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In rehearsal

Ways in
Ways of speaking
Putting a scene together
Status choices
Choosing a mood

Choosing a voice

Who's this? Jonathan Slinger plays Puck.

This movie is in two sections:
Puck's different voices Act 2 scene 1 is playing - Hear Bottom choose an accent

Context: Actors work on making a physical connection with the text. While mental work may help with understanding the words, physical work will help to free the voice. So actors will experiment with all kinds of active exploration of the language, speaking lines on the move, running, jumping, pushing and struggling with each other in ways which emulate their character's situation and help them find their character's need to speak. The Voice Department will lead this kind of work and also advise the actors in the care and development of their voices.

Ways of speaking

Speaking verse
Choosing a voice
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