Cormac Doyle
theatre director
Demanding; the text tells you everything
Opening Night
She auditioned for the chorus and was given the lead. In eight weeks Philippa must learn acting craft — text, voice, movement and ensemble — while her day job and a jealous cast member make it harder.
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The premise
She auditioned for the chorus and was given the lead. In eight weeks Philippa must learn acting craft — text, voice, movement and ensemble — while her day job and a jealous cast member make it harder.
The protagonist
Philippa Asamoah-Grant — Accountant cast in her first community-theatre lead
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Marguerite Lund
voice coach
Precise; your voice is an instrument
Dr Ade Bakare
performance psychologist
Calm; nerves are energy
How the story moves
Eight weeks of rehearsal; a disastrous dress rehearsal precedes an opening night that goes well because of what the disaster taught her.
What readers take away
- Text analysis
- Objectives and actions
- Voice and projection
- Movement and blocking
- Ensemble work
- The rehearsal process
- Learning lines
- Performing under pressure
- Prepare for auditions
- Use a rehearsal diary
- Work with directors’ notes
- Handle forgotten lines
The books
- 1Casting Planned
- 2Rehearsal Planned
- 3Opening night Planned
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