Recently, thanks to Equity NZ, I was given the opportunity to attend and photograph an acting masterclass with Juliet Furness held at the home of Maori Theatre, Te Pou in New Lynn.
Having returned from a teaching stint in New York in January, Juliet Furness was excited to introduce the latest techniques in use in New York to these Equity members. These ideas are about eliminating the 'Acting' - supporting the idea of PLAY- training the actor in contacting truthful emotional response to material.
Each actor was asked to prepare a monologue to perform in front of the class. After their performance Juliet would give each actor individual techniques in order to challenge them out their comfort zone and more importantly, out of a performance patterns.
Equity Foundation Acting Masterclass 2015
Juliet also demonstrated a cold reading technique that surprised everyone at the spontaneity and emotional depth of the performance.
To check out more information on Juliet's technique and her classes you can go to her website here.
Juliet Furness - Acting Coach
www.julietfurness.com
