Music Theatre/ Acting notes 2010

V-O-T-E: Victory, Obstacle, Tactic, Expectation
Soliloquy: scene between 2 parts of yourself, eye line is at or above- to be to self
3 ways to sing a song:

1. specific person= spot on the wall (have to see a face)
2. narration= the table
3. to yourself= all over

Weight in your heals= wisdom

The more period the piece, the more 5th position stance

Start with your hands in front of you then see where they go

Don't shy away from touching yourself

Ask yourself "Why did they make this a song?"

Incident has already happened, within the song you discover how does it make you feel

Choose the words

Watch how you sing repeated lyrics and the title

Mix up where the character is in the room each time to keep you free

Cold reads:

• when they ask if you have any questions say "no, but do you have anything you would like to tell me?"
• with a partner, criss-cross countering each other as you come forward
• you CAN ask the reader to stand

"Christmas bells are ringing..."

“Christmas bells are ringing”… and I’m gonna blow some whistles!

Firstly, I launched my new website www.heatherrefvem.com, so you are in the right place to find all of my “goings-on” and see my new headshots, courtesy of Dirty Sugar Photography.

This fall, I completed Improv 101 with Ryan Karels at the Upright Citizens Brigade. And, I just finished a music theatre workshop class with Bob Cline at The Actor’s Loft. We had a great agent night last week, and I am feeling very optimistic about 2011!!!

I’ve had some great callbacks this fall, including Rocky Horror Picture Show at Revision Theatre, Annie at Tarrytown Music Hall, and [title of show] at Lake Dillon Theatre Company. I participated in a reading for the Playwrights Lab at Pulse Ensemble Theatre as well as a reading of new play called Myopia by Dylan Marks, directed by Bronwen Carson at The Neighborhood Playhouse.

I started modeling… I was selected to represent Washington State for a project called “United States of NYC” by photographer Geo Rittenmyer. Hopefully it will be picked up for a magazine or an art gallery this coming year.

And with all this hard work I have gone out for some fun too. You can experience my adventures on my new blog http://big-apple-barrel-list.blogspot.com/

That’s all for now. I wish you a Happy Holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Love,

Heather