Description
In this book divided into eight chapters, author James Nicola reveals how the technique of live acting springs directly from the unique relationship between the performer and the spectator. Playing the Audience includes advice on: creating a character from the stage – from external gestures to inner dialogue; scoring the text; subtext; emotionalmemory; substitution; conflict; objectives; through-line of action; imp rovisation; blocking a scene; language and speech; connecting to the world of the play; and much more.