Mark Travis – Actors 911

Mark Travis brings his Actors 911 back to AZ September 8-9.  Actors, Writers, Directors are invited!  Most actors are not prepared or trained to deal with three of most consistent and perplexing obstacles that an actor has to face…

1. a script that is either incomprehensible or presents no clues to character or event
2. a scene partner that is inexperienced, uncooperative or inflexible
3. a director who is unclear, unsupportive, can’t communicate or is totally unavailable (this the often the most serious and problematic obstacle actors face).

This is where the Actor’s 9-1-1 comes in. In The Actor’s 9-1-1 skilled actors will learn how to find directorial solutions to these problems: how to make weak material work, how to direct themselves and even how to direct others (their scene partners) in an appropriate and non-threatening manner.

The Actor’s 9-1-1 covers:

• Survival techniques for any acting situation
• Finding the hidden meaning in the scene
• How to translate ‘result’ directing into organic behavior
• Creating dynamic objectives and obstacles that will bring any scene to life
• How to ‘direct’ your scene partners without them knowing it
• Adapting bad staging into dynamic, organic staging
• Self-staging in order to stimulate your character and others
• And much, much more …

When actors learn to think like directors (solving problems rather than being crippled by them) then they can take more control of their craft.

This workshop is brought to you by Verve Studios, a proud partner with IFP Phoenix.