About this Event
“I Don’t Know When to Edit or Initiate”: Practical Aesthetics and Essential Action
Have you been told you’re too “polite” when you’re improvising? Sometimes you need to stop stalling, simplify, and get. What. You. Want.
A modern methodology inspiring some of the most iconic performances of the 20th century, the Practical Aesthetics method helps actors get out of their heads and put the “action” back in “acting”. In a series of hands-on exercises, we’ll explore how to get out of our own way, move with purpose, and clearly communicate game. Come find your inner business executive, balancing your analytical mind and a spirit of play to create urgency WITHOUT getting bogged down in conflict and making decisions that best serve the scene.
Bio
Hollis is a multi-disciplinary artist drawing upon her experience in devised theatre-making to turn scripts on their heads and help performers find new, unexpected methods for connecting with their audiences. Most recently she has been featured in several critically-acclaimed anime as an English dub actor, including Wind Breaker and Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, and been pelted with popcorn in the Pocket Sandwich melodramas Herbbits, Wizards, and Borks – Oh My! and Camp Death. She also gets weird regularly at the Dallas Comedy Club as a member of indie team Black Tie Casual and the all-LGBTQ+ comedy group Butt Gay.
Event venue & nearby stays
Common Comedy Co, 604 West State Street, Garland, United States
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