In my NYC Acting Classes: I teach relaxation technique. Strasberg (which was my training) taught this before classes. This has several positive responses for the actor.
Step 1: I sit you in a chair and teach you to relax you limbs, your neck and facial muscles. Tension is the “death” of an actor.
Step 2: I teach you to release any tensions you have psychologically and emotionally before the scene work begins. This creates focus and concentration for the actor. And he/she will have all his attention on stage so that the forth wall (where an actor feels like no one is watch and reality sets in).
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