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As an example, during a rehearsal for The Serp ent or Viet
Rock, the director would call for specific scenes to be per-
formed in the style of a Hollywood melodrama or that of an
old movie. At other times she would call for the actors to
change their accents, asking them to place the scene in a
hillbilly or oriental locale. As the scene would progress,
the director would call out the exact change and the actors
would immediately change their style in the scripts presen-
tation. This particular exercise proved to be a consistent
aide in motivating the actors' creativity.
Improvisations using transformation sought after the un-
conscious resources of the actor, who, in jumping from one
set of circumstances to another, would be impelled to rely on
links between given and potential situations. These were
situations which he would not necessarily understand ratio-
nally. Thus the device mined levels of meaning in a given
situation which might not be otherwise evident. This director
found that transformation improvisations developed the actor's
ability to handle a wide range of situations, acting styles,
and emotions. Likewise it enhanced the actor's sensitivity
to his fellow cast members.
The development of the Company in this experiment into
an ensemble came about during the very first week of rehears-
als. The very nature of the experiment and the element of
limited rehearsal time led the actors to a point where they
were brought together, and by participation in exercises and62
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Peveto, Mildred A. An Experiment in Open Theatre, thesis, August 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500450/m1/69/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .