Acting

1. Acting Manuel Flores English IV Mrs. Saunders

2. HISTORY • The History of acting follows the history of mankind • What began as storytelling by cavemen eventually turned into an actual profession • The Egyptians had many religious ceremonies which resembled modern plays • The Greeks are commonly referred to as the father of theatre • The first actual actor was Thespis • a Greek who stepped away from the chorus

3. Research • The Greeks would have many festivals each year to worship Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility as well as theatre • These festivals would showcase a trilogy of tragedy and one comedy by a playwright • As the plays became more and more famous, so did the theatre experience • Theatre thrived under the Greeks and continued to grow until the Dark Ages, when the church declared the theatre a sin • It wasn’t until hundreds of years later when the church was looking for a way to reach the masses that they decided theatrical performances were a good idea

4. ACTING • Interested in acting • Feels like a different person • Would like to be an actor one day

5. Acting • Memorize and perform monologue • Make a video • Learn methods • Learn some skills

6. My Mentor • Ms. Devan Ward • Theatre and English teacher at AHS • Masters in theatre • 20 years • Since 8 • Commercial at 10

7. Acting Video Clip • 17 hours spent • Nice experiences • Fun performing • Learned some skills

8. What I learned • Blocking • Performing • Acting • Improvisation • New skills • Pencil in the mouth

9. Product • Video

10. Obstacles • Meeting my mentor • Having enough time • Learning my lines • Blocking • Performing

11. Closing • Thank you for your time • Are there any questions