hhw theatre program

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  • Our Theatre approach provides the students with a solid foundation in using one’s internal resources and techniques while also building on external processes.  Students will learn how to write a script and monologue using the techniques learned from their instructors.  Theater games, improvisation, ensemble work, imagination techniques are used to develop the actors approach and development of:

  • Concentration Students will learn how to concentrate in the midst of turmoil, how to focus during a presentation with or without distractions from the audience or their fellow actors.

  • Emotional memory Students will learn how, as actors, to call on the memories he or she felt when they were in a situation similar (or more recently a situation with similar emotional impact) to that of their character.

  • Sense memory  During this exercise students learn using a more tactile approach.  The actor draws on certain sensory stimuli to trigger memories to create or enhance the development of their character.

  • Justification  Students will be able to justify where they are and what they are doing on stage.  For example:  Why did you shrug your shoulders and clench your fist when asked the question, “Why you loved our mother?”  Did you know that you did this action?  Student will be able to explain to the Director their action.  In other words, justify their response.”

  • Observation and Artistic Focus Students will learn how to watch/observe for different stimuli to help them in their acting, whether it’s watching a mother pamper her baby or a couple arguing on the bus.  In addition, they will learn to focus their artistic eye while on stage to develop an awareness of their environment, for any changes, and/or the need for improvisation.

  • Improvisation Students will learn the creative activity of immediate (“in the moment”); it is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in response to the stimulus of one’s immediate environment.

  • Sensory Exploration  Having the students to explore their own environment and deliver those experiences back to the class as a tool to use in their performance.

  • Stage Atmosphere  Students will learn how to create the atmosphere/environment on the stage by using props, lighting, shadows, other actors, sounds, and even their own bodies if necessary.

 

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View the "Human Rights Video", directed by HHW Co-Founder, Brian Weddington.
 It is a commissioned work created by 
Dr. Shakeela Z. Hassan, Professor Emeritus of the University of Chicago.