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Arts & Humanities: Theater & Acting: “Question: I need a pantomime idea for drama?” plus 4 more

Arts & Humanities: Theater & Acting: “Question: I need a pantomime idea for drama?” plus 4 more


Question: I need a pantomime idea for drama?

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 09:54 PM PDT

Ask yourself: what do you do daily? For example, to use your suggestion of makeup. Let's say you do it daily.

So you spend the first part setting the scene. Then add a conflict source. For example, you may poke your eye. Then go on to act out what happens after you poke your eye. It depends if you want a resolution or not, i.e. maybe you decide to finish your makeup or not.

Question: So i have an audition with an agent and hes asking I bring two 1 minute modern monologues one Comedic and one Dramatic! Help!?

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 09:29 PM PDT

So i have an audition with an agent and hes asking I bring two 1 minute modern monologues one Comedic and one Dramatic! Help!?

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Question: "All That Jazz" from Chicago Song Meaning?

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 08:03 PM PDT

Generally speaking, outside whether or not "All That Jazz" is "appropriate" or not to sing--if you DON'T UNDERSTAND AND CAN'T RELATE TO A SONG IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR YOU!

Depends on how old you are and how conservative your school is. The gist of the song is about going out on the town and partying--going wild and crazy with booze, sex, and (gasp!) jazz! Read the lyrics!

http://www.lyricsmania.com/chicago_-_all...

Oh, by the way, the line about "I'm going to rouge my knees and roll my stockings down" might need explaining. Women's skirts got much shorter in the 1920s, sometimes rising daringly above the knees. Flappers would want to emphasize this even more, by rolling their stockings (no pantyhose back then) down past their knees, exposing the bare skin. Then they would actually rouge their knees (that's what women called what is known as "blush" now) so that their knees would be rosy. Nightclub dancers (like the bare-breasted Follie Bergere girls) would actually rouge their nipples. Decadence, 1920s style. It was considered very provocative at the time.

In the play, the song stops to cut to the scene where the married Roxy Hart has a romp with her lover, who says it has been fun, but bye, and she shoots him dead in cold blood. (In the movie, she is provoked because her lover strikes her when she tries to stop him from leaving).

Again, sometimes people just don't really pay attention to lyrics--even grownups. There are high school productions of "Chicago" after all. It's best to ask your choir director. If you like that style of music, you might try to find another Kander and Ebb song that might work. Again--if you don't understand what the song is about, from a performance viewpoint, you won't do a very good job of getting into the true spirit of it.

Here is something you might try, suitable for altos/mezzos--can be belted or not---a nice uptempo song from "Flora, the Red Menace" by Kander & Ebb.
Wholesome, too.

This is a very young Liza Minnelli--she sounds strained in parts since she is pushing her voice more than it's willing to go. Her upper range opened up as she aged (and probably got more vocal coaching). You can't beat the exhuberance (but please, don't scream):

You can find sheet music here--in several keys.
http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd...

Question: Any nice Tenor and Soprano Duets?

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 06:53 PM PDT

Can you actually sing opera? Or you just want something from a musical that people think is opear like POTO--such as "All I Ask of You" which by the way, is a tenor/soprano duet.

Operatic tenor/soprano duets are too numerous to list--but try looking here for sheet music and ideas of things to try:
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/cant...
http://imslp.org/wiki/Schirmer's_Soprano...

Your question is just to broad to give you any specific titles since i'm not even sure if you want a duet to SING, or to listen to. If you plan to sing, not all tenors or sopranos necessarily have the same kind of "operatic" voices, so not all duets may suit you and your duet partner.

One size does not fit all.

Question: Voice acting jobs? where art thou?

Posted: 19 Sep 2014 04:13 PM PDT

voice acting jobs? where art thou?

So is it true your more likely to find a voice acting job out in LA than anywhere else? Or at least more opportunities? I basically live out in the middle of nowhere, and it's a bit discouraging at times thinking that an opportunity lies hours away from me, but because of work and other things I can't squeeze in a trip so easily. So I just wanna know. Is LA the place to be for all that jazz? Or is there hope out elsewhere? Maybe San Diego? (ps I live closer to SD, if anything) Any expert advice would be appreciated! Thank you.

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