fandomhigh | Drama, Monday, Period 2 [05/18]

"Welcome back. This week, we're introducing ourselves, and examining a little more behind the theory of acting: Method vs. Classical." Sophie sipped her coffee. "If you're unfamiliar with the terms, allow me to explain. Method actors follow the theories of Stanislavski and his adherents, that an actor can only truly act when they understand the psychology and sense-memory of a character, and draw on their own experience in order to portray their actions. Classical training focuses more on what is thought of as the externals: the movement, voice, verse-speaking, combat, theatre history, and understanding of the text. One, it's thought, emphasizes the internal, the other the external. We introduced ourselves last week 'in character'-- please do so today out of character, as yourselves, and also one more thing--"

"Voice." Sophie smiled, and said in a perfect Mid-western American accent. "Not just speaking so the people in the back rows can hear you, got it? But cadences and rhythms, timing and approach." In a heavily Serbian-accented voice, she continued, "People, they believe what zey hear, yes? Zey do not notice it so much. But! An impression, yes, it makes one." She switched back to her own BBC-and-RADA-approved British accent. "Emotion isn't the only thing that gets expressed and judged. So does your intelligence, your education, your geographical background, your likely motivations. Today we're going to play with this, using the Expert Translation game." She smiled, then pointed. "And you will introduce yourself first, and your take on what your voice says about you."

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Parker actually seemed to give that some thought. "Because they want to be underestimated." She paused. "Or are hoping higher voices will work like dog whistles and hurt their ears."

"Precisely." Sophie was surprised but pleased that Parker got that, then had to smile. "Well. Not so much on the second part. And men also supposedly find higher voices more attractive; some women take it too far, of course."

"Minnie Mouse voices just make you want to buy mouse traps," Parker agreed.

Sophie shuddered delicately. "Yes, quite so. Your voice is normal for a teenage girl, without any apparent effort to change it; therefore, there's no one in here that you're attempting to impress."

"I wouldn't use my voice to impress someone," Parker said. "I'd just pick their pockets."

"That would be... impressive, yes," Sophie said dryly. "Although some people might take that the wrong way."

Parker shrugged. "People always take me the wrong way anyway."

"Even here?" Sophie couldn't help but ask. "Among so many different types of people?"

"Still haven't been here very long," Parker said. "Sometimes the axe doesn't fall right away."

Which made Sophie pause, then nod carefully. "So it doesn't."

"But," Parker allowed, "it's kinda cool here. So far."

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