Focus group invite

Dear Actors,

Do you feel a surge of dread when you see the stage direction 'he/she breaks down into tears'?
Have you ever struggled to connect emotionally with a piece or been in a position when you feel connected, but the tears just won't come?

These are things I think most actors have been effected by at some point in their careers, I certainly have. Which is why for my dissertation I'm launching an inquiry into what professional actors say about accessing extreme emotion stage Vs screen.

I'm interested in your experiences in accessing extreme emotion, techniques you use and how you feel (if at all) environment effects your performance across the genres.

I'm hoping to have at least 10 actors in total from all different walks of life. I think it will be a really informative couple of hours and a great way to share practice.

The focus group will be held on Saturday 1st of March 2:30pm-4:30pm at RADA 18-22 Chenies Street, WC1E 7PA.

If you are free and interested in attending please reply to this email and I'll send you more details.

I really look forward to hearing from you!

Katie Alexandra Hurley
kt_hurley@yahoo.com
07703345420 

Module 3!!!

Welcome back everyone a belated happy new year to you all.
So here we go again the final module!!
As always I was immediately overwhelmed last Sunday whilst reading over the handbook, but promised myself (and my poor boyfriend) then and there that this wouldn't be a repeat of last term when I'd sit in tears every weekend. This is my project and I'm taking control.
So I made a table with tasks to focus on for each week that I could tick off as I go. I hoped having something visual plastered across my wall would not only encourage me to get on with it but allow me to focus on how far I've come rather than how far I have to go!
Anyway after a brief phone call with Alan on Tuesday to discuss my inquiry plan half my table made no sense at all as I've made some quite significant changes to my inquiry tools....basically I'm changing them entirely!!
I'm actually really happy with the changes, I've gone from interviews and questionnaires to focus groups and field journals both of which I need to do a whole lot of research on fast, but i'm content in my decision that these will be more beneficial to my study.
Anyway on to my study. I'm pleased to inform you all I will be executing a professional inquiry on.....

'What professional actors say about accessing extreme emotion stage Vs screen'  

I'm really happy to be studying something I'm so interested in and hope through this journey I can develop and effective process that will enhance my own practice.

I intend to post my brief summary in a few days when I get the all clear from Alan.

Hope to see you all on Thursday for our first campus session of the year.

:)