The Actor's Secret: Techniques for Transforming Habitual Patterns and Improving Performance by Betsy Polatin

Author:Betsy Polatin [Polatin, Betsy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning, Health & Fitness, Alternative Therapies, Body; Mind & Spirit, Healing, General
ISBN: 9781583946831
Google: 1H1pbLuPG9YC
Amazon: B00CQZ5M50
Goodreads: 17910801
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2013-11-04T22:00:00+00:00

Exercise to Explore Inhibition: Chairs

A very common tendency for an actor is to rush, racing along too fast through the text. Inhibition can be a great help with this. I observed actress Olympia Dukakis give a master class where she taught the following exercise that supports inhibition.

Preparation: Choose a monologue or piece of text to work with. Place two chairs near you in a cleared space.

1. Sitting in one of the chairs, start speaking your text.

2. Every time a thought changes, move from one chair to the other. Continue working through the piece, changing chairs each time there is a change in thought in the text.

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