Method, part 1: trying to think through the given circumstances
Who: who are these characters?
[male/female, young/old, rich/poor, dogmatic/tractable, arrogant/humble, quick to anger or not, etc.]
What: contents: what's the scene about (usually more than one thing!)
Where: inside/outside? city/country?
When: time of day, time of year?
Why: what do the characters want? what is their motivation? objective(s)?

Method, part 2: trying to think through the rhythm of the scene
All scenes are punctuated by "beats", and you must first chart out when you plan to change tones
[for example, from spittingly angry to  introspective, from curious to wheedling, from passionate to sad]
"beat" = smallest unit of dramatic action

Method, part 3: trying to make this Greek tragedy
On "top of" the scene as conceived in modern performance, add the "overlayer" of BIGNESS:
large gestures, big voices, sweeping movements
[This part not presented in the class.]

Strongly suggested: memorize, if not the whole of your part for the scene, at least those parts that require action or rapid back and forth dialogue

Performance Competition

First Competition: Friday, April 16

Group #1:
Brian Hagerty, Karen Haight, Christie Wolfgang

Group #2:
First Prize!  Laura Cardinal, Kathy Chevalier, Jessica Rennie  First Prize!

Group #3:
Joseph Cherubim, Mike Donati, Rachel English

Performance Competition

Second Competition: Friday, April 23

Group #1:
First Prize!   Dan Fisher, Michelle Fornarotto, Karen Seaver  First Prize!

Group #2:
Costa Kalorides, Elizabeth Rockwell, Ben Wullschlager

Group #3:
Elise Citrin, Mark Crawshaw, Nicholynn Keefer

Final Performan: Monday, April 26

Chris Bouchoux, Chris Evans, Miranda Kolbe