9/1/15 9:59 AM WHAT IS THE STORY IM TRYING TO TELL??? Careful of being general or broad

When reading a playLet the play work on you before you start working on the play.Start reading plays that dont have a role for youRead straight through and just take it inRead the play in the way it would performedHonor that the playwright is setting a certain rhythm or momentum.Take notes (just stream of consciousness)Second readMore activeStart making listsDo research and note whatever is interesting youThird read

ObservationsStart to observe in a way that is more active than passiveCannot take things for grantedEverything that is one stage has to have a meaningMake the effort each day to notice thingsPut yourself in a public place and subtly observe the two people around you. Take notes

Character AnanlysisRead Chapter 5Most important thingGet inside the eye of the character3 things that define the characterwhat people say about the characterwhat the character says about themselveswhat the character doesthe most irrefutable Character (just things to consider)(kind of things that are discussed in table work)List of relationshipsGet specificWant/Need/ObjectiveOverall in a certain beatWillWhat is the character willing to do to get what he or she wantsMoral StanceVery tied to willThese are facts in the scriptMake these objective, not subjectiveDecorum ( not required)Anything physicalStill find evidence in the scriptWhat questions can you ask your actors to lead them to what you have hereIf you disagree, simply go to whats in the text

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