Actor Factor has undergone one or two changes this season and now looks like this:

ACTOR FACTOR

Our monthly competition where one of our members performs a short monologue in front of a judging panel. Marks are awarded for a number of features including voice projection, characterisation and general presentation of the monologue.

The winner receives a months free subscription to Out The Bag Productions, an engraved trophy and certificate. Plus, they get their mug shot posted here on the website!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ACTOR FACTOR SIGHT READING

A monthly competition where our members perform a short monologue in front of the judging panel but are reading the monologue from the page. Again, marks are awarded for a number of features including Interpretation, technique, knowledge, audibility and clarity.

The winner receives a special certificate.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This award is for the members who have shown to have gained confidence within the group over the month and is giving them recognition for their achievements. Each winner receives a certificate for this.

Our judging panel this season are:

Phil Bimpson
Alan Veste
Andy Taylor

Key points our judges will be looking for during each monologue presentation:

Interpretation
Candidates should be able to:
Memorise words accurately
Make sense of the written word
Reveal a basic understanding of character.

Technique
Candidates should be able to:
Communicate with sufficient audibility for the performance space
Communicate with sufficient clarity in order to be understood
Reveal an awareness of the performance space in relation to the text.

Knowledge
Candidates should be able to describe character appearance and mood within their chosen material

Audibility / Clarity
Utilising sufficient breath and resonance so that the sound can be heard by the judges.
Articulating sufficiently, without losing the sense or flow of the text, in order to be understood by the judges.

Our Latest Winner Is...     MICHAEL DUNN - April 2008     Congratulations Michael !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!         More dates to be announced soon!!!!