Here is a list (with links) of the Theatre Briefs I've posted over the past couple of months. Thanks again to those who gave me permission to use and repost their material, to those who encouraged me to post this series, to those who offered helpful feedback, and to those who reposted the material on various websites (with permission).
00. Introduction and Explanation
- Character Checklist
- Learning Lines
- Subtext: Does "no" mean "no"?
- Using Goals or Objectives
- Intentions
- Objectives and Super-Objectives
- Where are You Coming from?
- Specific Intentions, Part I
- Specific Intentions, Part II
- Don't Get Carried Away
- Specific Intentions and Dialogue
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Writing Your Programme Bio
- Breaking down the Text
- Overcoming Obstacles by Changing Intentions
- Reading the Actor's "Score"
- Using Expectations and Outcomes
- Using (and misusing) Emotions
- A Roadmap of Intentions
- Beginning at Step 4? Really?
- Disturbing the Molecules: Choosing active verbs
- Preparing Emotionally
- Realizations and Intentions
- Theatre Etiquette
- Diction
- Preparing Your Entrance
- Things That Are Never Said in the Theatre
- Some Historical Perspective
- What NOT To Do
- Theatre Definitions