/2012/02/kissing-on-stage/ Theater Info for the Washington DC region Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:41:42 +0000 hourly 1 /2012/02/kissing-on-stage/comment-page-1/#comment-55221 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:12:53 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=7660#comment-55221 Spot on Ty. Love the article. I learned some very wonderful things about stage love and kisses from the very first production I was in, yeah, talk about baptism by fire. Anyway, the time the director spent with me and my leading lady to have “make the connection” was invaluable. One day the director said “You two need to connect and present that you are truely in love with each other.” The director then sat us down across from each other at a table and had us stare at each other deeply. We did this for 2 hours. We then ran the scenes again and again and again. Finally the director said “you got it”. After one performance and audience member came up to us and wanted to know if we were married to each other. Looks like we pulled it off as countless times we heard that we really showed the love our two characters had for each other. I have used this exercise many times since. Having the ability to emotionally connect is just another tool in the actors bag one should develope early and keep handy.

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