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Uta Hagen'S Object Exercises

by Meagan Wright

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Uta Hagen'S Object Exercises

1. The Basic Object Exercise

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s The Basic Object Exercises exercise by rehearsing and performing a 2-minute slice of their life.
2 Min Read
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Uta Hagen'S Object Exercises

6. Outdoors

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Outdoors by performing the exercise.
2 Min Read
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9. Talking to Yourself and Character Action

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Talking to Yourself and Character Action exercises by teaching the exercise and facilitating a corresponding activity.
1 Min Read
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Uta Hagen'S Object Exercises

11. Rehearsal

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Object Exercise by incorporating five of the ten exercises in a contentless scene.
1 Min Read
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8. History Part II

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s History exercise by performing a historically-accurate “simple task”.
1 Min Read
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Uta Hagen'S Object Exercises

2. Three Entrances

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Three Entrances exercise by performing this exercise through a contentless scene.
2 Min Read
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Uta Hagen'S Object Exercises

3. Immediacy

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Immediacy exercise by performing immediacy in a 1-minute rehearsed search for a personal valuable.
3 Min Read
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4. The Fourth Wall

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s The Fourth Wall exercise by performing a rehearsed telephone conversation, illustrating the function of the secondary fourth wall.
2 Min Read
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5. Endowment

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Endowment exercise by rehearsing and performing the exercise.
2 Min Read
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7. History Part I

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s History exercise by choosing a historical-figure and researching that specific time period.
2 Min Read
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10. Conditioning Forces

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Conditioning Forces exercise by participating in a modified version of the theatre game “Freeze”.
2 Min Read
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12. Contentless Scene Final Performance

March 27, 2015 12:00 AM
Objective Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Object Exercise by incorporating five of the ten exercises in a contentless scene.
1 Min Read
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