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Candida
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0:50
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0:58
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Adler personalizes Morell's character by positioning herself as the character, "If I'm going to give you the blessings of the lord it's great."
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Rhetorical device |
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Candida
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1:09
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1:45
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Adler does an act out of March Banks's character
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Rhetorical device |
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Candida
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2:00
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2:10
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Adler advises students to add in physical characteristics of character themselves if the play does not tell them. She authoritiatively tells them to write down the physical characteristics of each character and that Shaw teaches them that.
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Teaching |
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The Seagull
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1:18
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1:43
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Adler discusses the character of Soren and his inability to deal with having no money (it has gone into agriculture on the estate) as an aristocrat. She places him as a member of "the landed aristocracy."
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Theory and Technique |
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The Seagull
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1:44
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1:57
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Adler discusses the character of the Mother in The Seagull as a woman who married a strong man, got pregnant, and then got rid of him.
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Theory and Technique |
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The Seagull
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1:59
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2:24
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Describes the mother as a real survivor and an actress. She quotes Stanislavski as a saying that we cannot use our own vernacular for another time.
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Theory and Technique |
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The Seagull
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2:25
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3:25
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Adler discusses the Mother and her son as being involved in art. And another character who is also an actor. The son as an embarassment to his mother. She says "No actress needs to have a son that is 25."
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Theory and Technique |
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Selections of Acting Techniques (ADS0167)
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17:05
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Adler emphatically points upwards with one finger while taking on the characterization of The Major.
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Body Language |
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Selections of Acting Techniques (ADS0167)
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16:41
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17:05
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Adler characterizes her sense of The Major. That he uses his mind and does not easily lose his temper. She becomes increasingly loud and impassioned.
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Teaching |