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Memorizing Lines: The Forgotten Fundamental by HowlRound

By Garrett Ayers. Over the course of my freelance directing and teaching career, I have observed a troubling trend. The professional actors I direct, and the undergraduates I teach, are having an increasingly difficult time remembering their lines. Some, alarmingly so. When I encountered this initially, I sloughed it off as something particular to that actor, style of material, or time constraints. I made lots of exc…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:28PM on April 4, 2014

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