When to promp?
Sun, 25 Nov 2007, 11:16 amGordon the Optom23 posts in thread
When to promp?
Sun, 25 Nov 2007, 11:16 amIn a play I saw recently, an actor was prompted whilst in full flow. Both actors were happy with the dialogue and the audience, I’m sure, unaware of any error.
The prompt given, was a completely different line to that being spoken. The actors ignored it and carried on regardless. It was obvious that the prompter was trying to get verbatim that which was on the page.
When does one prompt? Only when a deadly silence hits the stage? Or if the actor goes unnoticeably off track?
Write As You Mean
Mon, 26 Nov 2007, 12:10 pmLabrug said:
"It can break the suspension of belief for the audience whom I believe expect higher levels or realism than compared to decades, even centuries past."
Did he mean 'disbelief' rather than 'belief' and 'of naturalism' instead of 'or realism'?
If so, is this something new, or do audiences' expectations go in cycles, like fashions?
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