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A "Closer" Look: Developing a Meisner-based Technique

Title:	A "Closer" Look: Developing a Meisner-based Technique
Creator:	Tassinari, Clare
Publisher:	Savannah, Georgia: Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:	2020-05
Subject:	Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Performing Arts Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Performing Arts
Description:	Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and glossary.
Abstract:	"This thesis tracks my rehearsal and production process utilizing Sanford Meisner's principles for my portrayal of Anna in Patrick Marber's 1997 play, 'Closer,' as performed at The Savannah College of Art and Design. 'Closer' garnered acclaim and critique for its raw depiction of relationships and infidelity. Meisner's acting methodology has its basis in relationship onstage, demanding spontaneous response. This thesis chronicles my journey to employ Meisner technique in my work, focusing on repetition and spontaneous response, in an attempt to ultimately develop my own personal, Meisner-based process." --Abstract *Keywords: Sanford Meisner, Patrick Marber, Closer, repetition, spontaneous response, Stanislavski, magic if, naturalism
Contributor:	CHAIR: Prosky, John Storck, David Anton, Craig
Language:	English
Source:	Performing Arts
Type:	Text
Format:	PDF (46 pages, color illustrations)
Rights:	Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.