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Tag Archives: Character
Time Reveals Truth
Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot. Proverbs 26:23 (NLT) This past week I portrayed one of our town’s founders, H.P. Scholte, in a one act play at our local Opera House. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter-a-Day, Uncategorized
Tagged Accusation, Character, Dominie Scholte, H.P. Scholte, Hendrik Scholte, Holland, Iowa, Netherlands, One Act, One-act play, Pella, Play, Proverbs 26, Time, Truth
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Everyone’s a Critic (and, Appropriately, Should Be)
To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. Proverbs 25:12 (NLT) A little over a year ago I wrote a blog post entitled 10 Ways Being a Theatre Major Prepared Me for Success. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter-a-Day
Tagged Actor, Character, Critical, Criticism, Dominie's Wife, Feedback, Iowa, Opera House, Pella, Play, Proverbs 25, Tulip Time
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Preparing for a Role: Rehearsal Process
Time is flying and between work, sleep, and rehearsal I’ve not had much time to write. I’m finding that the rehearsal process for college is shorter and more intense than I’d remembered. In community theatre you tend to rehearse a … Continue reading
Posted in Theatre Journal, Wayfarer's Journal
Tagged Acting, Ah Wilderness!, Blocking, Central College, Character, Cue, Derek Jacobi, Motivation, Play, Process, Rehearsal, Richard II, Run, Tech, Theatre, Work
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Preparing for a Role: Digging Into the Character
As an actor, I want an audience to willingly suspend their disbelief for a couple of hours and really believe that I am the character I’m portraying. When I step on stage in Ah, Wilderness! I want those who know … Continue reading
Posted in Theatre Journal
Tagged Acting, Actor, Ah Wilderness!, Central College, Character, Eugene O'Neill, Nat Miller, Preparation, Process, Research, Role, Stream of consciousness (narrative mode), Theatre, Work
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Preparing for a Role: Digging Into the Script
[This is part of a series of posts in which I'm documenting the steps I go through when I'm preparing for a role on stage. I thought it might be interesting to someone, somewhere, at some point. For what it's … Continue reading
Posted in Theatre Journal
Tagged Acting, Actor, Ah Wilderness!, Character, Eugene O'Neill, Nat Miller, Preparation, Role, Script, Study
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Stand Tall and Carry On
Chapter-a-Day Psalm 59 But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. Psalm … Continue reading
Chapter-a-Day Psalm 30
Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5b (NLT) I recently read the book Churchill, a long biographical essay on the celebrated British leader by historian Paul Johnson. Other than my passing knowledge of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter-a-Day
Tagged Character, Endurance, Grief, Hope, Joy, Loss, Pain, Paul Johnson, Perseverance, Psalm 30, Trial, Winston Churchill
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Chapter-a-Day John 9
Then Jesus told him, “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.” John 9:39 (NLT) Wendy and I love Shakespeare, and we love to see Shakespeare … Continue reading
Chapter-a-Day John 7
“Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.” John 7:24 (NLT) One of the things Wendy and I have learned about acting over the years is that we enjoy the character work as much as we do the actual … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter-a-Day
Tagged Acting, Actor, Brand, Branding, Character, Creature, Jesus, John 7, Judgment, Process, Public opinion, Understanding
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Talk About a Bunch of Characters
Wendy and I are currently rehearsing for Union Street Players’ production of Night of January 16th penned by acclaimed author Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead). It’s a Law & Order-esque courtroom drama about a sensational New York City trial … Continue reading
Posted in Theatre Journal, Wayfarer's Journal
Tagged Acting, Ayn Rand, Character, Night of January 16th, Party, Theatre
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