Phillip Zarrilli’s Psychophysical Acting Approach

Authors

  • Grisana Punpeng Department of Speech Communication and Performing Arts, Chulalongkorn University

Keywords:

acting, actor training, psychophysical, Zarrilli

Abstract

This academic article aims to present the acting and actor training principles of Phillip Zarrilli, an American teacher, scholar, and theatre practitioner, who developed a psychophysical approach to actor training. He did not invent this approach, but it is a product of the crystallization of his ideas and experience as an actor and an actor trainer, which was influenced by concepts proposed by theatre practitioners from Europe, America, and Asia, in the past and present. The goal of his actor training scheme is to allow actors to accomplish a state of body mind awareness and be able to effectively develop, control, and deploy energy in performance onstage. Zarrilli refers to phenomenological theories as well as cognitive science to explain the principles of his training. His actor training approach could be applied by considering five cornerstones: 1) Breath, 2) Attentiveness, 3) Imaging and metaphor, 4) Touch and correction, and 5) Repetition.

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Published

2021-12-30

How to Cite

Punpeng, G. (2021). Phillip Zarrilli’s Psychophysical Acting Approach. Academic Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences Dhonburi Rajabhat University, 4(3), 138–151. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/human_dru/article/view/252261