Rhinoceros: Discourse With The Actors

REHEARSE WITH THE ACTORS:
The rehearsal of actors is an essential role in any production, particularly an absurdist play due to the intricacy of characters. Characters are a combination of multi dimensional tiers in addition to being stereotypes and simplistic. Characters are defined by their functions as their responses tend to be orientated to the action of the moment oppose to already known character specific instincts. Rhinoceros adds another layer of character complexity due to the transformation into rhinos. Due to these challenges my hired actors will face, rehearsals will begin with basic techniques as actors build absurdist skills from the base upwards.

Voice exercises will be used to allow each actor to discover varying energy levels and how to deliver lines with certainty. They will become familiar with using unusual silences and pauses that are used thoroughly throughout Rhinoceros. Building on from vocal work, they will work on absurdist language which is often illogical with immediate meaning only. Actors will work on understanding and conveying philosophical and existential lines with moral certainty they may have previously lacked conviction in. Through language and vocal work, they will experiment with varying rhythmic patterns as they begin to immerse themselves in not only absurdism communication but their specific character communication. …show more content…
To ensure actors are fully understanding the psychological detail of the writing and the ideas being conveyed, they will be asked to define what their characters are doing in each unit and devise objectives for each of these. Through this exercise, actors grasp a clear sense of the potential value of each moment, movement and