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Some Questions for each scene or monologue...

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Some Questions: Where are you? What time is it? What do you want? How badly do you want it? What are the obstacles? How can you overcome them? How do you want to change the other person to get what you want? What is your relationship to the place? What are you physically doing? What is on the fourth wall? Why are you talking? What’s the bottom line? Get out of your head. Make choices that move you. Personalize - find personal meaning in what you are doing. Commit and become fully engaged in the moment. Take these words and use them, and feel free to toss them on the floor, pick them up as needed. This work is not linear. Ask yourself what you need. Journal.  Perfectionism is not relevant; Stay in process. Any one of the above can offer to inform you (via your creativity) about the character's life in the scene:  -the character's relationship to self,  -specific relationship to place (including 4...
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Consent

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    I want everyone to feel safe in our class. In our class we practice asking for and giving consent for physical contact. Consent requires both listening to the other person and communicating what feels safe for you. This applies not only to romantic scenes but also to fight scenes.  If the scene includes a push or a fight, the actors need to discuss it and get consent beforehand. As actors we need to be focused with our physical expression, with clear intention and having listened to the needs of their fellow artists.    With fight scenes, start slow and talk it through multiple times. As you purposefully pick up the pace to half time and then real time please establish a sense of time that both actors can observe. Suggestions:   1. Take the time to discuss the scene and communicates with each person what the boundaries are.   2. Rehearse in a way that feels right for both actors. If a kiss is scripted, start with rehearsals that do not include ...
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Online Monologue Sources

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http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/monologues.html http://www.monologueaudition.com/ma_overdone-monologues.htm http://www.filmsite.org/bestspeeches1.html http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/resources/monologuer-find-perfect-monologue/?utm_campaign=Editorial%20Posts&utm_content=12996321&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook#. http://www.notmyshoes.net/monologues/ http://www.whysanity.net/monos/monos2a.html  actorpoint.com http://www.creativestate.com.au/monologues-male-archive/ http://www.acting-school-stop.com/male-monologues.html http://sydscollection.blogspot.com http://stageagent.com http://www.actorama.com http://monologuearchive.tumblr.com http://memphisactor.blogspot.com/2017/02/on-choosing-monologue.html
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Online Scene Sources

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Reliable & Verified List for Scripts/Scenes https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-download-links-9313356d361c http://www.dailyscript.com/index.html http://www.simplyscripts.com/ http://www.simplyscripts.com/movie-scripts.html http://www.script-o-rama.com/table.shtml http://www.imsdb.com/ - fine, watch for ads https://indiefilmhustle.com/free-screenplays-download/   https:/php/www.talentpages.com/viewsides. http://www.awesomefilm.com/ http://www.whysanity.net/ (only monologues) https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/home (look around for more within) https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-drama/show-collections https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-drama/pilot-scripts/17-18-season?authuser=0 (go to dropdown menu under “US Drama” to find pilot scripts from other years) https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-comedy/show-collections?authuser=0 https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-comedy/pilo...
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Corey Q and A for the Nashville class

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Corey Parker Nashville Class Q and A  Q: What is the mission of this class? A: Every actor is coming from their own background and experience. The mission of this class is to support each actor- the uniqueness of their talent and background while offering support and growth in both the art and business of acting.  Q. Are there any specific acting books used in  your class? A. While there are a number of acting books I may refer to, there is only one acting book that I want everyone to read and refer to.  “THE POWER OF THE ACTOR” BY IVANA CHUBBUCK.  (It’s available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.)  I believe that Ivana’s book is well structured, practical, practicable and chock full of solutions for the actor’s ‘moments of difficulty.’  And the book puts us all on the same page. You don’t have to agree with everything in it, but read it and we can talk about that. I expect that everyone will have read the book. I al...
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