SiTI Day 24

Viewpoints with J. Ed and the Rachel's in the Theatre

It's Ok to be in your head. It's not Ok to be in your head and say "AAAGGGHH, I'm in my head what do I do?"

The more stuff that is added, the more you need to clarify. It's like cable TV, We now have 500 channels, but 400 of them are crap. When more stuff is added to the mix, specify, clarify, simplify.

As my childhood hero said " With great power comes great responsibility"

Suzuki with Leon

It is a Paradox. Soft, gentle top. Rigid, engaged bottom.

Suzuki would get notoriously mad when an actor would come in and had not used their time to work on their part. Rehearsal is the time where you come in to work with other people. Do your work alone at home and bring in for the group.

Practice with the ghosts of all the other people who are practicing alone as well

Presence is the phenomena of the actor

It is very humbling and enobling to be in the presence of someone without any defences

All seminal works in the Theatre have been created by Companies. The Company is the natural model for the theatre. How do you do this in a country that doesn't encourage the company model?

Voice with Ellen

Excellent. She is one of Suzuki's main actresses, and when she is gone work on his shows doesn't stop. Instead she had to come in ready to go at the same level as everyone else the second she is there. She developed a Vocal training system to get to the level of the rest of the company. It is amazing. Can't really describe it. Try to experience it if you can.

Playwrighting with Michael

Writing is underdetermined, writing can't fill in all the gaps. Story has to fill it in.

Cause and response. Like Billiard balls. O O O---------->*O------>

Create a pattern, break it, build a scene

Create a rule, just make the rule visible, don't complicate things.

What are the rules of this universe?

Make the thing invisible