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As an actor, how would you use Stanislavski's ideas on "given circumstances" and "the magic if" when prepairing a role for performance.
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AS AN ACTOR, HOW WOULD YOU USE STANISLAVSKI'S IDEAS ON "GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES" AND "THE MAGIC IF" WHEN PREPARING A ROLE FOR PERFORMANCE? When preparing a role for performance, I would use Stanislavski's ideas on "given circumstances" and "the magic if". Both ideas are essential to be able to perform the role realistically. When preparing a role, the actor must know the given circumstances. We retrieve this knowledge from the playwright. The given circumstances are always based on fact and never interpretation. FOR EXAMPLE: Yerma desperately wants children but cannot have them because her husband is sterile. As an actor, in order to play the role of Yerma or any other character successfully, I would have to thoroughly study the play before taking on the role. Stanislavski wanted total accuracy for realism. He could not stand people who guessed and made up things that were not really there. FOR EXAMPLE: Making a modern day...
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