The Method of Physical Actions
Chapter 2The Method of Physical Actions Emotion on Stage You cannot force emotion before going onstage. It is difficult to perform certain physical acts without looking rehearsed and mechanical You must be able to find ways to be new and fresh every night. Falling into a pattern of actions is not always a good thing for it can make you look repetitive and boring. The play ?Who?s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? requires enormous amounts of emotion Digging Deeper It is less difficult to play a character when you have looked deeper into the script To act, you must fully indulge yourself into the character You can better understand a character by walking in their shoes and studying the character.