Thursday, February 4, 2010

Workshop @Lokadharmi with David Studwell and Kathleen Mulligan

A one day Theatre workshop is to be oraganised at Lokadharmi on Sunday, the14th February 2010. The resource persons are Mr. David Studwell, an actor from USA, and Ms. Kathleen Mulligen, an actor trainer, and assistant professor of voice and speech at Ithaca college, USA.

The workshop will focus on the Meisner technique of actor training, and also on Voice and Speech for an actor in a play. Informal discussion and exchange on the contemporary theatre scenario of USA and India will also be a part of the workshop.

Meisner technique is based on a series of progressively complex exercises to develop an ability to improvise, to access an emotional life, and finally to bring the spontaneity of improvisation and the richness of personal response to text. The technique develops the behavioural strand of Stanislavski's 'system'. The technique asserts that by emphasizing "moment-to-moment" spontaneity through communion with other actors, behaviour that is truthful under imaginary circumstances may be generated.

The workshop will take place from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm with a noon break at Changampuzha park edappalli, Kochi, Kerala. Admission is restricted to 20 actors, on first come first serve basis. For reserving seats and other details, contact Harikrishnan, the workshop coordinator (mobile 09995197238) or Chandradasan, the artistic director of Lokadharmi (mobile 09447414200).

191 Kathleen Mulligan is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. From 1992-95 she was a Resident Professional Theatre Associate at Cornell University. She spent the past 10 years on the west coast, where she served as a Resident Actor/Teacher at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and a Resident Artist at PCPA Theatrefest in Santa Maria, California, where she taught Voice and Speech for the Stage. She spent a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at The University of Illinois, and taught voice and Shakespeare at The Iolani School on Oahu, Hawaii. While teaching young people at Iolani, she became interested in how non-actors could benefit from the voice training and exercises used by people in the performing arts. She is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) and received her BFA in Acting from Boston University and her MFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University.

071_small David Studwell is a member of Actors Equity Association the union for professional stage actors in and the Screen Actors Guild the US. Representational professional credits: Off Broadway; New York City Center’s Encores! production of Applause with Tony award winning director Kathleen Marshall and staring Tony award winning actress Christine Ebersol. Regional theatre: Falsettos (Mendel) at The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta; As You Like It (Oliver), Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio), Pal Joey (Joey) at The Goodman Theatre; Chess (Anatoly), South Pacific (Emile) at The Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre, Chicago; Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevya), My Fair Lady (Henry Higgens )at PCPA Theatrefest, Santa Maria, CA. Resident Equity Actor/Teacher – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival 98’-00’, PCPA Theatrefest 00’-07’. Awards/Honors: Four Joseph Jefferson nominations, Chicago; two Indy Awards, Santa Barbara; Irene Ryan Award – national winner. BFA –SUNY Fredonia; MFA – Purdue University. David lives in Ithaca, NY with his wife Kathleen, a recent Fulbright recipient, an equity actress and Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech at Ithaca College.

9 Comments:

Blogger Paul Mathew said...

Looks superb. Wish I had known earlier. I will be at Bhubaneswar on 14th Feb. Else would have wanted to attend. Please let me know about such workshops as early as possible, so that I can have the opportunity to participate.

Deep regards.

February 4, 2010 at 7:45 PM  
Blogger Padu said...

Sounds great. i will inform my theatre contacts about this workshop.
Wishing this workshop a great time and success.

February 4, 2010 at 9:30 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

That's terrific! Is the workshop open to amateurs?

February 4, 2010 at 10:13 PM  
Anonymous kurup said...

hi Not an actor What am I expected to do there or am I expected to be there in any case

February 4, 2010 at 10:36 PM  
Blogger Chandradasan said...

The workshop is basically for actors...with some experience in theatre....and others are invited as observers....

February 4, 2010 at 11:14 PM  
Blogger devendranath said...

Seems its going to be a great event.. all the very best.

February 4, 2010 at 11:18 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi..a great event..we are all going to miss it...wish all the best.

February 6, 2010 at 12:24 AM  
Blogger Deise Puga said...

Hello,

Congratulations for the beautiful work!!
Regards!

Deise Puga

May 13, 2010 at 2:16 AM  
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