Tactics

I loved this piece because it explained so many different and specific tactics you can use in a scene. I originally thought inductive tactics were much more difficult that threat tactics, because it's easier to frighten someone than convince or seduce them depending on the situation. After reading the handout, I began to broaden my range of tactics that I was using in my scene from Stop Kiss. I've noticed that in my particular scene, I can begin with an inducive tactic, yet transition into a threat tactic to have more of an affect on my partner. The third grade teacher inspired this. I pictured her as a small older woman who is very nice, then by the end of that story, she seemed like a real badass, and that all worked to her advantage.

Tactics

The article we read really clarified Threat and Induction tactics for me. I like the idea that in threat tactics it's an "I win, you lose" scenario where in induction tactics it's a mutual victory. Using these terms you really know what you're working for.

I also liked the idea of Attack as a threat tactic as far as "turn-taking". The author writes "...in life one is not ordinarily handed the opening to speak--one must make it...The actor must not assume that he has an unchallenged right to speak just because the playwright has given him a line to say, nor the unchallenged right to continue speaking just because he hasn't finished his scripted speech." I really like this idea. I think it's important to keep this in mind. This aspect of acting would really bring the script to life. I know we've all seen high school productions when actors are just reciting lines and there's no life in them. What a difference it would make if they instead attacked the lines as if they were fighting for the right to talk and really taking the attention of all the characters on stage when they did talk.