the level, and it is as if you’re telling your brother that your parents
are giving you a trip around the world. The director tells you that
he needs you to be more excited. Rather than changing an accurate
and fun analysis, simply attach to the action the adverb quickly.
This adverb tells you how you will go about doing the action. It is
a physical, external adjustment. Another example: Say you are
doing a scene where the character is telling his girlfriend that he is
leaving her. The action you have chosen is making a clean break
from a friend, and it is as if you’re telling your longtime roommate
that you are moving out because things aren’t working out
anymore. The director asks you to be more sensitive. You might try
using the adverb “quietly.” This is simply a way of telling yourself
how you will physically perform the action.
In choosing adverbs, you always want to look for ones that
suggest a physical rather than an attitudinal adjustment. Adverbs
such as slowly, loudly, ploddingly, haltingly, are ne. Ones such as
jovially, lovingly, maternally, are not, because they require an
emotional rather than a physical adjustment. Some adverbs fall
between these two clearly de ned groups—for example, sloppily,
meticulously, exuberantly—and should be used only if the actor
feels they do not put him in an emotional state. Remember that
adverbs are only a tool to help supply results that a director may
ask for; they should not be considered when doing the initial
analysis.
• • •
Never direct another actor. If what he does is incorrect in your
judgment, discreetly mention it to the director. However, do so
only if what he is doing a ects you. If you are the lead in the play,
don’t treat the lesser characters as lesser actors or as lesser human
beings. The scene you play with the milkman is as important as the
scene you play with the queen, and Jonathan is as human as
Kathleen.
As far as the stage manager is concerned, he is the lightning rod
to your bolts of thunder. His job is a damn hard one. Treat him
with respect and deference. If he asks you to do something, do it.
The same is true of the stage crew and all the people working on
the show. Being the lead is no excuse for arrogance and incivility.
These people, like you, are there to do a good job. Let them.
If you keep the four virtues listed above close to your heart,
divergent opinions will not impair your work. When in doubt,
remember what the Stoics said: “People are disturbed not by
things, but by the views they take of things.”
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