With the digital revolution at hand we felt digital video would not only lower our costs considerably but also give us that edge to compete in and lead the entertainment industry. In doing so we created an honest interpretation that separates the myth from the facts and produces an awareness of the process in which it takes to pursue Shakespeare in performance. Drama The hardships of Hollywood combined with the lives of two senior students combined to make this project a lesson in producing. From conception to the ears of our alumni, we experienced every aspect of the pre-production film process. Jed Harris , Drama Anyone can have actors read a script on stage, but the goal of a good director is to turn that script into a live, unique experience.
Contemporary theatre depends too heavily on the text to communicate to the audience.
On the stage, as in life, words are weak, actions are strong. I believe the best tools with which to convey action are rhythm and movement. A living example of this is Spanish flamenco dance. Flamenco rhythms can communicate remorse, anger, passion, and humor with clapps, stomps, silences, and changes - like any other kind of music, only this one can be made with the body. I used my SUR grant to go to Granada and study flamenco.