The mystery of the mask
At the core of the mystery of the (theatrical) mask lies the question: who is the mask primarily for, the one who wears it or the one who...
A quick energy fix
If you feel lacking in energy, try reading a poem! No doubt that sounds odd, so I should add that you have to read it in a way that...
Freeing the voice
An individual’s voice is always distinctive, immediately recognizable. But it’s also a kind of ‘mask,’ because it functions to hide as...
Playing the playing space
I suggested in an earlier post that the actor’s ‘instrument’ is not her body and not her voice but the space in which she plays. At...
The architecture of the self 2
Here’s a second way in which the ‘self’ can be seen as both physical and external. (For the first, see here.) There’s an exercise for...