What does it mean to be an actor-as-technician? Before defining that, I guess I would like to elaborate on what it means to be a performer, a technician, and an actor. To me there are distinct differences that, through identifying, can clarify what I mean by actor-as-technician. These words are defined in so many ways by so many people that I should start with my own definition.
And as Peter Brook believes Rough, Deadly, Immediate, and Holy theatre can be lived through in one performance any any given night....I believe one can perform, act, and be technician all in one evening of theatre as well. Specifically, though, it is the difference between performer and actor that I need to clarify for myself.
For a while I thought this was an issue of artifice, but I'm not so sure of that anymore. And I'm not sure why.
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