Stage Acting Today
I. THE ACTING EXPERIENCE
A. Audition
B. Rehearsal
C. Technical Rehearsal
D. Previews
E. Opening
II. THE CHALLENGES OF ACTING TODAY
A. The Development of Realistic Acting
1. The Stanislavski System: A Technique for Realistic Acting
a. Relaxation
i. Physical
ii. Vocal
b. Concentration and observation
i. Circle of Attention
c. Importance of specifics
i. Don't act "in general"
ii. Example of Lady Macbeth
iii. Given Circumstances
I. Atmosphere
II. Past Happenings
III. Immediate Future
d. Inner truth
i. Subjective World of Characters
ii. Example of Chekov's plays
iii. Magic "If"
e. Action onstage: What? Why? How?
i. Every action must have a purpose
ii. Performer must focus on series of physical actions
I. Psychophysical actions
a. What?
b. Why?
c. How?
f. Through lines of a role
i. Superobjective
I. Achieved through "throughline" or "spine"
g. Ensemble playing
2. Stanislavski and Psychophysical Action
3. Later Interpretations of Stanislavski's Approach
B. Performers' Training Today
1. Body and Voice Training
2. Training Techniques from Other Disciplines
3. Training for Special Forms of Theater
C. Synthesis and Integration
III. JUDGING PERFORMANCES
IDENTIFY OR DEFINE
1. Audition
2. Overacting
3. Realism
4. Constantin Stanislavski
5. Relaxation
6. Concentration
7. "Circle of attention"
8. Given circumstances
9. Inner truth
10. "Magic if"
11. Psychophysical actions
12. Superobjective
13. Emotional recall
14. "Through line" or "spine"
15. Beats
16. Ensemble playing
17. Projecting
18. Centering
19. Integration
20. Tai Chi