The foundation of acting is the "reality of doing" This is a test to check out how difficult this is; if I can do it there is no excuse. Notes from Stella Adler documentary Not acting words – but ideas Must develop a sense of style Research and costume (A responsibility to “find” your business) Mind body voice – technical skills – develop the actor Make her understand there is something more important than what she is saying Action – emotional objective Good text – Eugene O’Neil Long Day’s journey into night Influence of the Moscow Art Theatre; subtle truthful acting Cultural and economic context Imagination v emotional memories Dramatic sense of the author – importance of the script Scream Sees her job as building confidence in the actor Be free – listen to the birds – bring out the smallest sounds Don’t be passive (just reading the lines) What is the momentum of the scene? Has to be...
Literature & Performance Mr. Clynt