Workshop Plan

1. Engage the actor and their emotional center by doing some core exercises and stretches. The core is important, as it is where emotion builds from and we need them to be emotional and instinctive in this work.
2. The actors will split into pairs and remain with these pairs throughout, so as to build a relationship.
3. The actors will start by choosing something to describe about them physically (physical calls) and this will be repeated back to them. Me and Poppy demonstrate, i.e. You have brown eyes, I have brown eyes, you have brown eyes, I have brown eyes, you have brown eyes, I have brown eyes, you have brown eyes, I have brown eyes, You have blue eyes, I have blue eyes etc.
4. Maintain eye contact with partner through full 20 mins including explanation and keep a neutral body stance
5. Actors will do the same thing with physical action calls i.e. you laughed etc. Demonstrate.
6. Actors will see if they are able to build to emotional calls.
7. If there is one particularly good pair at the end we will ask others to watch them.