What is your topic?
Acting/Method Acting.
What is the driving problem behind your experiment and the quote by an expert to support that problem?
How does an actor rise above psychological problems?
Trueman, Matt. "Actors 'struggle to Resolve Emotional Problems'" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 18 July 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/jul/18/actors-struggle-resolve-emotional-problems>.
They found that actors are more likely to struggle to discuss past traumas, suggesting that they find it harder to resolve emotional problems. "Even though there was no difference between the two groups for past traumatic events," the researchers wrote, "more actors were unable to maintain narrative coherence when discussing memories of past trauma and loss."
Thomson and Jaque go on to describe how, despite an increased ability to "remain engaged, regulated and coherent during the interview process," members of the actors group were more likely to display signs of confusion, prolonged silence or "unsuccessful failures to deny a traumatic or loss event". They argue that this suggests "a greater vulnerability for psychological distress". However, the study also suggests that the actors have higher than usual imaginative facilities than members of the control group.
Trueman, Matt. "Actors 'struggle to Resolve Emotional Problems'" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 18 July 2012. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/jul/18/actors-struggle-resolve-emotional-problems>.
What is your hypothesis?
The amount of time a person spends reading a play in inversely proportional to the amount of time they will spend rehearsing.
Write a paragraph summary of how you will perform the experiment. Include the tools you plan on using.
I will take a survey of IPoly's own drama club, or a survey of my mentor's show cast.
I will take a survey of IPoly's own drama club, or a survey of my mentor's show cast.
Select a Project Category for your experiment.
Behavorial/Social Science/Art
