Techniques
Substitution Definition
A variation of emotional recall
First and second question from Uta
1. Who am I?
-Consider the character's background, personality, and physical traits. Develop a detailed biography to understand who they are.
2. What time is it?
-What century, year, season, day. and minute is the action taking place?
Number of Tony Awards won by Uta
Three Tony Awards
Sixth Uta Step
6.What do I do to get what I want?
-How can I achieve my objective?
-How do I behave?
-What are my actions?
Uta Hagen's "Basic Object Exercise" is also known as
"Two Minutes of Daily Life"?
Transference Definition
To find their relationship to the character based on their own experience and perspective
3. Where am I?
-Which country, city, neighborhood, house, room, and area of the room are you in?
4. What surrounds me?
-Detail the animate and inanimate objects.
Number of Medals earned by Uta
2
-Mayor's Liberty Medal
-National Medal of Honor for the Arts
Fifth Uta Step
5.What are my obstacles?
-What is in the way of what I want?
-How do I overcome it?
The Fourth Wall Exercise definition
Focus while engaging with the audience, by imagining a detailed environment beyond the "fourth wall"
Specificity Definition
Taught that an actor knows what to do and how to behave on stage by interacting with objects that would realistically be in the environment of the scene.
Fifth and Sixth question from Uta
5. What are the circumstances?
-Analyse the context of the scene and the overall story. This includes the time period, location, and significant events impacting the character.
5. What are the circumstances?
-Analyse the context of the scene and the overall story. This includes the time period, location, and significant events impacting the character.
Uta Hagen appeared in 21 movies
Fourth Uta Step
4.What do I want?
-What is my main objective?
-My immediate need or objective?
The Re-Creation Exercise definition
Encourages actors to access and recreate specific past emotions and experiences to inform their performance.
Authenticity Definition
Hagen pestered students to fully utilize props, costumes, or even architectural features of the venue to motivate authentic action.
Seventh and Eighth from Uta
7. What do I want?
-Determine the character’s objectives and desires in each scene and throughout the play. What are they striving to achieve?
8. What is in my way?
-Identify the obstacles that stand in the character’s way. These can be external or internal barriers that hinder their goals.
Number of Published books by Uta
2
-Respect for Acting
Published:1973
-A Challenge for the Actor
Published:1991
Third Uta Step
3.What are my relationships?
-How do I stand in relation to the circumstances, the place, the objects, and the other people related to my circumstances?
The Three Entrances definition
Designed to help actors explore a character's state before entering a scene.
Preparation Definition
Developing authentic behavior and performing a role fluently requires rehearsal.
Ninth question from Uta
9. What do I do to get what I want?
-Explore the actions the character takes to overcome obstacles and achieve their objectives. Consider both physical actions and emotional tactics.
Uta Hagens inspiration
Inspired to develop her technique to rehearse and develop her acting craft in a real physical and behavioral way.
First and Second Uta Step
1.Who am I?
-What is my present state of being?
-How do I perceive myself?
-What am I wearing?
2.What are the circumstances?
-What time is it?
-Where am I?
-What surrounds me?
-What are the immediate circumstances of any given scene?
The Endowment Exercise
An acting technique that encourages actors to react emotionally to objects as if they were real.