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The Four Relationships

by ryan

The last acting class I took, the teacher said there were basically four relationships in any scene.

 1 Parent-Child, (coach-player, boss-employee, etc)

2. Peers (Friends)

3. Lovers (Amore)

 4. I forget the fourth.  Rivals???

Make up a fourth.

  1. rob Says:
    December 13th, 2006 at 4:46 pm

    I took a similar class in college.  If I remember correctly:

    4. Shoe Shiner/Shoe Shinee

    I think Shakespeare really pioneered this relationship.  Every shoe shiner/shoe shinee relationship since has been a thinly veiled version of the Bard’s. 

  2. jorin Says:
    December 13th, 2006 at 4:55 pm

    I have no formal training, but since I learn all of my acting tricks from George, I would say washer and washee, since at least 1/4 of scenes should happen in a bathtub.

    Maybe Exploiter/Exploited

  3. ryan Says:
    December 13th, 2006 at 6:44 pm

    so far, i like all of these.

    also, from improv, "fridge opener/undeclared character"

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