Actor Self vs. Character Self: An Empirical Exploration

Eric T. Hetzler

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keywords:

acting

actors

character

emotion

interviews

non-character

This work combines the results of an online survey about the experience of acting with interviews of many of the respondents to explore how actors describe the relationship between the character they portray in performance and their non-character selves. It also explores the role of emotion in this relationship.

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