Debate the following. Keep it in mind that some of the statements are disputable

1. The actor, when on the stage, should wholly concentrate on his part and on his co-actors. He should act as if the audience didn't exist.

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Note. It is actually the problem of "the fourth wall" raised in his time by Stanislavsky. There is a pronounced tendency in the contem­porary stage-direction to try and destroy "the fourth wall", i.e. "to play for the house".

2. The actor should convey to the audience his own vision of his part and not what he thinks they expect from him.

3. Acting is an art.

4. Acting consists in communication.

Note. The important point here is whether communication can be achieved only through "playing for the gallery".

5. Acting is basically entertainment, the actor isn't there to in struct, he's there to amuse.

6. The actor must always be himself. Acting has nothing to do with imitation. The actor is not supposed to adjust himself to every new role.

7. Stage acting is a lost art, it has been ruined by films and TV.

IV. Arrange discussions and round-table talks on the following.

1.Why do people go to the theatre?

2. What is a play? Amusement? Instruction? Just a story enacted on the stage?

3. The educational role of the theatre.

4. The theatre versus films and TV.

5. The actor and the problems of play-acting.

6. Dialogue. Its role in the play.

7. Scenery and music. Their role in the play.

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