ANT 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 70: Moscow Art Theatre, Anton Chekhov, Konstantin Stanislavski
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1st to try to create a universal system of acting. Professional troupe created by two that would overturn the artificiality of russian theatre. Wrote the seagull, uncle vanya and three sisters. Stanislavski had moscow art company perform those plays. Did not use any villains, and used concept of flawed human beings. creative state of mind. Relaxation, concentration- focus on text, naivet , imagination typecasting. There are a set number of types of castings:leading man, leading woman, young lovers, "the friend", The casting of ethnic minority and female actors in roles where race, ethnicity, or sex is not germane to character or play development color-blind casting overlooks race entirely as a consideration headshots. Representative photos that actors give to casting agents and directors. role of director. The highest emotional point in the play spine. "x struggles to do" plot line sort of. Sister a struggles to prove father flynn is guilty point of attack.
