved. Motion carried.
3. Business Arising from the Minutes
ACT logo
The generic ad is now available. Kate Westphal will size as required.
Sophia requires the logo with small case letters. Carl(?) will forward same.
Gondos Videos
Carl reported that a special tape has been ordered and that we will produce the videos. Jennifer asked whether some folks might wish a refund rather than the video.
Action Item: Carl will get in touch with folks to determine their preferences.
Tales of Wonder
This project will not go forward at present.
4. ACT Out Report
Janet reported that 7 had attended the Summerside event and that 7 had supped together prior to the Tom Jackson show. Possibilities for the next ACT Out were discussed.
5. Office Hours Report
Monique reported that auditions were almost complete. Greg succeeded in getting Perry Office Supplies to donate the set for the show. 1st rehearsal will be on March 31 at 7:00pm at the Beach House.
Rehearsals for Office Hours for Theatre Festival are in progress. A truck will be required to move set.
Action Item: Sophia will attend 1st rehearsal. Budget will be presented at the next meeting.
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Fundamentals of Truthful Acting
PEI Theatre Festival Workshops
Fundamentals of Truthful Acting with Duncan McIntosh
A theatre technician once said to me - I know how to build a set, a costume, a lighting plot - in fact, everything you need in the theatre. The one thing I don’t know how to build is a character. This workshop is an introduction to building a character.
Voiceworks - Sounds for the Actor; Body, Mind and Spirit
PEI Theatre Festival Workshops
Saturday, March 27th
To the actor, the voice is a priceless instrument shaped from a lifetime of experience and applied in countless, creative ways. In this three hour workshop, participants from beginner to advanced will get a chance to revisit the wonder of the human voice. Warm-ups, games, text and exercises from the silly to the sublime are used to help you build confidence, strengthen your technique and explore your own unique instrument. Please wear clothes to move in and bring a short passage from a favourite play.
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Calendar Now Functioning
Problems with Calendar have been fixed
Check out the Calendar. It is now functioning. At the moment only Administrators can add / change / delete items in the Calendar so if you have something you want posted to the Calendar, just send it along to one of the Executive Members
Monday, March 15, 2004
Reusable Set Building Workshop
Now that we have access to some storage space, we should start to put together ‘reusable’ sets. The set for JC Superstar may not be appropriate for this, but certainly Lend Me a Tenor will be. This show requires a box set. As many shows require box sets, this will be a great opportunity to design and build a modular type of set that can easily be modified for different productions. I have spoken with Garnet Gallant (who is on the Confederation Centre stage crew) and he has expressed interest in conducting a workshop or series of workshops, to build this type of set.
Theatre PEI would be interested in co-sponsoring this workshop, it as long as it was open to the general public.
The workshop won’t be happening until next fall or possibly later.
ACT Logos
Here is the logo, in colour and in black & white.
These are 300dpi, which should work for most uses. If you need higher resolution (or a professional printer would like), I can send those, up to about 1200dpi. Such a file would be 16 times the size of these. Let me know if there is a need for higher resolution.
- Carl
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
ACT Board Meeting
a reminder of our postponed meeting
a reminder of our postponed meeting
- 4:30 at the Beach House on Sunday March 14
- it needs to be 4:30 not 4 as Office Hours are holding auditions there that day, too.
ACT EXECUTIVE MEETING
March 14, 2004
For the agenda, click ‘More…’