Uta Hagen Exercises
The Third Exercise: Changes in Self, Part
II
Note: Because of the personal nature of this exercise, if you object to the exercise on moral grounds, you may be excused from the exercise as a participant and/or observer. You will still be required to write the paper and to rehearse the exercise in the privacy of your own home.
Purpose:
The purpose of this exercise is to expand your sense of self, putting the theories of Chapter 4 into practice.
Presentation:
Select specific circumstances for a two- to three-minute event, during which you get dressed for a particular occasion. Be sure to re-create the sense of privacy that allows you to follow through on changes in self-perception. The sensorially suggestive aspect of a garment is what most often instigates the role-play and how you consequently imagine yourself. This is what you need to explore in this exercise.
Keep in mind:
• Avoid making the use of a mirror central to your event.
• Avoid judging the garment itself.
• Avoid attire that you usually wear to class.
• It is important that you are comfortable presenting this exercise, so determine how great a change in clothing you are comfortable executing in performance and design your exercise accordingly.
• No nudity. No exceptions.