THR 232 Intermediate Scene Study, Module 2

Course: THR 232 Intermediate Scene Study, Module 2

Term: Fall 2017

Instructor: David Snider

Student: Katherina Stegerman

Katherina is diligent and determined, and that sustained her through a lot of challenge in navigating new territory in acting, and later in the term dealing with illness. There were a few days during the sickness when she was fatigued and minimally present, but she rallied when asked to stay tuned. 

A highlight was reading the caring note she wrote to herself after the Hedda Gabler scene, reminding herself that she is learning and encouraging herself to stay the course. Overall, I hear her championing herself as a learner, and that will serve her well. See examples below of moments in the scene work where her understanding resulted in committed communication.

Hedda Gabler:

Working script: noting what she can do to explore text; writing herself a caring note after Hedda Gabler scene sharing.  Good job embracing the role of Tessman. You worked steadily to understand him and commit to the actions of his heavy-handed reproach of Hedda, and the reversal that she must actually be devoted to him.

Learned Ladies:

Working Script:  Completed the 9Ws questions; typed out the text to hear all of it; drew a rendering of her dress; raised the question of whether rehearsal is “all business” and scene study is “all play”.   Good to see you revelling in your engagement joy as part of your argument for marriage. 

The Wolves: Exciting to see the growth from you thinking #2 was pretty invisible, to finding her strong presence in the team of minister, offering empathy to Alex on her diagnosis of a torn ACL

In the Soccer Mom scene, a highlight moment of following instinct to give Meghan’s mom a hug. Tender and fitting.

Naturalistic delivery of the dialogue, finding the conversational rhythms of speaking in tandem with others.  Even though in the final present the timing of the lines was somewhat jumbled, you stayed in the game of getting your voice heard.

If you were to continue with this scene, what would you want to work on next?

Journal: I hear an honest conversation with herself, processing class experiences, listening to her own discoveries and frustrations like Presence, and how the present charged her.

Attendance (absences/lates): -2

Participation:  26/30

Scenework:

Hedda Gabler:  7.5/10

Learned Ladies:  11.5/15

The Wolves:   12/15

Journal:  13/15

Final Present:  13/15

Total for Module 2:  81/100

Thoughts:
Reading the evaluation compared to the evaluations from my Certificate year almost gave me whiplash. This is a person who is far more willing to learn and process than the one from 2009.