Acting one/acting two

Acting one. pt. I. Preparation for acting. Preparing to act

What is acting? pt. II. The actor's approach. Goal and obstacle

Acting with the "Other"

Beginning to act

Tactics

Expectations

GOTE. pt. III. The actor's tasks. Preparing a role

Rehearsing

Staging the scene

Choices

Performing

Evaluation and improvement. pt. IV. The actor's instrument. The actor's voice

Stage speech

Using your voice

The actor's body

Voice and body integration

Imagination and creativity

Emotion

and acting theory. pt. V. The actor's technique. Phrasing

Attack

Follow-through

Line linkage

Scene structure

Building a scene

Creating a monologue.

Acting two. pt. I. Extensions of yourself. Style

Stylized exchanges

Roses are red

Playing God

Characterization

More God

The battle of the sexes: Noah and his wife

Performance: being public in public. pt. II. The scenes. Greek tragedy

Commedia

Shakespeare and the Elizabethan theatre

The theatre of Molière

Restoration comedy

The belle epoque

The hypertheatre

Contemporary styles.