Welcome to the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 2019 Apprentice Program! Please take your time to fill out the following survey. We find that the actors who take the most away from the Apprentice program are those that come in with specific ideas about their training and specific goals that they want to accomplish. The process of cataloging this information can serve to help you identify your own specific strengths, areas to explore and needs from training. Your teachers will also use this information to help guide class work and feedback. This form is intended to provide an accurate picture of how you view your training and career and where you’d like to grow during the summer. We are interested in your honest thoughts about your strengths AND weaknesses. Your answers here will not affect any casting decisions but will help start a more comprehensive conversation about your individual needs and goals with your teachers and directors and be a vital resource throughout your time with us this summer. Please take time to answer thoughtfully and thoroughly. The information will only be shared with the Apprentice Program Director and Coordinator, the Showcase Directors and the teaching faculty. *

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Training

List any previous classes in acting, voice, and Shakespeare. Please include the class, the teacher(s), the number of years and any specific topics or focuses of the class (for instance, “Linklater method” under voice).

Acting *

Voice *

Shakespeare *

Performance *

List any Shakespearian roles you’ve played, either in full productions or in scene/monologue work. Please specify the scene and speech if applicable and note the theater company or school.

Class Work

In the below section, please rate your comfort in voice and text work. Using a 1-5 scale. A rating of “1” would indicate that you consider your voice to be untrained with at least a few bad habits or obstacles to overcome and a rating of “5” would indicate that you consider yourself to be well trained and experienced in that area. Tell us a little about why you chose the rating you did. Secondly, please provide one specific challenge you face and one specific strength you have in each area. Finally, please set forth a realistic goal that you hope to accomplish or work towards this summer. A reminder that this is a place to be honest about strengths and challenges so that we can work together for your growth this summer!

Voice Rating *

Voice Challenge *

Voice Strength *

Goal for Summer-Voice *

Shakespeare's Text *

Text Challenge *

Text Strength *

Goal for Summer- Text *

Additional Goals *

Please list any other goals for the summer that you want to bring to our attention. These may include professional goals, personal growth goals, or other artistic goals not otherwise included here.

Work Selection

List any specific Shakespearian roles or plays you’d love to work on. This can be in the context of a full production or just a specific speech or scene. If you can include a note about what attracts you to the role, speech or scene, please do so. *

Please note the first monologue you choose to work on this summer. Please note the character, play, act/scene and first line. A reminder that this should be a new VERSE monologue that you have never worked on before. You may pick any gender/age as long as you can articulate a strong connection to the piece. You will not be expected to come memorized but you should be familiar with it and its context in the play it is from. Halfway through the program we will assign you an additional monologue *

Ex: Romeo, Romeo & Juliet, Act II, Scene 2, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound"

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