Abstract
AbstractIn rehearsal of Michel Tremblay’s play, the impact of self-reflection on personalization and characterization of the actresses in Albertine in Five Times was assessed through quantitative and qualitative methods. In a sample of freshmen and juniors majoring in Theatre/Communications and Theatre, actresses reflected on and characterization by writing a letter to self, journaling, and sharing in a verbal check-in before rehearsal. The hypothesis that written reflection on personalization and characterization would have a greater impact than the daily verbal check-in was rejected. The daily verbal check-in was perceived to have a significant impact on personalization and characterization of Theatre/Communications majors and freshmen more than journaling or writing letters to self. Juniors perceived that all three methods of self-reflection impacted personalization and characterization. The actresses perceived that the daily verbal check-in enhanced awareness of the cast as an ensemble. Self-reflectio...
Highlights
In the academy and the professional world, students and employees may use reflection to achieve personal and professional goals
Verbal check-in circle The extent to which the daily verbal check-in circle was perceived to increase the ability of the actresses to personalize characters averaged 4.5 ± 3.67, n = 6)
It was hypothesized that written self-reflection would have a greater impact on the personalization and characterization of the actresses than the daily check-in circle in Albertine in Five Times
Summary
In the academy and the professional world, students and employees may use reflection to achieve personal and professional goals. An actor thinks about how his or her character should speak and interact with other characters to reach the character’s goal. S/he tries different tactics in rehearsal to make the other character do or say to get what s/he wants. The actor uses tactics such as encourage, induce, coerce, or persuade a character to respond in a specific way. If the tactics do not cause the other character to do what s/he intends, the actor tries to speak or behave in a different way to reach the character’s goal. This pilot study examines how actors use reflection on the self and the character in rehearsal to play believable characters onstage
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