Immediacy
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According to Part One of the 'Outdoors' chapter, what must the actor do to bring the outdoors on stage with them, no matter how suggestive the set design is?
View answer and explanationWhat is the core problem that Part Two of the 'Outdoors' chapter aims to tackle for the actor?
View answer and explanationIn the context of an outdoor scene, the text suggests an actor must often create how many 'fourth walls' to surround themselves?
View answer and explanationWhen an actor is stripped of tangible objects in a scene, what does the text say they will be secondarily occupied with while waiting?
View answer and explanationWhat time is it in the specific example of waiting at the subway stop?
View answer and explanationIn the subway waiting example, what memory does the actor recall about a friend?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason for the difficulty in applying the 'stand and wait' exercise to a character on stage?
View answer and explanationWhen creating an outdoor scene, what kind of importance will the objects placed on the 'four fourth walls' most likely have?
View answer and explanationTo what chapter does the text refer the reader for finding physical adjustments through remembered sensations for outdoor scenes?
View answer and explanationWhat specific action does the actor in the subway example take regarding a crack in the cement?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text suggest an actor will bypass if they simply sit on a bench for the duration of the 'waiting' exercise?
View answer and explanationWhat are the specific street coordinates of the subway stop in the chapter's main example?
View answer and explanationThe text states there is a continuous flow of attention and adjustments between inner and outer objects, as well as between which other two types of objects?
View answer and explanationThe quote 'How much you do while you think you do nothing!' refers to which characters?
View answer and explanationWhat conditions an actor's initial entrance or physical being (standing or sitting) according to the text?
View answer and explanationWhat new experience should an actor achieve for two or three minutes during the 'stand and wait' exercise?
View answer and explanationIn Part Two of the 'Outdoors' chapter, what does the text claim happens to even highly skilled actors in scenes with no tangible objects?
View answer and explanationWhat physical object does the actor in the subway example examine and consider getting new ones of?
View answer and explanationWhat should an actor avoid to prevent dealing with objects of attention artificially and with tension?
View answer and explanationUpon successfully completing an exercise about the relationship to nature and space, what might an actor become aware of even when looking out a window into the street?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary action of the actor waiting on the subway platform?
View answer and explanationThe text provides examples of specific stage settings that present the problem of spacelessness. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples given?
View answer and explanationWhat must an actor do to achieve a free-flowing attention from one object to another, according to the chapter?
View answer and explanationWhat is the concluding piece of advice given to the actor at the very end of the chapter?
View answer and explanationIn Part One of the chapter, what psychological aspects of being outdoors are mentioned?
View answer and explanationBefore beginning the 'waiting' exercise in Part Two, what does the text advise the actor to do?
View answer and explanationWhat is the stated weather condition in the subway platform example?
View answer and explanationWhat contrast does the text draw between being a 'human being' and being an 'actor'?
View answer and explanationIn Part One, what example of physical adjustment is given for an actor wanting to see 'way down and out' from a window?
View answer and explanationWhat is the actor's relationship to the person or vehicle they are waiting for in the general setup for the Part Two exercise?
View answer and explanationWhich of these specific textures or surfaces is NOT mentioned in Part One as something an actor might be walking or sitting on in an outdoor scene?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is an example of an imagined visual object an actor might place on their fourth wall in an outdoor scene, according to the text?
View answer and explanationWhat is the reason the actor in the subway example goes to the edge of the platform and leans forward?
View answer and explanationWhat must an actor do to tackle the problem of spacelessness 'at its roots,' according to the chapter?
View answer and explanationWhat tangible items is the actor in the general setup for the Part Two exercise permitted to have?
View answer and explanationThe difficulty of applying the 'stand and wait' exercise arises because the actor has failed to make the garden of his 'palace' as real and precise as his what?
View answer and explanationWhat must an actor avoid indicating reactions to in the 'stand and wait' exercise?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, the more precise and total your surroundings and circumstances are, the easier it will be to achieve what?
View answer and explanationIn Part One, which weather condition is NOT listed as an example for the actor to find sensations and adjustments for?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary way the actor in the subway example checks for the train after their first attempt?
View answer and explanationThe text states that the objects an actor deals with should have been discovered through exploring their use for a primary purpose or what other way?
View answer and explanationWhat specific piece of clothing does the actor in the subway example wear in addition to slacks and a sweater?
View answer and explanationWhen does the difficulty in applying the 'stand and wait' exercise to a character on stage sometimes occur?
View answer and explanationThe feeling of unreality or spacelessness is something that even whom can become tense from?
View answer and explanationWhat physical feature of the subway platform draws the actor's attention in the example?
View answer and explanationThe chapter suggests exploring circumstances where you are having a sunbath, a picnic, or are waiting for a friend while what is happening?
View answer and explanationWhen the actor fails to make his 'costume' his clothes, he also fails to make the objects from past, present, and future as real as what?
View answer and explanationIn Part One, what is the consequence of successfully completing an exercise on the relationship to nature and space?
View answer and explanationWhat does the actor in the subway example do after failing to see or hear the train?
View answer and explanationFor the 'stand and wait' exercise to be a new experience, the text says the actor should be for two or three minutes without feeling boring, tense, or what other feeling?
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