Highlight of Week 1!
This has been an invigorating, eye-opening week. It has been such a pleasure to meet and begin to get acquainted with the wealth of talent, creativity and personality in our ensemble. The real surprise has been the depth and breadth of knowledge abou tall things Middle-Eaarth. I feel incredibly fortunate and excited to have this amazing group to work with as we embark on our journey to create the world of The Hobbit.
Talish Barrow – Director
I am thrilled to see so many familiar faces for The Hobbit. This week in my class we have worked on vocal basics such as breathing correctly, articulation, vocal projection and diction. We covered acting basics including stage directions, blocking notation, listening, point of focus, improvisation, relaxation and creating ensemble. With the help of our assistant intern, Julian Pozniok, we have also learned the opening song Roads Go Ever On. Everyone has been working extremely hard – keep up the great work!
Tammy Moschea – Instructor
Hello there students, parents, friends and supporters of the second session of CTM Summer Drama School 2009. What a fantastic group of 47 young people are involved in this workshop for THE HOBBIT. I can tell you right now, at the end of the first week, that every single one of these young actors has made a breakthrough, created a sensation, made new friends, met new challenges, and are, in fact, starting to become a company of players! And all in just the first four days. In my work with the students, I have focused this week on helping them expand their range of motion and movement, and to help them find modes of expression with their bodies not ruled by this pedestrian, or familiar, world we live in. Now that the play is cast, there are new challenges as they focus on particular tasks and characters become clear. We have a lot of work ahead, and everyone still must nurture their hunger to do well, to find out new things about their own capabilities, and to grow as expressive performing artists. We are off to a great start.
Susan Finque - Instructor
