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Just finished a short chapter on subtext. This is really fun and short!
"Although in life we often do not reveal a subtext, in theater actors and directors must work to reveal the expressiveness of the subtext"
"A good performance creates a confrontation between the text and subtext"
"Gestures and movements must never merely illustrate the words—that is, they must not repeat the word’s superficial meaning"

…he wrote on the photograph he gave me: “ Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.” 💔