The Actor at Work

acting activity Alexander Lowen alignment alliteration analysis articulation aspects audience awareness basic beat become begin behavior bodily body breath stream cadence caesura character character's choice communication consciousness Constantin Stanislavski continuous create creation crisis demands develop dramatic purpose emotion Erving Goffman example exercise experience explore expressive external feel fellow actors figure focus Gestalt Therapy iambic pentameter important inner involved Kabuki King Lear language lesson main action mask meaning move movement muscles muscular Nathaniel Branden nature nonverbal onomatopoeia organic partner pattern performance personality physical play play's playwright produce reality rehearsal relate relationship relaxation response Restoration comedy rhythm role sensations sense shape situation social sound space specific speech stage Stanley Kowalski stimulus structure syllables tension theatre theatrical thought thrust stage tion tone types understanding verbal vocal gesture voice Waiting for Godot whole words Zoo Story