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How can I develop a character from a text-based play?

To develop a character, first look closely at the information given to you in the text. There may even be a character description with their age, their relationships etc - if so, start there. If not, analyse...
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Answered by Hannah M. • Drama tutor
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What rehearsal techniques could you use to explore the relationship between two characters?

An insightful exercise you could consider would be status cards. After asking the cast to move freely around the space in character, you ask each to choose an imaginary card from a deck which signifies their...
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Answered by Rachael W. • Drama tutor
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What are some conventions of the Comedy of Manners genre and what is their effect?

A Comedy of Manners, also called a Restoration Comedy, is a play concerned with satirizing high class society and its misplaced values. 'Manners' refers to the way in which everyday duties are performed, con...
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Answered by Krishna P. • Drama tutor
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A character is standing alone at a bus stop on a dark road in a dangerous neighbourhood, how might you convey their fear and tension the character experiences through your physicality?

I would use a combination of posture, expression and movement. To convey the character's uncertainty about the potential dangers, sudden swivels of the head may be used to suggest the acknowledgment of an un...
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Answered by Guy J. • Drama tutor
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What does 'verfremdungseffekt' mean?

Verfremdungseffekt is the German word for 'alienating the audience'. Bertolt Brecht used the technique of verfremdungseffekt in all of his plays since he believed that the audience would better understand th...
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Answered by Charlotte I. • Drama tutor
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