Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Stephen Curwood as Randall, the self-educated hood, gave the most inconsistent performance. The biggest problem was switching from the smooth-tongued cool guy to the thoughtful sage, as Randall's schizophrenic character unfolded. Curwood started out with a high, screechy slum accent, which contrasted nicely with the low resonant...
The Red amd the Green, her ninth novel, is neither her best book nor her worst, but it is a revealing showcase for her wares. In writing a story of an Irish family during the tense week before the abortive Easter rising in 1916, she is perfectly at home with...
Of course, it's not so simple, as any young actor knows. Try becoming John Hale in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Physical behavior is difficult enough; but the real problem is internalization. How does a minister in 1960 feel when he finds his faith to be false? How does...
Development of a character
Hall's method is to draw out as many interpretations from the actor as possible. By eliminating those which are not convincing and keeping the few that work, he can eventually construct a successful character.