1. Shakespeare Meets Stanislavsky
Given Circumstances lead to ACTION

2. Get your journals/logs and a writing utensil, grab your script and homework notes, and set them somewhere on the side of the room where you can access them quickly.
Find a partner (anyone in the room) and sit together in the open space.
Be ready to improvise with PLACE & TIME together.

3. “The basis of all acting is the experience of ACTION in given circumstances.” Adler

4. Script analysis brings the actor into action.

5. The Acting Process
Put yourself into the circumstances of your character.
Experience your character’s needs as if they were your own.
Form objectives as your character and care about them as if they were your own.
Do the things the character does to achieve those objectives.
Explore the natural process of transformation (the Magic IF).

6. So start ACTING!
Pull out your script and start playing the ACTION of the piece using the given circumstances.
Don’t set staging/blocking or set vocal patterns or body choices – just PLAY!
Let the who, where, when, what affect your character and explore the possibilities.

7. Make Your Actions Active!
Direct all actions toward your on-stage partner (or your invisible other)
Make them real and human
Choose actions you can believe in
Make them relevant to your character
Be specific and precise with your actions
Make them active and forward-moving

8. More rehearsal….
Go back to your piece. Rehearse your memorized eight lines using the given circumstances and actions.
Grab a mono partner or scene pair and perform your eight lines for them.
Get feedback on your performance – utilizing the GC and playing the active actions.