For drama students and professionals who are working on a play, this residency guides them as they navigate the gap between text on the page and strong, believable, fully-physicalized characters. Students will experience a variety of physical approaches to character development such as image work, energy work, animals, honing kinesthetic awareness, sharpening focus, developing a physical presence, exploring rhythm and dynamics, and studying and practicing body language principles. Sessions begin with a warm-up followed by guided physical approaches to character, improvisations based on scenes in the play that incorporate the discoveries students make, reflections on character discoveries, and end with reflection on learning and growth.
By the end of the residency, students have experienced a variety of physical approaches to character and have found one or more physical approaches to characterization that work for them. They will have a sense of how physicalization can strengthen their focus and enlarge their stage presence. They will have developed a physical character they can bring into the play they are working on.
