This intensive will focus on narrating historical fiction, using text analysis and acting techniques that bring greater specificity, nuance, and naturalness to our performances in this vast genre.
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How do we identify the various elements of historical fiction during text preparation: style, character, dialogue, setting, theme, and social norms?
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How do we bring the social, historical, and political mores and ideas of the book’s era into our performances?
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How do we make unfamiliar, stylized, or heightened language personal to you and accessible to a contemporary audience?
Text will be assigned for this class with scenes from a number of time periods and sub genres in historical fiction with an opportunity as always for everyone to read with feedback and direction.
