Practice makes perfect and years ago I taught a method I
had picked up at Trinity College Dublin Ireland and
a
Theatre School about sustaining a 3 hour production ...
using voice, and body to last that long on the professional
stage. Because once you as the Drama Teacher, or actor,
student or person in the room, have mastered that
technique then the rest is child''s play.
Recently I was on the stage in London,and this background was of
great support in my moment of theatrical triumph. A friend
was saying that she had a cough and it was annoying as it
affected her work ... well in answer to what seemed to be
a medical problem, I suggested that her condition might be
"nervous" in origin ... and to have a cuppa, when she has
her weekend off in preparation. Should do the trick and make her feel a lot better
and more relaxed.
In this respect I read with interest this book on
teaching drama
and note the authors stretch a point to include engaging,
climax, status high or low,
sentences including key words
such as outside, or inside, all making up theatre elements.
It reminds one that students of Drama too enjoy their
participation in this activity ... and if they fear that awful
silence of being told to do it ... then its a good idea to
create sentences in a notebook, simple phrases or
throw in a cliche, metaphor, or allegory in passing.
Excellent stuff ... keep on reading....