Uta Hagen Final

In what country was Uta Hagen born?

Germany

Where did Uta Hagen Teach (City, and studio)

New York’s Herbert Berghof Studio

what were her most substantial contributions to theatre?

Her object exercises

How many Tony’s does Uta have?

3

T/F: Uta Hagen believes that anyone can act and everyone is a valid critics of acting?

False

What does Uta say is more important than talent?

Work Ethic

What does Uta say can eat up your natural talent and destroy a show?

Ego mania

What type of acting is an imitation or illustration of the character’s behavior?

Representational

What type of acting is an attempt to reveal human behavior with a moment-to-moment subjective experience?

Presentational

Uta says to set your own goals for your own approval and for those of your colleagues who you truly respect because?

Art is subjective

When Uta talks about identity what is she referring to?

Personal experiences of the character

why does Hagen warn about conforming too much to your own social social norms?

History is always changing

What is substitution in acting?

The act of putting a person or thing in place of another serving the same purpose; to take place of

If I said that a character is yellow, what kind of substitution is this?

Essence

What is analyzing every aspect of your scene right down to the tiniest detail called?

Particularization

What is it called when you find a substitution in order to elicit a big emotional breakthrough?

Submersion

What does Uta Hagen warn us about emotional memory?

do not use unexamined emotion, and do not do it for the first time on stage

What is the recall of physical sensations?

Sense memory

What can be problematic about using sense memory to play sick?

Don’t let the physical sensations control you

What are the five sense?

Touch, smell, taste, hearing, and sight

Uta says we _____ with our eyes. What you say is just as important as how you say it.

Listen

Why is it important to not memorize lines before you have discovered the character?

You may get preconceived inflections and predetermine your emotion

Everything you do onstage must be done with _________

Purpose

Why should you be aware of your clothes?

Clothes play a part in how you act

Theatre is the only art where it is almost impossible to better yourself alone, this is why Uta created what?

Object exercises

What are Uta Hagen’s 9 questions?

1. Who am I?

2. What time is it?

3. Where am I?

4. What surrounds me?

5. What are given circumstances?

6. What is my relationship?

7. What do I want?

8. What is in my way?

9. What do I do to get what I want?

The exercise that tests your ability to recreate 2 minutes of your life is called?

Basic object exercise

The exercise made to help with the shock of the first contract with the audience is called?

Three entrances

What three would you consider before entering the stage?

1.What did I just do?

2. What am I doing right now?

   1. What is the first thing I want?

The exercise made to help with the shock of the first contract with the audience called?

Three entrances

What two ways can you use the fourth wall?

A: There could be things ion the wall such as curtains, windows, etc. that you use to feel “at home” or comfortable in the space

B: The audience can help you with your persepective

When the actors referencing something on the fourth wall it takes what kind of purpose?

Primary

What exercise works on your ability to give objects properties that they do not have?

Endowment

This exercise teaches you to be a natural while giving a soliloquy?

Talking to yourself

This exercise teaches you how to help the set designer by bringing the space to life?

Outdoors

the exercise that you can use to process multiple sensations at a time on stage is called?

Conditioning Forces

How does Uta suggest building multiple sensations on stage?

Focuse on one sensation at a time

How should you read the play the first time through according to Uta?

As though you are an audience member

Why is it unlikely that one single substitution will explain a relationship between two characters?

Relationships are more complex

Acting is ______.

Organic

What does “show beats tell” during rehearsal refer to?

If you want to make a choice just do it, don’t ask

What are read-throughs for?

To hear the script as an audience member and gain an idea for the story and characters

Uta says you can’t worry about whether or not the audience likes your performance. Why?

Art is subjective, everyone likes what they like and you shouldn’t take it seriously

What do you think about this quote?

“I believe that we should begin with the realization that acting entails a craft as subtle and delicate as the most demanding creative art. Humanism is at the root of it. To bring to an audience the revelations of the failings and aspirations, the dreams and desires, the negative and the positive aspects of artists. Then we will be respected and have respect for ourselves and respect for acting.”

Acting is complicated and takes a lot out of a person. By bringing emotion and loaded topics to a stage the actors themselves must respect the art and understand not only their part but the importance.

Uta Hagen is very passionate about acting and has devoted her life to the art. When Uta Hagen says humanism is at the root of acting, what does she mean? Why is this important? What is so powerful about theatre? (this will be a discussion question 1 full paragraph minimum)

When Uta said that humanism is at the root of acting she meant that acting is interpreted and inspired by human emotion and experience. She means to emphasize that a respect for acting is necessary as it is respect for ourselves. This is important because a good performance not only requires respect, but experience, emotion, and knowledge. Theatre is powerful because it brings topics to a stage that explore real world conflict that can open the eyes of the unaware. it is also an art form that provides an outlet for people to express themselves and their craft.