Australian Performer Kathy Pitropakis

Acting Methods:

With countless approaches to acting available, Kathy uses methods of performing from renowned practitioners. Through exploring various acting methods she focuses on character development and how to grow as an individual and as a performer.

Kathy tries to take the best aspects from different practitioners’ teachings to create her own approach to the craft. Below are a few practitioners whose methods have inspired her and expanded her awareness:

– Konstantin Stanislavsky

– Tadashi Suzuki

– Bertolt Brecht

– Jerzy Grotowski

– Anne Bogart

– Ivana Chubbuck

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Devising a Theatrical Production – Kathy’s Approach:

Step 1: Project idea and research

Stimulus material is gathered from a range of different sources. Brainstorming, research and further ideas are collected regarding the project. All ideas are welcome at this stage, nothing is right or wrong and the more ideas the more options to devising an interesting piece of work. Anything that comes to mind gets written down.

You can draw ideas from documents, photos/paintings, songs, feelings or anything else you decide. Our brains work in interesting ways, you sometimes get ideas you never expected, be open to the process as you never know where it can take you.

Step 2: Creating scenes

The material gathered is used to create hypothetical scenes. Through collaboration with other team members scenes are sketched/written out and workshopped on the floor. Workshopping allow for scene development, certain ideas are discarded and new directions forged. This is where trial and error occurs.

You start creating the direction in which the product will go until the production starts showing you where it’s heading. Whenever you create something from the ground up it will sooner or later take on a life of its own. You can end up in a direction you never originally intended.

Step 3: Rehearsal & Refinement Process

Fine tuning the project, listening to what it needs and making sure transitions and scene sequence is working harmoniously. Once the production is refined to a solid piece of work other aspects are introduced like lighting to enhance it further.

Step 4: Project Implementation

This is where all the hard work pays off. You have to trust the process and all the work you’ve put in to get to this stage. With any live production you must understand that things may not go as planned but that’s okay, embrace the unexpected, run with it. Remember “the show must go on”.

Here are some of Kathy’s projects

Theatrical Productions

Comercial

site specific work

Inspirational quotes:

“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”

— Robin Williams

“Why do we sacrifice so much energy to our art? …to fulfill ourselves”

— Jerzy Grotowski

“Courage means willing to risk everything“

— Sanford Meisner

FAQs

How did you get started with acting?

Acting was a passion I fell in love with during school. Once I decided to pursue it as a career it became evident that I had to develop my craft, finding an agent to represent me was the next important thing.

Is it important to go to workshops and build your skills?

Yes it is important, an actor has to be continuously learning and developing. Workshops can teach you a lot about yourself and how to approach your character. Books are the next best thing if you can’t physically attend workshops, learning in any shape or form is what keeps an actor going. The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop caring about your craft.

How do you find auditions?

My agent submits me for consideration to casting directors/producers this is why keeping your acting profiles updated is important, it contain visuals and a description of all the experience you have. My agent will pass requests for auditions to me when they get them. From there any additional auditions are provided until the right person is hired for the job.

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“There are no small parts, only small actors”

a well know quote by Konstantin Stanislavski