Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Distance and desire

I was in my car at a  red light.  A homeless man walked by me holding a sign that read I am  hungry Need money. He took a second to look at every single driver in the eye.  What does this guy want from me?
I'm in a scene and I have to play that moment. What do I want? Money, yes that is obvious, and for whatever reasons I need it are not important.  The how, of getting that money is the play and what I will now and from now onto refer to instead of scene objectives is the character inducement.  This guy wanted my sympathy.  That was his inducement.

Pick a short monologue or a scene.  Play it with your face touching your partner's like you are both telling each other secrets.  Move back one foot and play it again.  Move back 5 feet and play it again. Now 20 feet.  (if a monologue, imagine your partner the same way) Analyze how the physical distance has affected the inducement of your delivery.  This is a great exercise to stimulate your creativity in scene work.

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