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The mission of the Intentional Theatre is
to provide a space free of "complication", allowing the artist
to explore acting, playwriting, etc.; to explore some uncharted
territory, or perhaps to experience for the first time what is involved
in the development of a stage play. By complication we mean many
things, for a typical stage production has many people to answer to, and
often aspires to high expectations. And with good reason, mostly.
However, these can sometimes sap the enjoyment out of the process,
making it more like work than it needs to be. It's what often
changes the-a-ter into the-a-tuhh.
In our workshops, it's more about the
process, working on the parts of the whole, in an effort to generate
improvements in our abilities that we can later apply to our working
endeavors. Often times, when you're involved in a show, you don't
have the luxury of exploration and experimentation: trying out
some crazy new idea just to see if it works or what it looks like or
sounds like; scene study; character analysis. So, you sit around
your living room and read lines to yourself and imagine how other
characters/actors would respond.
But what if you could get together with
other like-minded people, working with each other in a nurturing,
exploratory, instructional environment where anything goes? Perhaps
you'd simply like to get together with some others and read through some
plays out loud, maybe as part of a reading committee or just for (dare
we say it?) fun?!? Maybe you'd like to take part in some short
scene work followed by insightful discussion and occasional revelation?
If any of this sounds interesting, and
you'd like to join in or find out more, click on the Member Sign Up link
right over there <-- (well, actually left over there) and
we'll be in touch with you to let you know what's coming up.
If there were to be anything resembling a
mission statement, which should always have as few words
as possible, it would be this: Giving theater back to the actor.
Read about us, and if you'd like, join
the fun. It is always that, if nothing else. We do more
productions lately, but the workshops are comin' back! Look out!!
Intentional Theatre Ministry of Thought. Revised: September 25, 2007 Address
problems to "webmaster" @ intentionaltheatre.freehomepage.com
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