Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Mamet: Action and Guilt

Action: This chapter talks about how the action is what holds the play together. The action is the commitment to achieving a single goal. In order to create an effective action, it must be fun. People only do imaginary things that are fun to them; therefore, it makes the most sense for actors to use their imagination to create fun actions in a play.

Guilt: This chapter talks about the guilt involved in theatre and it confused me; I was lost most of the time. What I think I got out of it was that an actor should not shy away from their self-doubt while acting, because it helps to create truth in the moment; it helps to create a character.

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