Studied by 8 people
action
a physical pursuance of a specific goal
physical action
main building block that you can do consistently onstage
Steps to physical action
1. be physically capable of being done.
2. be fun to do
3. be specific
4. have its test in the other person
5. not be an errand
6. not presuppose any physical or emotional state
7. not be manipulative
8. have a "cap"
9. be in line with the intentions of the playwright
What is a cap?
you notice you have successfully completed doing an action
(Being given a friend's forgiveness is a cap)
(Maintaining someone's interest isn't)
You may not always achieve that cap but you must always have an end to work to
analyzing a scene
1. What is the character literally doing?
2. What is the essential action of what the character is doing in this scene?
3. What is that action like to me? It's as if...
Example of analyzing a scene
1. Oedipus is getting people to help him fulfill his final responsibilities in Thebes
2. Making sure loved ones will be taken care of.
3. Making sure my family is in a good place before going to college.
Stanislavski introduced
Theatrical realism
the performer is
being
their focus is on
internal psychology
the style is
natural
the actor is pursuing
a goal
the performance is
selfless
scene objective
the characters' objective in a scene
super objective
the characters' objective throughout the play
three questions an actor should ask themselves when preparing to enter a scene
1. what did I just do?
2. what am I doing?
3. what is my first objective?
given circumstances
Any piece of information or activity written into the script or demanded by the director comprising the imaginary framework within which an action is performed.
magic if
how would you react and behave if you were in the same situation as the character?
body
facial expressions, posture, gestures, movement
voice
tempo/rate, pitch, tone/quality, volume
Note 
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