Building the bastard : confidence through preparation in Shakespeare's King Lear.

Shakespeare;King Lear;acting;Declan Donnellan;Bastard;Edmund

Shaleen Tarun Cholera

University:University of Louisville

Department:Theatre Arts

关键词: Shakespeare;    King Lear;    acting;    Declan Donnellan;    Bastard;    Edmund;   

Others  :  https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3851&context=etd

美国|英语

来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

This thesis is to chart my discovery that confidence is essential to an actor’s craft. This thesis focuses on my performance as Edmund in King Lear, as well as my production the previous summer playing Hussein in Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced. I draw from a variety of sources, such as meditation and formal acting exercises, to achieve confidence. Most importantly, I distill my missteps as an actor for a better understanding of what hinders confidence when building a role for performance.