Just finished reading a great blog article by our platform colleague Alexandra Stevens on the potential benefits of some types of therapy-related techniques to the acting craft. I've had the pleasure of having a few wonderful convos with Alexandra on this topic and remember sharing with here that one of the first things we were handed at the beginning of our acting training was a list of local therapists who worked on scale - why? Because acting is doing/living TRUTHFULLY under imaginary circumstances - any bit of block (physical, emotional, psychological) that exists and I am not aware of will be a little wedge between me and my embodiment of my character in the moment to moment life... a little 'lie' that will inform and clash with my attempt to commit to the moment.
Definitely worth the read: https://www.stage32.com/blog/how-therapy-can-make-you-a-better-actor-wit...
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It is a great read Sebastian Tudores I too have had many convos with Alexandra. Especially on Attachment Style. I never thought about how my attachment style may unconsciously impact how I perceive a character.
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yes, awareness is so valuable Suzanne Bronson , you're so right. also, it may give us tools with which to explore our character.