The Anatomy of a Choice An Actor's Guide to Text Analysis

by Vaughn, Maura

• ISBN13: 9780761851097
• ISBN10: 0761851097
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780761851103
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-27
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Summary

How does an actor bring a script to life? The actor must know how to read a script, break it down, and mine all of its clues in order to make the most effective choices.

Author Biography

Mauro Vaughn has been a professional actor and teacher of acting for over twenty-five years. A graduate of New York University's Tisch School for the Arts, she trained at Circle in the Square. As a performer, she has graced stages in New York, across the United States, and in Europe.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The First Word	p. 5
Reading the Play	p. 11
First Reading-Defining the Story	p. 13
Second Reading-Defining the Event	p. 16
Third Reading-Defining the Character	p. 18
Character Interview Worksheet	p. 25
What Do I Want?	p. 29
The Super-objective	p. 31
The Scene Objective	p. 33
What Is In My Way?	p. 39
What Do I Do To Get What I Want?	p. 45
Beats	p. 47
Tactics	p. 48
Pivotal Point	p. 52
Creating The World of the Character	p. 55
The Magic If	p. 57
The Moment Before and the Moment After	p. 59
The Inner Monologue and Subtext	p. 60
Endowment	p. 61
Stage Business and Secondary Activity	p. 63
Secret	p. 64
Into Rehearsal	p. 67
Bringing Choices to Life	p. 69
Tools for Rehearsal	p. 70
Rehearsal Journal	p. 71
Troubleshooting-When Nothing is Working	p. 76
The Final Word	p. 81
Appendix: The Anatomy of a Scene	p. 83
Acknowledgements	p. 95
Notes	p. 97
Bibliography	p. 99
Index	p. 101
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