演技計画の段階における演劇俳優の熟達化と3つの視点の役割

Abstract

Previous anecdotal studies have shown that a professional actor assumes the viewpoints of the character, the actor, and the audience at the same time in acting a play. However, it is not clear whether actors come to assume these multiple viewpoints through experience or whether they also assume these viewpoints when they are planning actions. In this study, we recruited actors with various length of acting experience and examined the features of actors' plans and whether they were assuming the three viewpoints in planning actions. Thirteen novice actors, 20 intermediate actors and 13 junior expert actors read the scenarios, planned actions, and explained their plans. We analyzed their protocols and found that the novice actors produced interpretations of the scenarios more often than action plans, while the junior expert actors produced action plans more often than interpretations. Moreover, the junior expert actors assumed the viewpoint of the actor and the audience in planning actions. It is probable that novice actors often interpret the scenarios and plan actions without assuming any viewpoints. The process of expertise, effects of assuming viewpoints and implications to other fields are discussed.