Uta Hagen Exercises
The Fifth Exercise: Re-creating Physical Sensations,
Part II
Purpose:
The purpose of this exercise is to help the actor understand that by endowing the objects and the conditions prescribed by the playwright with imagined realities, he can produce sensations at will. In part two, you will learn to imaginatively stimulate sense memories by the conditions that are part of the playwright's given circumstances.
Presentation:
Select an event during which you must deal with three or more conditions. Start by determining an even the same as you would for any exercise. You will rehearse, as always, making sure that everything has been particularized. When it is real to you and can be repeated with spontaneity, rework it by adding one condition. When such a condition truly affects you and has become truthfully incorporated, add another condition to the exercise. When this condition is real to you, add the third condition.
Keep in mind:
• Keep in mind that these are conditions of the event and not the primary function of a scene.