Acting Stranger

I write very short scenes. No expostition, no inciting incident, no denouement.

We act them together, you and I, having never rehearsed, discussed, or met.

You arrive at the decided location and time. I will already be there. We interact as dictated by the words. There is no direction. There are no second takes. There is nothing that is not within the context of the scene. We experience each other. The scene ends. We leave.

One of the most important aspects of the project is the fact that you, the stranger, and I do not know each other, have not previously seen each other, and do not verbally speak to each other prior to our meeting while performing. We never actually meet in real life. All interaction is within the context of the scene. The camera will be rolling when you arrive, the only words out of your mouth are scripted, and there are no "thank yous" or "goodbyes" unless they are scripted.

These scenes are video taped as documentation and made available through actingstranger.com.

Acting Stranger is the evolving document of an ongoing project exploring intimacy, relationship, and experience between strangers.

The project is the process.

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[Cynthia5314]

This is perfect. I can't get over how instructive this is.

[Greenpix]

shame its out of sync. dig the concept though.