Notes. Deborah Carlson of Word of Mouth @ A/C Studios: An acting class based on the work of Patsy Rodenburg

Notes on how to work a scene:

• Read through it thought by thought -- note how I feel, but don't try to figure out how the character must be feeling or how they might be saying something. Concentrate only on what they objectively say. Understand the thoughts and communicate them -- then and only then will the feelings follow, and I won't know how I'll feel until I'm actually feeling in the moment.
• Listen, answer, top my partner -- take the energy and throw it back, with more energy if necessary.

Acting is NOT about saying something -- it's about discovering something.