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Improvisation, Truth, And Archetyping: Establishing The Tools And Precepts Of Comedic Acting, Ann Marie Johnston-Brown Jan 2009

Improvisation, Truth, And Archetyping: Establishing The Tools And Precepts Of Comedic Acting, Ann Marie Johnston-Brown

Theses Digitization Project

This research set out to prove that truth and archetyping are the primary precepts of comedic acting, and that improvisation is justifiably the most prevalent pedagogical tool for instilling these precepts in the comedic actor. To prove this theory, a comprehensive study of the history of the genre was conducted.


What A World – What A World: Scene/Script Analysis For Fight Plays, T. Fulton Burns Jan 2009

What A World – What A World: Scene/Script Analysis For Fight Plays, T. Fulton Burns

Theatre Faculty Research

“While perfection is a wonderful goal, there comes a point where you have to let your creation out into the world or it isn’t worth a tinkerer’s damn.” This is a fantastic quote by Twyla Tharp from her book The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life: A Practical Guide. So what does this have to do with you, the stage combatant? Well you are working hard but you are being told not to strive for perfection because perfection can never truly be achieved in the arts, so naturally itwarrants the question “then for what exactly do you …