THTR 1020 Chapter : Acting And Onstage Bodies
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Cost of visibility: braving audiences and critics in professional theatre still remains the ultimate test of an actor"s ability and courage theatrical worlds. History of acting: prehistoric hunter tricks deer by wearing its hide, thespis- circa 534 b. c. e, stepped away from dithyramb chorus and acted as an individual, called the first actor , embodied a different person, hiding and trickery versus visibility. A liar should have a good memory. quintilian. New drama and realism- no stars and middle-class people. In my plays, as in life itself, the female romantic lead can be played by a woman in a wheelchair. The male romantic lead can be played by an indian man. And that is not the subject of the play. There is not a single role in any one of my plays that must be played by a physically intact white person. Empathy- the ability to understand and identify with another"s situation to the extent of experiencing the person"s emotions.
