#theater class

[linthehero]

GUYS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

NOT A FUCKING DRILL.

ALEX MOTHERFUCKING RIMMER IS BACK FROM THE DEAD.

[klausbens]

mr. rimmer’s former students instinctively hiding behind him

[whatislifebesidesrehearsal]

Hello, do you speak in hypotheticals by chance?

Let's say that, hypothetically, your show's lead actress quits 2 days before performance day. Let's also say that, hypothetically, you have been removed from stage management and placed onto the cast in a panicked frenzy.

In this completely hypothetical and not-real-life scenario, is there any kind of advice you would give yourself for learning an entire character in 48 hours?

(Yes everything's fine why do you ask?)

So, hypothetically, I've never had to learn a role on this tight of a time line, but here's my like. General Memorization Strategy™:

You've been part of the SM team, you've got a general idea what's going on, you're not going in completely blind, you can do this.

Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. (spoiler: this is also in every other point.) Run it as much as you can.

You need a line partner. You will read the script (Several times! Out loud even!). You will go 'yeah know what the lines are.' You will not. Get someone on book while you run. It can be a cast member, it can be your friend, it can be your mom, it can be some guy you stop in a grocery store aisle, whoever, Someone needs to check you.

Adding to 3, my favorite method to have them check me, is where I start at the top and go until I mess something up at which point they correct me and I start over from the very beginning. This makes the scene take ages and gets boring fast and it is Absolutely Crucial to making sure you know the scene in context (also. free repetition).*

Do this on your feet. ** I like to run lines under my breath while I'm walking places, which can be anything from around the block, the aforementioned grocery store, or just straight up pacing. You're never just speaking on stage so try not to practice like that. Get your body involved

Don't forget the Everything Else you're doing. You know the lines but do you know where the next entrance is? Props? Costume change? Quick turnaround? Make a list***. Run the list often so you can recall things backstage

Also uh..i've never been concise but 30 Second Character Workshop:

Feet and shoulders. Bam. Like 85% of character body movement right there. How does the character hold their feet and how do they hold their shoulders. If you know that it will lead pretty naturally into the rest of the movements.

*I am absolutely guilty of bailing on my own method and only going back part way bc I have said that dialogue forty times in the last five minutes thank you very much, so this isn't like a hard rule but try to start from different places each time so that the memorization is cohesive and run it all together at the end. I also personally like my partner to make me be word perfect but that is dependent on both directorial and personal preference.

**This is more of a step 2 bc it can be a lot esp if you're trying to read at the same time, but you want to get to it as soon as possible. Also a great place to run blocking if you know it but if you only run things on your feet when you have space to do blocking you're losing out on ages of practice time. Just get your body moving.

***Given the fact you're stepping in so last minute, I'm going to hazard this list already exists in some way but make it your best friend. If you have time to rewrite it (by hand ideally) that can help cement it into your memory. My personal format is "In Scene X, I am playing X in X costume. I enter from X carrying X and exit X carrying X. After I leave, I X" but do whatever format and information makes the most sense to you, cause you're the one who's going to use it.

That's like. kinda a lot but I hope it helps! Anyone else got something they think would help (hypothetically)?

[nettle-milk]

Okay but can we talk about Gary Nohealii’s acting skills and RANGE. Sometimes when I’m watching him as Kayden I remind myself that he also plays Donovan and my brain is like what the fuck. I can barely process that. It is a total transformation.

[intrepid-captain]

Don't you guys love when I post new art and it's for an entirely different Fandom :3 Being a multifandom artist means confusing so many people with my flip flopping fixations

[frenchtoastcomix]

[randombook4idk]

watched the 1st episode of class acts and gotta say...karen and kaiden deserved better :(

[robinh00d]

He is so gosh darn pretty!

[mrbigpepperoninipples]

A crappy comic of Brandon rogers upcoming show theater class! I’m excited it’s coming out soon.

Mr.Rimmer: Karen, can you shut up.

Mr.Rimmer: you just scrapped your knee you don’t have to act like a baby.

Karen(after he pushed her down the stair while she’s in a wheelchair): if I could walk I would kick your ass.

Btw yes Karen’s bone is sticking out of her knee.

[thatkirbynerd]

Hello tumblr people!!

I am a theater technician for my school and I wanted to show you guys our most recent set for our performance! I have some pics of the set that I think are real neat.

I'd post pictures with actors in them, but I don't have their permission and I don't wanna do that without their consent

But here they are! :D

Also here's my favorite prop! His name is Marvin and he's our spider puppet

Definitely seen better days :[

[iloveplayrehersal]

Look it's horrifying aka my puppet I had to make for drama

[linthehero]

TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND, HES BAAAAAAAAAACK

[klausbens]

Brandon Rogers as Alex Rimmer Class Acts | 1.02 · No City of Angels

[whatislifebesidesrehearsal]

Student: You got techies and you got twirles!

Other Student: Twirlies?

Student: Yeah, actors. Techies, twirlies, and twangies. That’s the musicians!

[later on]

Student: Ah, the setties!

Other Student: Setties? Like… sofas?

Student: No, set techies!

Other Student: HELLO COUCHES!

[c0rv1dk1ng]

I’m just saying. High school theatre class would’ve been a lot more fun if we were allowed to say fuck.

[corvidoodle]

Writing prompt: a university that teaches both heroes and villains. There’s courses on both you can major in. But in this universe they’re more publicity than anything too serious. But could still y’know save the world. Think Sky High but for both. Huge expectations set on kids of two villains/two heroes.

Ok so this story would take place in the school’s theater club. Both majors join because of different reasons. Whether it be for public speaking, or just thriving in being a dramatic bitch.

Our main characters are Person A: the offspring of two heroes. And Person B: the offspring of two villains. Each are majoring in their parents roles because of expectations, and try out for the same roles in an upcoming play.

Here’s the twist: they both want to be on opposing sides against their family’s wishes. So how this manifests is person A while rehearsing the hero role is like “ok but what if the hero isn’t all sunshine? Every hero has a dark side right?” While person B is like “what if its a sympathetic villain? With a noble cause but just got the execution wrong?” And like it could be written off as them showing how their family life is & such which it is but they really wanna do reverse roles & it bubbles up until the opening night of the play where they let it all spill then kiss