The Viewpoints Project:: Intro

Viewpoints is a physical acting technique created by Ann Bogart. There are nine viewpoints:

1. Time (How fast you move on a scale of one to ten. One being standing still, ten being top speed.)
2. Duration (How long you do something)
3. Spatial Relationship (How close or how far away you can get to/from someone within your acting space.)
4. Shape (What shapes can you make in the space)
5. Architecture (What is in the space with you.)
6. Kinesthetic Response: Reacting to stimuli in the space (this could be music, someone clapping loud in your ear, etc.)
7. Gesture (making gestures)
8. Topography
9. Repetition (doing what someone else is doing)


The first time I experienced a Viewpoints session, I fell in love with it. It was during a rehearsal for ORU Theatre's Hamlet production. It was so much fun. Ever since then I have been wanting to do more. This year, I got the opportunity to be a part of a show we are doing called The Viewpoints project. The show is also a class, so I have been in class with all my fellow cast members, the stage manager and asm, and the director since January. It has been amazing. I feel like I am growing physically as an actor. I seriously felt myself being more comfortable on stage during my Musical Theatre recital, and I think that is partially because of this class. Also probably because I am taking Meisner again this semester. Anyway, we are starting to put together the show now, and I am hoping to get here more often to post some of the things I am learning and discovering during this process. :D