Inner Monologue in Acting

237 Pages·2013·1.25 MB·English

by  Rob Roznowski

Inner Monologue in Acting
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Inner Monologue in Acting
Rob R oznowski
INNER MONOLOGUE IN ACTING
Copyright © Rob Roznowski, 2013.
All rights reserved.
First published in 2013 by
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For Sadie and Chip Carter
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Contents
List of Exercises ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Acting 5
2 Inner Monologue (IM) in Basic Psychology 9
Mikayla, Actor 19
3 IM Everyday 21
4 IM in Acting 27
Carolyn, Actor 37
5 IM as Enemy 39
6 IM versus Subtext 47
Jacqueline, Actor 5 3
7 IM in Transitions 5 5
8 IM Alone Onstage 61
Kirill, Actor 67
9 IM in Objective/Tactic/Obstacle 69
Stephanie, Actor 79
10 IM Out of Your Head 81
11 IM in Script Scoring 93
Zev, Actor 111
12 IM in Drama 115
viii Contents
13 IM in Film 121
14 IM in Classical Theatre 127
Sarah, Actor 135
15 IM in Musical Theatre 137
16 IM in Comedy 147
Andrew, Actor 155
17 IM in Style 157
Rachel, Actor 169
18 IM in Auditions 171
19 IM in Other Psychological Theories 179
20 IM in Other Performance Forms 191
Ian, Actor 201
Conclusion 205
Works Referenced 2 09
IM Testimonial Contributors 213
Index 215
Exercises
Bench Exercise #1 12
List Exercise 13
Bench Exercise #2 14
I Want Exercise 15
Bench Exercise #3 16
Dream and IM Journal Exercise 22
Free Association Exercise 22
Priorities Exercise 23
Out Loud Exercise 23
Projecting Exercise 24
Choices Exercise 30
Note Exercise 33
Inner Dialogue Exercise 33
In and Out Exercise #1 34
Percentage Exercise 41
Cast Your IM Exercise 44
Simple Script Exercise 49
Handbag Exercise 50
Subtext Exercise 51
Transition Exercise 59
Blocking Exercise 62
Alone Onstage Exercise 63
Props Exercise 65
Objective Exercise 70
Tactic Exercise 72
Expectation Exercise 73
Obstacles Exercise 75
Wins/Losses Exercise 76
Debate Exercise 82
Physical Exercise 83
Focus on the Other Exercise 85
Single Word Exercise 86