Shakespeare Text Workshop

Last Thursday, text coach Katie Keddell worked with the actors of the As You Like It cast. If you have never witnessed actors in a warm-up, acting class, or workshop, be assured that it is very entertaining!

In order to prepare their bodies and voices to perform, actors do a variety of physical and vocal exercises. Much of it involves making funny faces (to stretch facial and vocal muscles) and funky noises (to warm up vocal cords). This is where it gets entertaining! Sometimes actor activities involve vigorous jumping around and stretching, and other times actors are simply asked to lie on the floor and breathe. If you are an SDSU student curious about acting classes, you are encouraged to check out acting for non-majors or an improv class at the School of Theatre, Television and Film! 

In the meantime, here's a fun example of an actor exercise in action:

So polite, they are, those sweet actors!

Here's another fun game designed to help the actors really use the "O"'s Shakespeare puts in his text:

More rehearsal pics and info are on the way!