Walking to my death : an actor's journey.
Institution: | University of Louisville |
---|---|
Department: | |
Degree: | M.F.A. |
Year: | 2014 |
Record ID: | 2027510 |
Full text PDF: | http://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/475 |
In the fall of 2011, I began a course of graduate theatrical training at the University of Louisville. Over my three years of study, I have developed a process for the creation of a well-rounded and emotionally interesting character. I call my process three-dimensional acting. This process is composed of: a keen and in-depth study of and adherence to the text, careful and thorough voice work, and well-rehearsed and executed physicality. This study shows, through its application to the character of Matthew Poncelet, in Dead Man Walking, that my process is succeeds in creating a character of emotional complexity that an audience will empathize with, even if that character is of an unsavory nature.